audphile1
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| Downsizing from Audio Research REF110 to 100.2 what problems are you having with the sound of your system? | |
| Break in period for albums.? happened to me more than once. Bartok's string quartets, Prokofiev's "The Gambler" and Schoenberg's violin concerto were most recent. usually the music that "grows" on you is going to be the stuff you like most. | |
| Opinions: PC's with strong lows roll off the highs Tvad, I am using Audience powerChord on the amp. It's been resident on it for a while now, about a year or so. Volex works good on the Pass amp, but Audience and Shunyata Taipan are better, although I moved the Taipan Helix to my preamp because th... | |
| mo' better bass: any substitute for watts? first of all, what is the frequency range of your speakers? you need to find that out first. | |
| Opinions: PC's with strong lows roll off the highs Try Taipan Helix Alpha. Diamnodback and Copperhead are good but not as good as the Taipan and up. Also, have you tried Audience? Not crazy expensive but very good cords. I used to have all Audience powerChords at some point. Couldn't complain abou... | |
| Opinions: PC's with strong lows roll off the highs this is going to be tough. You may want to consider trying to combine different power cords with different strengths within your system, in order to srike the optimum balance and get the sonics you want.Have you tried any of the recent Shunyata He... | |
| Room size for B&W 802D??? it will take some effort to find the position for them but you'll get there. Usually the image shifts towards the side with the openning so you may need to tweak the left speaker in your case to center the image. Stereophile test cds work good and... | |
| Room size for B&W 802D??? you'll need to experiment with speaker placement and possibly with bass traps. There may be some suckout on the left side due to the openning into the kitchen/foyer, which will also cause you to play with speaker positioning to achieve proper cent... | |
| b&w805s vs ATC scm19 should be OK as far as power is concerned. | |
| Bach's Chaconne orchestrated No. It was not bombastic or pompous at all. It was very delicate. I think Jarvi's style in general is lighter than some conductors. Even Shostakovich's 5th did not sound bombastic, which it certainly could, especially the finale.And percussions we... | |
| b&w805s vs ATC scm19 Mani-2 sounds like a floorstander. Except it is a monitor. Accurate and musical at the same time. I never heard Totem 1. If you have the proper amp, I'd go with Mani-2 Sig instead of anything else. You most likely won't need a sub. But remember, a... | |
| b&w805s vs ATC scm19 I never heard ATC speakers. However, as far as I know, there are studios who utilize B&W speakers for monitoring. Lucasfilm THX being one of them. Or at least they used to be. In any case, it looks like you're looking for a nice monitors. if y... | |
| Room size for B&W 802D??? the room size should be OK. you may want to pull the speakers out as far as you can. First, it will most likely sound less boomy, and second, you will increase soundstage depth. The closer the speakers are to the wall behind them, the less is dept... | |
| mo' better bass: any substitute for watts? how low do they go in the bass? what's the frequency range? is it uniform with all CDs that the volume needs to be cranked up to get bass? What is your budget for the new amp? | |
| mo' better bass: any substitute for watts? Most likely you will get some improvement in the bass at lower levels. But another solution is to add a powered sub and keep your existing amp if you like it. |