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| Spendor S3/5 standard vs SE version???? Mfm6--I recently bought but ended up selling the standard S3/5 because I found its sound very similar to how you describe the S3/5R. I found the treble fatiguing even at 50-60dB and figured it was probably because of my room. The highest highs rol... | |
| Is this tube sound???? I owned the JD1501A a while back and had the same experience with the stock tubes. Don't give up on it yet, as its sound does change enormously with tube rolling. What tubes will work best for you is of course system dependent, but I had great luc... | |
| Dynaudio Focus 140 vs Totem Model 1 Signature Thanks again, Rumadian. Looks like I have some strong possibilities that won't break the bank. I've liked what I've heard about Simaudio gear, and I am leaning heavily toward the Dynaudios. | |
| Dynaudio Focus 140 vs Totem Model 1 Signature Well, I'll definitely have to start off feeding the new speakers with the C325 and step up later when I have the money. I'd figured the Totems might do better at lower volumes because they have a little more treble emphasis, but I think I might be... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain Pace, Rhythm and Timing are nice, but I'll take Noilly Prat any day--it mixes well with gin at about 1 to 8 and makes everything sound better. ;) | |
| Dynaudio Focus 140 vs Totem Model 1 Signature Appreciate this input, guys. Poking around last night I found an ecoustics forum in which some Dynaudio lovers talked about the need for higher current and explained that it helped low volume listening. It's good to have that confirmed here, and i... | |
| Dynaudio Focus 140 vs Totem Model 1 Signature Thanks, Rumadian--I was leaning that way myself, except for not having heard them. I may take the leap all the same. | |
| speaker recommendations? If the first thing I'd been told on getting into this hobby was that I lived in the wrong sized room to enjoy it, I might have walked away. No, a cube isn't ideal. And, yes, absolutely buy some good headphones at some point to take advantage of th... | |
| young and new to analog. Agreed on an integrated making ideal sense for you. Marantz is one of the few companies that still makes a budget integrated with a phono stage, and it's very decent (I owned a previous incarnation). And it has plenty of power, too--Music Direct s... | |
| The Mainstreaming of Audiophilia Ha! Not on my salary. :) | |
| The Mainstreaming of Audiophilia I'm not so sure about the boomer demographic alone being the target, as part of what I'm interested in here is the depiction of great audio equipment not only as a pleasure but as a component of--in this example--the (for many aspirational) good l... | |
| Speakers "pumping" with record warps - normal? I had this problem when my table was just _slightly_ off level due to a platform settling. Leveled it again; problem gone. Hope yours is that simple! | |
| Totem Arro or Vandersteen 1C or Quad 12L. The Quad 12L has a "livelier" tonal balance than the Totem or Vandersteen; with anything other than classical, where the treble response reads as "air," I found them pretty quickly fatiguing--and my listening tastes run near to yours. That said, t... | |
| Tracking Troubles--Upgrade or Setup? I've been waiting to follow-up here till I have some time later in the week to check things out in detail, so more leads are much appreciated. Isolation wise, the table's on a side wall well away from the speakers, resting on a DIY platform; liste... | |
| Which speaker? paradigm s2 vs totem rainmaker Amen, Tobias. That said, my experience with other Paradigm and Totem models is much the same, too. Paradigm tends to have an "exciting" initial sound, with lots of detail, but that's the sort of thing that tires me out quickly with rock and jazz. ... |