bigtee
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| Hearing loss and audio reviewers ? READ ON Personally, I think bias towards a particular type of presentation (sound wise) tells more. ST seems to like the British sound. Hearing is a funny thing and it's not all about frequency measurements. I'm 54 years old and my last hearing test back ... | |
| Vandersteen 5a's - an upgrade from Vienna mahlers? Mikej, Have to totally disagree. The tilt back is one of the most important aspects. If it doessn't make a profound difference in your system, you are probably suffering from some room reflection that are masking some of the differences. The windo... | |
| Ayre CX7e vs. Meridain G08 You're correct in that I don't test for myself. I use Stereophile and other sources for these measurements. I have found that the players considered good today have jitter in the 240+ range. The 508-24 was around 144. You can go back and look at o... | |
| Ayre CX7e vs. Meridain G08 Zaikesman, In this case, I just didn't feel, to my ears, it sounded as good. You are exactly right about the transport. A lot of manufacturers have gone this route. I always felt it was because they couldn't source a better transport at their pric... | |
| Ayre CX7e vs. Meridain G08 I owned the Meridian G08 for a while and really never did warm up to it. I never liked it as much as I did my old 508-24 or the 508-20 for that matter(which has a warmer sound.) I personally think the Ayre player is better sonically. But like all ... | |
| Sealed Loudspeakers? Some of NHT's speakers are bass reflex such as the 2.5i's, the model 4's and some of their subs for example. Their big 3.3's and 2.9's were some of the better designs they created.Vandersteen speakers are sealed designs except for the 1C which is ... | |
| Setup & Calibrations Part 1 Speaker placement I have been working at this for years. I have used about every Vandersteen speaker available at one point and have found without proper placement, you do get what has been describe as "The Vandersteen sound." And I can say with proper placement th... | |
| balanced connections Calypso/Rhea I would give it a try. I'm trying to rememeber but I thought you can set any input to the bypass mode. It's my understanding that in bypass, however, some other component would be needed to control the volume. (I'm going on memory here.)Nothing is... | |
| balanced connections Calypso/Rhea The little silver thing on the balanced inputs is to be depressed to release the balanced connection cable from the preamp. Plug the cables from the Rhea into any of the 5 balanced inputs. You will hear a slight click indicating the cable has lock... | |
| Integrated amp reccomendations I really don't believe that the NAD370 is creating the hardness or edginess you are hearing. I honestly would look elsewhere in the system. It is not the last word in amps but it's certainly musical and if anything, a haired layed back.You may nee... | |
| Shipping Aesthetix Calypso/tube gear, in general When I received my Calypso from Aesthetix, the tubes were installed. The original unit I bought from Upscale Audio also came in a sealed box with the tubes installed. Evidently, Aesthetix feels the tube sockets are very secure and personally, if t... | |
| nad 3020 vs advent 300 They're both good "Classic" pieces. Provided the 3020 is in good working order, it would be my choice since it does have more power and the phono stage allows for flexibility.I own the pair myself having purchased both new some many years ago. I s... | |
| One More Question - Newbie As the first poster noted, volume depends on the efficiency of the speaker being driven and how much air (ie; size of drivers)they move. Bigger drivers have a tendency to be perceived as louder.However, they're other considerations also. Some amps... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro: more comments? Well, I don't really know how to answer that. They don't have that bang, bang quality of some speakers (inaccurancies in my book) but with the proper power, I think they will sound very realistic. They are accurate transducers and therefore presen... | |
| Vandersteen 2c -- Foam Issues First I've heard about this being an issue. I've been using Vandy's since 79. Take a chance and call Richard---but, be forewarned, if this is truly not an issue, be prepared to get an ear full!!!!!! |