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| Amp upgrade +or- 1,000 Try LFD Mistral or Musical Fidelity A3 amp. Both a little rounded out but musical and pretty even frequency response. | |
| Need component recommendations for 1,000 system? B&W 303's ($300)are good but I would suggest at least comparing them to the B&W 601 series 3 ($450) and decide if the improvment is worth the money. | |
| Wire vs. Vibration vs. Power Cond. is best? I was meaning, not having any vibration control, and power conditioner, and cheap cables. I was just thinking in general with a typical hi-end system, were would money be best spent.Maybe can't make generalizations but I was thinking maybe a power... | |
| Why low sensitivity speakers? Thanks Karls, I will give this some thought. Zaikesman, the PSB were running on a Yamaha receiver/ Sony CDP. This was a store demo. Same music as the B&W.I have the B&W in a different set-up and to the best I can say, the sound is not as c... | |
| To DAC or not to DAC? Found the link:don't dac | |
| To DAC or not to DAC? EVS modified SACD players:I quote:"What?! no millenium DAC? What gives?We have found that a player with super mods will beat most any DAC"They modify Sony C333ES and C555ES, I think. But no more EVS Millenium DACs if I got the story straight. | |
| Why low sensitivity speakers? Karls, I learned a lot from your post. Could you explain something I have heard.Listening to PSB Image 4T with plastic drivers, I was immediately disappointed to hear how much cleaner the sound was than B&W kevlar. But B&W's sales pitch is... | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 Dr_joe, interesting point. I read a pro-audio magazine review on B&W 602's. They thought they were great as a monitor being flat, accurate and all that. However, they had two complaints:1) Lack of bass control - passive speakers can't compete ... | |
| Enacoms for bright speakers? Thanks, Davehrab. I don't have the Thiels but for my taste, always liked them except for the brightness. Just no good with Naim, Krell, or even, most recently with McIntosh/Arcam system. So between so many auditions, I don't think it's RFI etc.May... | |
| FM Antenna placement, wiring This is how I did it:Radio Shack has 25 foot, 50 foot and maybe even longer quad shield RG-6.My girlfriend helped me out last weekend. I got the PR-6000 (?) directional antennae and first compared to the Fanfare vertical whip antennae. Both on the... | |
| What are 6 feet going to do for me? Increase dB from about 75 to 90 and still played for 10 seconds. Hope I'm not hurting the amp doing this so I'm not doing this anymore. | |
| Power Conditioner deleterious to digital sources? Audio Magic has a digital Stealth for CDP - $700. | |
| Which cone's or platforms have helped? Bob bundus. What are the design differences between Nordost and Orchard Bay titanium? Just wondering what could cause the differences in sound. I found Titanium grade 5 is a harder version than grade 2 and may transmit vibration better.Just a raw ... | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? Poloman, I agree 100%. I've still been thinking about this thread as I have N804.Mikez is probably hearing mid-fid electronics which B&W faithfully reproduce. | |
| Anyone hear Thiel CS1.6? Totem beaks - don't know how good they really are but Spendor dealer put them on the 1/2's. Obviously he was aware of the cabinet design - I think it's called "lossy".They sure didn't solve the problems of the Spendors as I heard colorations on vo... |