avanti1960
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| Cartridge burn-in I have never in my life become accustomed to any kind of audio harshness. I could have saved lots of money if that were true. This idea needs to be banished once and for all. | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners Second the Humminguru. Awesome product and so easy to use. Excellent value and so convenient. I clean every new LP. | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going I live in the northern climates and never have a problem with LP static and no humidifier either. I use a good wet cleaner on all LPs, previously the Record Doctor and now a Humminguru ultrasonic. Clean and then place in a mofi antistatic slee... | |
| Graham LS5/9 vs Harbeth M30.2 and SHL5 Plus A lot will depend on your amplifier. I have owned the SHL5+ and heard the 30.2 extensively. Both can be end game with the right amplifier and room positioning. The Spendor classic sounds engaging at first listen but you pick up on a unique ... | |
| Compatibility between speakers and sub. get an app and some full spectrum pink noise to measure the f3 at your listening spot, i bet it will be lower than you think. after many years of subs i felt they sounded great most of the time but caused some issues and were only useful with ... | |
| Room correction room system vs ears…. Room correction may make the sound better to your ears or it may not. One issue is the target frequency response curve it is trying to achieve may not be to your preferences. Another issue is that it will most likely try to fill in the valle... | |
| Tube preamp options Having had the RP7 and Rogue Stereo 100 amplifier and other Rogue amplification products I suggest the issues you are hearing are not with the preamp. My RP7 with well burned in stock tubes was dark, lush and had a huge sound stage. Not solid ... | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? @ricevs | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? @ricevs someone who's opinion I trust tried the Peachtree GaN and was not happy with the sound quality. This in comparison to the many amplifiers he owns and had owned. | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? @rvpiano yes, that is my plan. | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? @kennyc just trying to get a gauge from people on this site if the AHB2 was a flash in the pan or something worth keeping for quite a while. audiophile is jut a term. there are no shortage of used ones for sale. | |
| Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier? Thanks to all replies, very interesting. It does seem that this amplifier has staying power. I heard it again at AXPONA this year driving some Aretai stand mount speakers. Very punchy and clear. I am probably going to try one. While I love... | |
| A Question About Time Alignment I have a time alignment system in my car that allows me to make minute adjustments between woofer, midrange and tweeter. this function does make a difference in sound quality but it is more of an advantage aligning left to right speakers in a c... | |
| Tube Rolling for Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum 2 preamp spot on the cm sounds best with anything amperex or made by amperex. mske sure it has been screened for low noise. transparent, dynamic, clean, refined and colorful. i had the CM ii for several years and literally tried them all. | |
| Can someone help me pick out my first speakers? buy from music direct or crutchdfield anything with at lesst a 6 1/2 inch woofer will make u happy. 5 inch woofers are too small for good bass. wharfdale, elac, etc |