avanti1960
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| Relative Importance of Analog Components cartridge first, the best you can afford and that your turntable will support with proper adjustments and net system resonance. phono stage also needs to support the cartridge with proper gain and loading options. | |
| The problem with absorption panels- it kills the fine details over doing it with acoustic panels can deaden the sound too much. however unless the panels block the direct radiating sound of your speakers you are not losing detail. what you are losing is sound reflected by adjacent surfaces mixing with the ... | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments once you have optimized your speaker and listening positions, amplifiers do make a difference in separation of musical elements. class A amps or amps that run high into class A do this the best from what I have owned and heard. A pass labs XA25 d... | |
| can you please help me around how to use my first tube amp? it may sound unhalanced left to right or not as strong and powerful as it could. if they are over biased the tubes could burn out prematurely. also it is a good way to spot a bad tube. a bad tube cannot be biased to the correct current. de... | |
| can you please help me around how to use my first tube amp? hi, congrats on an excellent sounding amp! i had a rogue cronus magnum ii and loved it. dont be intidated about bias adjust, it is easy. just let the amp warm up for 20 min or so, remove the screws on the small window plate. then flip the ... | |
| Cables from amp to preamp or longer speaker cables… i value the quality of the XLR cables I use, they make a big difference. I am not sure they make the ones I like in that length. Longer speaker cables are common and for me the cheaper solution for the best sound. | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? Concrete floor is about as good as it gets. Use spikes and make sure they pierce the carpet. A bit of a pain but worth it. I rock my speakers gently back and forth until they feel solid. Speakers like to be rigid and motionless as possible. ... | |
| Inverted Phase Preamplifiers with REL Subwoofers use the high level inputs on your subwoofer. subwoofers seeing the same signal as your amplifier sounds best in my many trials and systems. | |
| Aftermarket power cable on Sutherland 20/20 MkII @audphile1 respect your findings but the two times I tried to upgrade power cables on my system in different amplifiers the sound became worse. | |
| Your thoughts/experience with very good, cheap tuners? second the cambridge audio. a lively dynamic sounding tuner. | |
| New Audio Technica ART9XA Up and Running..... @dibsinfo I had both and the decision should come down to how much gain your phono preamp provides. the XA sounds spectacular with the right amount of gain- e.g. 66db minimum, 64db was not enough for me. The XA has better internal wiring and a ... | |
| New Cartridge or New Preamp @sammyshaps what are you planning to spend? personally I can see going either way. the 2M black is good but can easily be improved on. | |
| Cronus Magnum II & Dual Subwoofers @jdtalv your subwoofers can accept high level inputs, connect speaker cable from amplifier speaker terminals directly to subwoofer inputs, 1 cable per channel. just use basic speaker cable. when i had the rogue cronus magnum ii my subwoofers... | |
| Need tube help! use NOS tubes for the small signal tubes- research by searching the tube type in various forums- here, steve hoffmann and audiokarma. also ask Brent from audiotubes.com. for the power tubes just buy replacements or ask someone from Upscale Aud... | |
| To Tube or not to Tube, that is the question If you love music and sound definitely experience a true tube amplifier. A lightly used rogue audio cronus magnum ii should easily be in your range. the sound will surpass any current amp you have, the cm sound amazing and have plenty of power... |