bimmerlover
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| Bass management--high/low pass filtering @cooper52 I actually did it myself. I built two high pass filters, one for each channel as I’m running my Audio Research Ref 5SE to two separate ARC Ref 250SE mono blocks. The monoblocks feed a pair of Revel Performa F328Be speakers. I got some h... | |
| Audio Research S-200 @salectric I 100% agree. There are an infinite number of model designations that could be chosen, so why on earth reuse old ones...? | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? My speakers have about the same sensitivity as yours and when I am playing at 75 dB I rarely use more than one watt. Forty to 50 watts is ample power to drive those speakers unless you listen very loud or they are for some reason unable to provid... | |
| HOW can components be so expensive, and yet customer service is so bad. You are completely in the right and justified to be disappointed and frustrated. I believe that the mark of a truly high-end manufacturer and line of products is not only about their product engineering and performance but how they handle custome... | |
| Rega reference belt disappointment I guess I'm just confused as to why you don't contact Rega first, or your local Rega distributor, and tell them about this issue and they might have an explanation/solution. This way you don't have to engage this forum to speculate about what the... | |
| $3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ? @inna with the risk of sounding self-serving, but you might find this interesting, I have a pair of GoldenEar One.R speakers in like-new condition for sale. Wonderful speakers with built-in active subwoofers (*) and DSP. I’m sure you can find a l... | |
| Vinshine X Collaboration with Kinki Studio, TheTai Hang power enhancer @classicrockfan you base that opinion on what? I get it - you don't believe in power conditioning, that cables make a difference, and that re-clocking can be helpful in the digital domain. Everything you don't believe in is "snake oil?" | |
| LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE ACOUSTICS OF MY LISTENING ROOM I was in your situation and what I did was use GIK’s online resources and they had a sound engineer working with me. It’s basically free and relevant consulting. On their website, you request a free recommendations/estimation and you submit dr... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Not knowing what your budget is, it’s hard to make a recommendation. For full disclosure I am a fan of Audio Research, having gone through a number of preamps and amps in a step-by-step upgrade journey. Audio Research preamps stages are well kno... | |
| Directional wires/cables The brands of interconnects with directionality, as specified by the manufacturer, that I have, have all stated that the reason for the directionality is that the shield is grounded at the source end and is floating at the destination end. This r... | |
| Modding the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1 and MK2 @richardselectronics greetings! Do you still provide/offer mods for the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1? If so how much does that cost/are there different options? They are selling the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1 for $1,800 refurbished so with ... | |
| For Tube Folks... @viridian you statement ‘The "O" in NOS stands for original, as in unused, the way they came off of the assembly line. Once the tube has been powered up in anything other than a tube tester it is no longer NOS.‘ is incorrect The “O” does not st... | |
| My Sonus Faber Amatis have weak bass even though I'm running ML 536s--800 w/ch into 4 ohms A friend of mine, let’s call him M, has the SF Amatis and another friend of mine, P, and I went over there recently for a listening session. M had been tweaking his speaker placement for a good while and while the speakers completely disappeared... | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel This may be an easy way to go, and is within your budget: https://tmraudio.com/shop-new/accessories/speaker-cables/kimber-kable-rel-cu-subwoofer-speakon-cable/ | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing I would look at the PrimaLuna series of tube preamps. They are PrimaLuna EVO 100, EVO 200, EVO 300, and EVO 400. (Make sure you look at the preamps and not the integrated models, as the naming is similar.) They are built like tanks, sound very g... |