avanti1960
Responses from avanti1960
| Dynaudio Confidence 20 vrersus Kef reference 1 I prefer the CONTOUR 20 to the REF1. Possibly the most over-rated speaker I have ever heard. Metallic and unnatural. | |
| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung Aren't Psvane and Shugaung the same OEM manufacturer? Never heard of TAD- any good?People I respect like the electro harmonix gold pins as the current production tube closest to NOS. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 Amplifier, opinions and competition I am considering an AHB2 but just made the switch from neutral tubes (Rogue Audio) to solid state and am not 100% happy. I miss the transparency and midrange bloom of the tube amp.Anyone make the switch from a tube amplifier to the AHB2 and how d... | |
| Desktop speaker upgrade from KEF LS50s (<$6K budget) harbeth p3esr | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? none | |
| Advice on whether speaker upgrade is in order get rid of the sub crossover- run the B&W speakers full frequency bandwidth. opimize the speaker position for best bass- can they be brought from the wall 4-5 feet to avoid bass cancellations from the wall? then run it for a while to see how... | |
| Should I switch to a preamp with balanced outputs I recently purchased a preamp with balanced circuitry and outputs paired with an amplifier that has balanced input connections. The gain and dynamics using good quality XLR cables is far superior to connecting with very good RCA interconnects. Mus... | |
| Harbeth Compact 7's on the way: Amp suggestions? The 100 WPC Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II made the C7ES3 sound better than most systems I have ever heard. Made them more transparent with midrange clarity and bloom. My system has evolved up since then but not necessarily better....a magical com... | |
| Subwoofer Question puppy-t,nothing wrong with the subwoofer- i believe the issue is that your main speakers have very extended bass output- down to 35 hz less 3db. This is the "F3" frequency (where bass response is 3 decibel down from the rest of the audio range). T... | |
| Which Harbeth would work in my room? i have the shl5+ in a similar front half of the room configuration and they work really well. you should be file with a minimum 24" rear baffle to wall which puts the front baffle 8 feet perpendicular to your listening spot. if you position in an ... | |
| Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts Hi Rooze,Rather than challenge other's assertions I will describe what has worked well for me in my room(s) and cars with various subwoofers over the years for getting the best integration. It really starts with the subwoofer- design, performance... | |
| Settings For pro-ject Tubebox DS the manual can be confusing. use the rumble filter if your bass is somewhat loose sounding compared to your other sources. i used it when i had the TBDS - bass sounded better- slightly tighter and more impact. | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? it isn't that extreme, thanks for the suggestion. | |
| Which Int. Amp with passive ATC SCM40 speakers are a horrible match for your room. driver coherence and integration will be noticeably bad which will cause image wander between the drivers. sorry but hopefully you can do something different before it's too late. | |
| Headphone amp as pre amp It can work well but is one line input sufficient? I am currently using a rogue audio RH-5 headphone amp / linestage preamp even though I have no interest in headphones. It sounds amazing and has (4) inputs. |