2channel8
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| Speaker distance Heh-heh | |
| My first post @sharon1407,The literal meaning of the word audiophile a lover of music. A commonly accepted definition is "a person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction" Not a snobby know-it-all or one who spends $5,000 on a set of s... | |
| Done, really done! Zavato,Glad that you are serene. I am in the same zone. .....But it's only been 23 days since my last purchase. | |
| Speaker distance I started with my Canton Ergo 1002DCs 8' apart, 20" off the front wall. The Left was about 5' from a sidewall with an upright piano against it. The right is about 20' from it's sidewall (actually closer to the left wall and piano) with other irreg... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Canton Vento 886 DC | |
| Set me straight, don't pull punches @mpdahl, I appreciate your wry humor and literary style; but you are far too self deprecative. there are other solutions to a ground loop problem than an isolation transformer. This may be another fun area to research. I'd start by getting one of ... | |
| Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to? Two years ago when I was looking to upgrade form my very respectable Boston Acoustic T 830s, I lusted after some SEAS Pendragons recommended by Eric when I described my room. (they were off the market shortly after we spoke). While I was saving my... | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? Double dip:I forgot to mention Stax SRX mk 3/SRD-7 $185.New 'component': I recently bought and applied a CD that guides one to optimum speaker placement by listening to a series of sounds and effects. The result was like getting new speakers! Real... | |
| Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next Before you spend a penny on new equipment or room treatments get this:https://www.musicdirect.com/accessories/IsoTek---Ultimate-System-Set-Up-Disc-CDNo affiliation.I was really surprised what a difference repositioning my speakers made ad the unco... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps I have two of the tracks from Songbird (Songbird and Fields of Gold) as MPEG-4 files and they sound fine to me. For whatever the hell that's worth. | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps @schubert , I haven't noticed it, but I only have Imagine on LP and a few tracks I downloaded. Can you give an example? | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. like @jea48 I am waiting to hear if taking the P5 out of the system helped, although his description of the problem didn't seem like noise to me.Haven't heard from the OP in 5 days.... | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? Genesis Physics Model 7s - $75 new for Hwu Powell tweeters!!!Emotiva XPS-1 phono pre - $85 used. It was sweet for the money.Oppo DV-980h - $83.45 used. Introduced me to DACS, HDCD, & DVD-ACanton Ergo 1002DC towers - $800 used. | |
| My rant; we don't know what we don't know My merry-go-round has been spinning so fast for the last 3 years, I'm motion sick. This was triggered by being blessed with a new, big listening area. Instead of moving my little system from it's little space, I built a second one from the ground ... | |
| Suggestion on XLR Cables Also, the Gothams played slightly louder. |