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| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) Agree the Modwright PH9.0 and PH9.0X are wonderful. I’ve probably posted about them more than anyone on this forum. You can likely find a PH9.0 on the used market for less than $3K and upgrade from the stock tubes, which are necessary to get the b... | |
| Aeris speakers amp I’m coming in late here, but I would agree that if using the Wavelet, you should primarily focus on amps that are deliver unrestricted current and high power. I owned the Aeris/Wavelet combo when loving tubes and realized quickly that using tube a... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) @riskymilk You may find this thread helpful, in which I searched for an endgame SS phono. I’m not sure I’ve found it yet, but there sure are a lot of good suggestions and learnings from others even though many of the options fall above the $3K pri... | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth I appreciate everyone’s input and resonate with much of what has been expressed. Especially @bobpyle on the wow factor vs trade offs, @walkup with every component/cable making a difference, and @tjag on treating the room properly. I would be lyin... | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth @curiousjim When I listen, I typically enjoy the 80-85db range, sometimes louder when I want to rock out, and sometimes lower when I’m relaxing at night. When I demo for others, I tend to start at the 75-80db range and hand the remote to customers... | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth @tablejockey Agree. I will confide that just a few days ago I visited a nationally known dealer in another part of the country with multiple audio rooms containing equipment totaling over $1MM in each room (I won’t get into naming where this was o... | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth @curiousjim Birds is one of my reference tracks. The imaging of the clapping / percussion is incredible, as is the split of the vocals on the stage. That is a great track to test with as it is perfect for demonstrating what I am getting at above. ... | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth @newbee Thanks for the reference track, I’ll look into it. I agree it’s not just about the center image, I guess I was just trying to make a simplified point vs trying to generalize the relationship between positioning and the depth of the entir... | |
| Connecting dual subwoofers to a stereo preamp @udo If you have the room and budget, dual subs are worth it. Having a single sub will not deliver the clarity and imaging across the whole width of the sound stage. For bass, a single sub may just ever so slightly manipulate where a bass player m... | |
| Connecting dual subwoofers to a stereo preamp @udo I own two SVS SB-4000s. You do not need the Y-splitter. Just have the left out going into one input on the left sub and the right out going to another input in the right sub. The only time you need a splitter going direct into sub is if you o... | |
| New High End Audio Dealer in Midwest @teeball It’s always great to meet local audiophiles, Terry. I’ll message you direct, and perhaps we can chat on the phone and arrange a visit to hear each our setups and take it from there! | |
| New High End Audio Dealer in Midwest @dlshifi Seeing this quite late, but thank you for your kind words Dan. Hope to see you again soon! | |
| Modwright PH 9.0X Tube Rolling Question Hey @pindac - the unit you were able to demo was the SWP 9.0 SE, not the PH9.0. The PH9.0 was the SWP’s successor about 3-4 years ago and is completely different design (circuitry, tubes, chassis) than the SWP. The SWP was very good as it was, as ... | |
| How to pm a member Click on someone’s username. Once it goes to their profile, remove the “forum.” from the URL, and it will take you to their marketplace profile, and there will be an option to message them from there. Hopefully moderators see this and add the mess... | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina X vs Yvette vs Sabrina (Regular) I’m not going to be able to answer your questions, but I’ll try to help, even though you may also not like my answers. :) First of all, Wilson needs A LOT of space to sound very good. I owned the Yvette, and they were very easy to love. Unfortuna... |