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| Novice Bi-wire confusion There have been a few threads on this recently. It's not as easy a decision as it would appear to be. Usually, biwiring (separate wire for treble and for woofer) for each speaker will yield the best sound. However, some A-goners have found that th... | |
| CD-RW works on Sony 9000ES I have tried this very CD-RW and could not get it to play. It would read the disk and knew the number of tracks--but would not play. Most of the brands just return an error. My pioneer plays just about everything (CD-R, CD-RW all brands that I hav... | |
| Best and Worst customer service? After e-mail Sony 3 times--asking the same question, with responses from Sony, but none of which answered the question this is what I finally got from them: (my last question to them is at the bottom of the post)Thank you for contacting SONY.You h... | |
| LP playback is lacking - any ideas? Has it always sounded congested? If so you could have a few set-up problems. The most common is the impedance loading on the cartridge. I almost never use the recommended load--I do use it as a starting point, but then listen. Lowering the load wi... | |
| SACD software prices are dropping. I recall when CD came out. They said the prices would quickly fall to below $10 as the market took hold. Anyone remember those below $10 retail CDs? Me neither. The price has been set to what the market will bear. If we don't buy SACDs at $24, but... | |
| rear speaker placement for new theater I certainly agree with Argent: near rear wall and full range. In walls definitely compromise the sound. As for timber matching it is not as critical as the front three speakers, but there is no question that sticking to one brand will help create ... | |
| Need help: soundstage? Jvia is right. And you have already pointed out what your system does do and doesn't do well. Things are centered (when they should be), but it sounds flat. So your ears are the best tool. A couple of things that might help. First, bass is importa... | |
| Best Tuner under 500? I would second Woodfield on the FT-11, I own one and love it. However, as you may already know--it's FM only and it sounds like you really need both. I don't really listen to AM, so I really can't help you there--but I wouldn't want you to buy a t... | |
| One Channel Lower Output With XLR Cables I also had a similar cable problem. It turned out it was one of the hot leads shorted to ground. All I had to do was remove the connector, reposition the insullation and it was as good as new--didn't even have to get the soldering iron out. Do as ... | |
| Best Whole House Audio? Niles makes good volume controls for individual room. They aren't what I would call audiophile grade by any stretch--but they are low noise and worth the difference in price from the no-name brand ones. There are a number of good in wall speakers.... | |
| How many DVDs/CDs/LPs do you own? 834 CDs899 LPs (50% audiophile pressings--sorry Piet they're not for sale)139 DVDs87 LDs | |
| Diva , PSB , Dynaudio or Meadowlark ? I have listened to Diva, PSB, Dynaudio and Siloquy. I would suggest either the Diva or Siloquy. I think they both sound more natural and musical. although they don't have the bass of some of the PSB or Dynaudio--but I never really liked the sound ... | |
| How important... I agree with Kelly. I have a biamped system (cross over at 125Hz). I'm using a class A amp for the bottom, just because I can't find the same quality amp in a switching amplifier. The switching really wouldn't affect the quality of the sound and i... | |
| Help w/ beginner s room treatment Dekay--looks like Sean beat me to answering your question--and I agree with his comments. I have used fiberglass in a built in bass trap, and it works well. Since it's built in, I have less of a problem with fibers getting into the room. | |
| Help w/ beginner s room treatment Well, your not that much of a beginner to recognize the room's effect on the system. There are a few good books on this subject that can answer far more than anyone can in a post. One is Robert Harleys "Complete Guide to High End Audio" and the ot... |