aball
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| speaker to big? In a room that size, you can get away with -3dB at 40Hz pretty easily - especially with some furniture and doorways in the room. There are many floorstanding options with this level of bass output. Your room is close to mine (14x13) and my speaker... | |
| McIntosh MA7000 I spent a lot of time listening to a MA7000 a few days ago. I first started off listening to an Accuphase E550 and DP500 on Avalon Ascents. The sound was good but I kept feeling like the top end was "brittle" and a little thread bare. Especially o... | |
| Why are choke power supplies still not common? Actually a good number of components still use them. I have seen them in Modwrights, Lamms, Metronomes, McIntoshes (my MC240 has a big one), Karans, Border Patrols, Blue Circles, Gryphons, etc. I think choke filters are still highly relevant and a... | |
| Review: McIntosh MC-7200 Amplifier I have seen these for sale here on Audiogon for anywhere between $1200 and $1800. The later models have a wider front panel of 17.5" whereas the earlier versions were only 16". The later models are, of course, worth more.Another one to consider in... | |
| Anybody have experience with a Pro-ject RM 6 SB? Hi Dave - I used the phono stage in my McIntosh C42 preamp. The gain could have been higher but I didn't need to turn the preamp all that much more than I do for CD so I think it was enough gain to prevent a compromise in sound quality. Paul Bolin... | |
| Anybody have experience with a Pro-ject RM 6 SB? I had the same setup and wasn't impressed. It couldn't sound much better than my $300 (used) Sony C333ES cd player. I had the setup checked by a vinylhead buddy of mine and everything was still right but the sound lacked dynamics and slam, as well... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4JR Bi-Wire Just use two separate runs of cable for each speaker. Make sure your amp's posts can handle a stacked pair of spades first though.Arthur | |
| Prog Rock.....Porcupine Tree? I personally like In Absentia the best but it is quite heavy - I have to be in the mood for it. Lightbulb Sun has gotten ridiculously expensive these days. Great to hear about the new remasters! I didn't know about them - thanks for the tip.Arthur | |
| Audio Aero Capitole - 6021W subminiature tube ?? Oh, there was no problem with mine either - I got used to the gradual sound degradation! It wasn't until I installed new tubes that I realized there was a problem before. Besides, I didn't want to wait until an obvious issue "popped" up. You never... | |
| The most important link in the chain... How can one link in a chain be more important than the others? It only takes one bad link to break the chain - so the remaining stronger links don't account for much.I think the better way to phrase the question is - what component should you inve... | |
| Audio Aero Capitole - 6021W subminiature tube ?? If you leave the unit on all the time, like I do with my Prima mk2, those tubes won't last more than 2 years. I just replaced my Prima's myself last month after 17,000 hours and the improvement that new tubes brought was shocking. So I suggest you... | |
| B&W 803s vs Focal 1027Be Sevys brings up an excellent point - these speakers aren't designed for the same room. The 1027 will need a smaller room than the 803S. I would say the 1027 should not be put in a room larger than 250 sq.ft. if you want to have even tonality. The ... | |
| mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not. That's great Beerdraft! Enjoy your new TT and the music.Arthur | |
| tube Watts vs solid state Watts When comparing two amps, I think the power rating is the power rating - no matter whether Class A or B as long as you are comparing at the same THD. Perhaps the discrepancy is due to type of distortion as mentioned above because Class A and Class ... | |
| Amplifiers for B&W 803D/802D Some of the best sound I have ever heard was B&W 802D with McIntosh MC402. Fantastic! Classe is good too - fairly similar to McIntosh really. The best choice between the two will probably have more to do with looks because they look way more d... |