avanti1960
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| Horn speakers with Imaging? The Volti audio horn speakers do a good job at imaging and have a relatively large sweet spot. The Avant Garde speakers I have heard also do that but their sweet spot is smaller and it is quite noticeable when you are on the edge of their cover... | |
| Low level listening I have found that the idea of speakers sounding their best at low volume level depends on the amplifier as much as it does on the speaker. This is regardless of Fletcher Munson or relative volume of frequency adjustments. For example class D a... | |
| Building stands for Harbeth 40.2's I used sound anchor stands for my Harbeth SHL5+ and the bass sounded significantly better than the ton trager stand copies I made. I liked the appearance of the ton trager knock offs but the solid, massive sound anchors delivered the tightest, ... | |
| Something other than Harbeth SHL5 I had the SHL5+ and liked them a lot but they didn't have the best dynamics and quickness. I picked the Spendor D7.2, 90 db efficiency and goes great with rune amps. Deep and punchy bass, superb midrange and highs are amazing. Imaging is righ... | |
| Preamp tube for cronus magnum iii each tube position makes a difference. many threads on this topic on this site and elsewhere if you care to search. | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? I have fond memories of my old Pioneer when it was new- it sounded very good and the biggest point is that it never sounded offensive. I do not believe you can say that about lots of contemporary amplifiers. Another thing is that listening t... | |
| Phono Pre Gain @ecrotty I have a 20/20 and had the ART9XA (big ART9 fan). I thought the XA sounded very good but wanted more than the 64db gain. Good but not great and definitely not optimum. The Original ART9 at .5mv sounded much better. I would sugge... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @hilde45 I retraced my preamp upgrade path to demonstrate that as you go up in price, the sound will likely improve. The biggest bang in a great preamp is power supply for low noise, dynamic delivery and an exciting presentation. Passive prea... | |
| What happened to those dreaded 1099 forms we were going to receive from Paypal? The companies with all the money (E, P) made some well placed campaign contributions and all is good. | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? With few exceptions you get what you pay for in reasonably priced high end audio. The caveat being if the rest of your system can take advantage of it. My most recent preamps include- 1) Vintage early 80’s Pioneer solid state. Used as a backup. ... | |
| KEF's meta material gimmick? It is possible for manufactutrers to reduce distortion and breakup through the use of different cone materials. In the case of KEF Meta they put a maze shaped pad behind the tweeter to reduce back wave reflection. Car audio guys do the same thin... | |
| Speaker suggestions for MC275 Mark VI Spendor D9.2. Amazing. | |
| Spikes on tower speakers I have spikes on my floorstanders. I pierced them through thick berber carpet and pad by rocking them in place until they made contact with the concrete floor. Next step is levelling. I suspect the OP’s issue is that the spikes are glued in and ... | |
| Harbeth C7ESXD tube amp recommendation Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III. I had the C7ES3 with the Cronus Magnum II and it was an excellent sounding match. The Harbeth's thrived on the KT120 100 watts. | |
| HIFI Speaker active crossovers ... By far the most distortion in a speaker is caused by cabinet resonance and driver breakup, not because of passive crossover components. |