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| rooms and sound levels You need bass traps in the corners. I have some homemade ones using Corning 703, 4" thick, 18" wide and they remove exactly what you speak of. They actually impact the mids and highs much more noiticibly than the lows. Sometimes I remove them beca... | |
| Ayre amps - cool running? I know the MXRs are only slightly warm when playing Watt Puppy 8s at high volume. Arthur | |
| 8 ohms or 4 ohms settings for my B&W 803s? You really should use the 4 ohms taps IMO. But yes, you can try both.Arthur | |
| Macintosh for Sophia 1? I personally like the 402 as much as the 501s. And yes, McIntosh and Wilson make an awesome match - they have very complimentary strengths. There are a couple guys here who ended up with this combo after owning many others.By the way, there is no ... | |
| YBA: Passion Integre vs. YA201 I haven't heard them in the same system but I was very impressed with the YA201. I didn't think it would sound as good as it did, considering its modest cost. It was paired with the matching CD player and Tannoy D8 speakers and the overall quality... | |
| What's better than the Jolida JD100 I've had two (long story) JD100s and liked them. With nice tubes it is a very good cd player though not very detailed. I have since gone through several others and ended up with an Audio Aero Prima mk2. Wonderful player - the best I have heard in ... | |
| Isolation Devices for Digital Try some Sanford Artgum erasers. $2 a piece at a crafts store and they work really well - obviously better than Vibrapods in a head-to-head comparison. I have tried several erasers but these are the only ones with the right consistency and density... | |
| Frequencies? Bass, Mids, Hi's? Range? I would say the difference between bass and mids is that bass is omnidirectional. The point where it becomes directional is the start of the midrange - no more than 200Hz.Between mids and treble is hard to say but I would think 2.5kHz. Most crosso... | |
| B&W 803d vs. B&W 804s - Fast Input You are not asking the right questions because they are not designed for the same room. A room that is right for 803D will make the 804S sound bright and a room that is right for 804S will make the 803D sound boomy. So their tweeter and midrange p... | |
| Mcintosh MC252 vs. MC402 I auditioned both in the same exact system. The speakers were 802D, the source was a top-loading Oracle cd player (forget the model but expensive), and the preamp was a C46. We played around for a long time with this gear.They sounded very very si... | |
| Question to 6L6 tube experts Type 6L6 GC can handle higher voltages, output more power and have lower transconductance than the other 6L6 variants. I would be careful about using a GB in place of a GC - it will depend on the design of the amplifier. You need to ask the manufa... | |
| System Synergy Theory ------------------------------------------------------------------------Acoustics & synergy are one of the most ignored aspects by audiophiles that claim their superior knowledge & know-how.-------------------------------------------------... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Power 2 with Kef Reference 205 That amp has pretty low output impedance since there are 4 output tubes per channel. The 4 ohm taps are a definite but if you have 2 ohm as well (not sure if it has them), you may want to try them and see what you think. Arthur | |
| speakers for 15' by 12' listening room? I very highly recommend the Focal Profile 908 monitors. They have exactly the type of sound you seek and will work great in your room size. They sound remarkable at low volumes - something many speakers can't do - and their port is on the front so... | |
| Opions on the mac Preamp phono sections ? I have owned two C712s but never used their phono stages. However one of the guys I got one from did and he thought that for the money, it was quite good with strong bass, good coherence, and nice soundstaging - just like the line stage. Use it fo... |