audioquest4life
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| B&W design quality observation. Any downside I have great sound staging and holographic (3D) effect with my 800's. In my experience, almost any speaker can present a great soundstage with the right setup and equipment. In fact, many people who listen to my system comment how much it sounds l... | |
| Rating system insanity This type of rant is equivalent to what people would say in other social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, or whatever. For example a post like this "Hey, I am taking my dog out for a walk, and it took the biggest frigging UYGGGGGH in the... | |
| Speaker cables for B&W?? I am using Neotech pure silver speaker wires for B&W 800s. | |
| what is the theory behind maple stands and racks? How much weight can one of the TS platforms support. I would like to experiment with a pair of B&W 800's, each weighing about 275 pounds. It would be very interesting to see how these would sound with those speakers coupled to bamboo flooring.... | |
| Sub placement Here is a fast method to integrate a sub into your stereo. Is it an active or passive sub? This will work for both:Align the sub with the woofer facing across the plain or slightly to the rear of your main speakers. If you do not have an external ... | |
| Audio room floor question I had radiant floor heating in my house in Germany and the specifically chose tile flooring for the music room. The radiant floor heating is much more efficient with tile and wood. I treated the area in front of the speakers with area carpets and ... | |
| To those with multiple tables/arms/cartridges I guess my intentions for using multiple tonearms (SME V) and cartridges, (Benz LPS and Benz Ruby-Z) are to split playing pristine vinyl on the better cartridge and the somewhat scratched flea market finds on the lesser cartridge,granted, the sepa... | |
| B&W 800 N & D Series - General Advice Needed All speakers require careful matching with power amps or receivers in order to achieve positive results. I have used B&W 800N series for years with 150 watt tube amps, and have absolutely no problems driving them with these tube amps.The Kevla... | |
| Sound room flooring advice needed I was doing the same research when I was building my music room. Ultimately, I decided on stranded click bamboo for the floor because of its hardness compared to other woodshttp://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/c/Xiamen-Click-Strand-Bamboo-Morning-S... | |
| Anyone try this way to wire your loudspeakers? Hi Ranchomirage, I just purchased some MC2301's and was faced with the exact same dilemma as you. My previous amps, Octave MRE130 had two pairs of speaker out for each mono amp and I was able to use two pairs of double shot guns, ala biwire to the... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? "Buy what YOU like and quite worrying about what others think. After all, you should be buying for your satisfaction, not to impress others. Who cares what others think about your system."Great post! Currently, enjoying a brand new pair of MC2301'... | |
| Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh? Not sure either. I have been into audio for about 35 years and have had the opportunity to own many pieces of audio equipment. When I was younger I could only afford entry level equipment and over the years appreciated the sound from each device I... | |
| Sub placement I use a similar method as suggested by Polk432, except that I align the subs (2 15" sealed), facing each other from the outsides of the speakers. Basically, you will aim the subs towards each other across the sides and slightly to the rear of each... | |
| How to protect against burglary "Really important is to not advertise what you have in your home to people you really don't know well."Do you think we incur burglary risk by posting system details and gallery photos of our system in this or other forums? | |
| Do stands make a difference for equipment? Syntax, I agree that one must not spend exuberantly to achieve positive results to damp or quell harmful vibrations; which in my opinion, negatively impact the playback of music from source components. The Schroer udn Schroer glass rack was a step... |