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| Any experience with room correction ? I have not used the Sigtech or the Tact, but do use a McIntosh room equalizer. I have the same concern you do, and have biamped the system and use the correction only on the bass (below 125Hz). I want to get a better EQ for the bass, while the Mc ... | |
| Various CD Formats A regular CD player will play the "red book" standard. This is 16 bit 44.1 KHz. It will also play HDCDs, but may not convert them as HDCD, just normal CDs. In this case you don't get the benefit of the HDCD encoding. XRCD is JVCs "Extended Resolut... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Most Audiophiles would probably agree that somewhere between 60 and 90 percent of the cable manufacturers have technology based on snake oil and other magic potions. The problem is we (at least I) don't know which 90 percent. There are a few that ... | |
| question about BOSE reputation Bose and B&O have a similar nitch market. Small, good looking, easy to use = very high WAF factor. Both at one time were approaching high fi (not necessarily high end), but both decided on this market. There's nothing wrong with that, but if y... | |
| Best Sax Jazz I agree with several posts, here's my list:1. Sonny Rollins, Saxaphone Collossus DCC Vinyl2. Ben Webster, at the Renaissance APO Vinyl3. Coltrane, Blue Train Mofi Gold CD4. Domnerus, Antiphone Blues FIM Gold CD5. Moondog, Sax Pax for a Sax (this i... | |
| Siemens E88CC X Mullard E88CC NOS Tubes I have a Sonic Frontiers SFP-1 and have tried both of these tubes in it. The Mullard's did not work for me at all. Keep in mind there are MANY different Mullard's. These were 1960s vintage and branded Mullard. There were two problems, one was they... | |
| Speaker Cable Lengths - W/ Monos Go as short as possible. The shorter the distance on speaker cable the better the sound, and you can get higher quality cable for less $. I have frequently seen used cable in the 4 to 5 foot lengths here on Audiogon. It typically sells at the same... | |
| Power cord questions? I'm using MIT 2 for my MLs. These were recommended by ML. I don't really care for these cords on source or amplifiers, but for e-stats drawing very little current they have worked out very well. I'm guessing it's due to the filtering/network on th... | |
| Help with Micromega I agree about the sound of the Micromega. I have a Drive 2 and it is much better than many transports costing considerably more. Can you be more specific as to the problems? There is currently no distributer in the US, however, there is a distibut... | |
| excessive hum-buzz in speakers Humm is frequently caused by ground loops. This can happen in almost any system. There are a few ways to find out. My recommendation would be to unplug everything except your amps (this includes interconnects and power cords). If the humm continue... | |
| Help w/ amp for ML Requests You need an amp that can handle very low impedance loads. While the loads aren't as low as the original Quests, they are still go fairly low. Couple that with a dynamic woofer that can kick in when the panel is producing a very low load and you ca... | |
| Klipsch, high end? I am not a big fan of the new series of Klipsch speakers. I think they took a very good name and they did more for their margins than they did for the quality. The older speakers were very good, with certain limitations. By older speakers I'm talk... | |
| Speaker Cable Terminations Personally, I like spades. I think there is more surface area and you can tighten the terminals to make very good contact. Since I don't have an oxygen free environment to solder in, I prefer crimping when making my own cables. As to connectors, w... | |
| Building a new listening room. Help ? Several very good questions. First, 16 feet, your longest dimension is roughly 38Hz (1/2 wavelength). You can not get even 1/2 of a 25 Hz wavelength in this room. However, this does not mean you can't play notes at that frequency in the room. Note... | |
| Magnepan vs Martin Logan I agree with Beemer--it's not an easy call. I have listened to Maggie's and own Martin Logans. The placement is critical on the MLs--there are several threads on this topic. Once it's right--it, in my opinion, is hard to beat. As to the cross-over... |