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| Speaker placement for brightness control. Thanks for these informative responses. I don't really understand the technical causes but if I can discern a difference, it must be a somewhat significant one. Steuspeed, I do have two ways (Jamo Concert Eights) and turning them upside down to in... | |
| Am I an Audiophile? Thanks for all of your input. I kind of suspected, though,that responses from people whose main interest is in listening instead of labels, would have the opinions expressed here.My question was based in curiosity following the discussion that I r... | |
| Speaker wire construction and sound quality Thanks, TIs49. I ordered the Canare cable that you suggested and will let you know if there is a difference, to the extent at least, that I'm able to discern. Bombaywalla, I see what you mean about my identity title but it is simply the English in... | |
| Speaker cable and brightness control Thanks, all of you. I'll try to answer your questions as follows: the tubes in the CAL DAC are 12AX7's and the coax and interconnects are Straight Wire, all of which are 1 meter long and I have ordered a Canare cable at the advice of one member. I... | |
| Speaker cable and brightness control Thanks again. I already listen at relatively low volumes and always have, especially given the type of music that I mostly listen to. Coincidentally, that is the precise advice given to me today by my local dealer and advisor. He said that trying ... | |
| Speaker wire construction and sound quality Thanks, TIs49. That coaxial cable is also Straight Wire. I bought it at the same time as the others and it is also one meter in length. . I don't remember the model. | |
| Speaker wire construction and sound quality TIs49, that interconnect pair is Straight Wire Encore and is one meter long. I got it before I recognized my hearing problem and during a period when I didnt think think interconnect quality had any real impact on sound quality so don't remember w... | |
| Speaker wire construction and sound quality I'll attempt to address those pieces of info that I left out of the discussion. I don't know how my equipment measures up to audiophile standards but they are as follows: CD through speakers are as described in my original post. My interconnects a... | |
| Speaker wire construction and sound quality Thanks, RW, that thought of an equalizer crossed my mind, especially in view of the fact that my amp has no tone control, but I was afraid that the reduction of those perceived offending frequencies might adversely affect overall sound quality....... | |
| Speaker wire construction and sound quality Almarg, your explanation of impedance related high frequency reproduction of electrostats is an eye opener for me. I had been aware that there is a corresponding impedance reduction as frequencies increase. The fact, then, that some relative exagg... | |
| Use stereo amp and speakers with surround receiver Great instructions and i do have a sound level meter. I'm so glad I decided to put this question to Audiogon and I'll use this information to pursue my original idea which will be to combine the systems so I can keep the full range speakers in the... | |
| Use stereo amp and speakers with surround receiver Thanks, Bob, I was afraid of that but I almost exclusively listen to stereo, including for tv and most movies anyway. What I think I'll do, then, to keep it simple, is operate 2 setups from the same system. I prefer the Jamo Concert 8's for the mu... | |
| Use stereo amp and speakers with surround receiver Thanks. The receiver is a Harman Kardon AVR230 for which I don't have a manual. It appears, though, that it does have a coax preamplication digital out connections for each of the speakers. The stereo amplifier has only RCA inputs so I would use a... | |
| Choosing between B&W CM5 and Jamo concert 8's I changed from a solid state DAC for the CD player to one that is tube based. Coupled with a hybrid amp the Jamos now sound fantastic. To say that the ML's are "better" I think several factors need to be taken into consideration, the most importan... | |
| Choosing between B&W CM5 and Jamo concert 8's I appreciate the advice and wish I had the resources necessary to listen to all of the speaker pairs that I'm interested in; I don't. Therefore, and like most people, I rely on reviews for, at least, a starting point. As far as brightness goes, of... |