bigtwin
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| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? @bdp24 A different approach to this question might be to ask, why do you still collect/purchase physical mediums in the age of streaming? I have not yet added streaming to my system. Partly because of the cost of components that would match the... | |
| Piano high notes very bright I would agree with eric_squires on the room comment. When researching what room dimensions work best for music, the subject of sound waves either cancelling each other out, or conversely, amplifying certain frequencies came up. I'm probably not ... | |
| PLUG AMPLIFIER INTO POWER CONDITIONER OR INTO WALL RECEPTACLE As there are only two choices, the obvious correct answer would appear to be, try both and see if you hear a difference. IMHO, the opinions of other members, including mine, have little or no value in these situations. Your system, your ears, yo... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? I still have a lot of vinyl going back to the 70's, and it's in great condition. I don't have any of the equipment from that time. One thing the OP comments on is the "listen to the system vs the music". Sorry, but this has always been a word sa... | |
| I often notice that people who have open reel decks and/or tube equipment are nicest Throw out the hardware Let's do it right | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? @daveoman Could I suggest you start with your room. The dimensions you have stated do not produce good results from a couple of acoustic calculators I use. They say the room is half the equation to a great system. Just a thought. Cheers. | |
| "...and I don't take any advertiser money..." That's a forgone conclusion. We're all adults and know how the world works. I use reviews to educate myself. Technical specs for example. Or to bring into my focus, products I'm just not aware of. And there are plenty. Should anyone purchase... | |
| "...and I don't take any advertiser money..." So are we saying we can't trust anyone who gets paid to do their job reviewing audio equipment? A rather jaded view IMHO. | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? @erik_squires I agree with your statement. I run SoundLab Majestic 745 speakers. For power I use the Hegel H30 SS mono blocks. I had the matching Hegel SS preamp for a while but found a significant sound improvement (IMHO) when I introduced th... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? The way your question is worded, the correct answer may be, you don't need a preamp as it is already incorporated into your integrated amp. The answer from @soix above, suggests the preamp section of an integrated amp is not sufficient, and add... | |
| Connecting External DAC's and Pre-Amps to Hegel Integrated Amplifiers? @bassdude My last three amps have all been Hegel. Currently running a pair of the H30 Mono Blocks. I don't think Hegel gets enough credit for building great equipment. I've put them up against some very high quality, and much more expensive tu... | |
| Connecting External DAC's and Pre-Amps to Hegel Integrated Amplifiers? @bassdude Giving this some more thought, if you are using an external DAC, the output from that device comes out as an analogue signal, using an RCA or XLR cable. Using the appropriate input, you will be bypassing Hegel's internal DAC. If you h... | |
| Connecting External DAC's and Pre-Amps to Hegel Integrated Amplifiers? I owned the H590, but can't remember the connections. My simple answer is you should be able to do everything you want. Fire off an email with your questions directly to Hegel. They are quick to respond and will give you the correct advice. Ch... | |
| Directional wires/cables @billpete In the end, the correct answer is to try your cable both ways. The way that sounds best to YOUR ears, is the correct direction. Regardless of how the cables are marked. Everything else is meaningless. | |
| Directional wires/cables @jeffbij Would OCC cable not render the directional question moot, as most cable lengths we use would, in theory anyway, be one single elongated grain? |