arcticdeth
Responses from arcticdeth
| B&W 801D trouble Check crossovers for sure, probably a burnt coil, or cap. The memories you gave me with this message.....ouch.I totally feel it. Repair, and get back on track, and remember, “booze does enable a little more volume” fight the impulse !, :) best... | |
| Which Road? NO, NO SUCH THING AS “too many watts!!!”double impacts,?”.......you will need the power to drive those bada$$ speakers!!,anything less than 500W @ 8Ohms is a waste of your time and money. Expensive yes, but for most, a speaker w a handling of 400W... | |
| Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else Don’t worry about price! 3000$ speakers, 400$ amp 550$ speakers, 7500$ amp. Don’t matter. Enjoy. My amps were 10K new, driving a 3K speaker pair. (Paid 400$ pair new)Basement system is 4500$ amps w a 125$ pair used speakers. Computer system is 200... | |
| Focal vs dynaudio Dynaudio rocks. You need a more powerful amp. | |
| B&W 801D trouble Halfway volume is usually the max for most stereos. Tweeters usually go zapped by under powering. Mids also. Would have a look at the crossovers for fried caps, and look at the mid ranges also. Been there, feel your pain. | |
| Let’s share the music that gives us the chills every time. Motörhead Tankspartan warriorcrossfireMercyful fatevenomfrank marinobathorytrustFoghat lots more........ | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Willie basse (Black Sheep) “Trouble in the streets LP. Good rock/hard rock album! | |
| CODA vs Hegel CODA!! | |
| Your thoughts on my plans.. Avr amps are not good for a 2 ch system Grab a nice 250-300WPC amp.(300 is better)those speakers need juice. Not to overpower and damage em, but for headroom, and ease of the sound coming out. | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Mama’s Boys - official album (10 track version) | |
| Your thoughts on my plans.. Undeserving to be here?? ARE TOU SERIOUS!??never think like that, if you would have seen my very first stereo in 1983 , you would have laughed, and made fun of me for only having an 8-track player in it. My first cassette player was an awesome ... | |
| Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else Klipsch is the problem.the searing, molar pain inducing highs of your speakers is your issue. Get a warmer speaker, problem solved. You need new speakers. Are cornwalls great, sure,for those who like the Klipsch sound. Audition speakers BEFORE yo... | |
| Speakers for Small Room Primarily Listening to 1950s R&B, R&R Energy RC-10 bookshelf speakers. They are amazing!- 150 hours of break in... BIC America DV62 bookshelf, amazing open airy sound, bass also great on them. 100-150 hours break in.Martin Logan motion 15s’ are a nice little bookshelf. 100 hours break... | |
| Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had? The best except 1 mistake!! Had the Altec Lansing M-510s’ for a while, but far inferior amps at the time. Iat the time, I was interested in volume, not knowing the gems I had right in front of me. I sent them back, and regretted it ever s... | |
| Why do you need so much power? 2 watts, 20, 35 watts, etc etc. there is no substitute for headroom, and having the reserves for those crescendos’ / peaks / quiet passages......and the full on massive orchestral frenzy of woodwinds, bass, as the fury of the full orchestra slam... |