chayro
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| All In One CD Player and Speakers I would not buy anything remotely expensive, as it will become coated with cooking grease. I would just get a cheap boom box player from Amazon | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer MAC has been bashed as not being true high end since the days of the Audio Critic’s Peter Aczel and they seem to have weathered the storm. | |
| Burn in period I’m surprised that I’ve never seen a video where someone puts a microphone in front of the speakers with new cables, measures the frequency response and then does it again when the cables are broken in. I’ve heard some pretty big changes after bre... | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience? There’s nothing wrong with fooling around with cheap cables for fun or to see if you can get a different flavor, but frankly, in the price bracket you are looking, I would just keep the Kimbers and perhaps think about moving up within the Kimber l... | |
| Oppo UDP-203 I had one for about a year and a half and I really wanted to like it, but it was just very ordinary-sounding IMO. I just didn’t want to listen for long periods of time. Frankly, I gave up on SACDs because, as you pointed out, your good DAC playin... | |
| Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II The real issue is that between the huge rise in internet sales and online reviews, not to mention the loss of dealers and Covid, we have come to rely more on what people say and less on what we hear. What you experienced is first-hand evidence tha... | |
| Great speaker sounds terrible in my room? Of course the sub will give you bass, but that’s not a substitute for the speakers sounding close to their full potential on their own. I’m with the op in trying to get them optimized without the sub. Just in a personal note, I’ve never been able ... | |
| Kudos to my audio pusher. What’s your experience? Having a good, knowledgeable dealer is a great thing and far more helpful than the scattershot method so many people turn to when buying. I remember going to one of my dealers “knowing” I needed to upgrade my amplifier, but I was absolutely shocke... | |
| Harbeth again…or other speakers for acoustic music? Big Harbeth fan here, but I am really impressed with the Chartwell L6s. Compact size with a full bottom end and excellent midrange. One I’ve the best speakers for low volumes I’ve owned. | |
| Great speaker sounds terrible in my room? Unfortunate. The same thing happened to me several times. I have said many times that in a domestic environment with limited placement options, it is a total crapshoot how speakers would work. In my own home, a tiny pair of Harbeth P3s had bett... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions Needed @brylandgoodman - I have owned several different Harbeth speakers, although not the 7's and, like you, I do not have a lot of room for speaker repositioning. However, contrary to what they say on the Harbeth forum, I have found all the Harbeths I... | |
| Never Spend More On Cables Than Your Equipment Cost$$$$$$$$$$ Like so many of the audio "truths" we throw around, the one that says cables should only cost 10% of your system is overly simplistic, IMO. Yes - when you are buying a new system and you have a limited budget, I totally agree that you should spend... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions Needed I don't know your system, but if you are looking to clean up the bass, I would first look at repositioning your speakers, or putting some spikes or another type of feet to support them. What speakers are you using and how are they positioned/supp... | |
| Experiencing speaker imbalance, while amp headphone output is fine. Any ideas? I'm glad it worked out well for you. It's very frustrating when equipment is not functioning properly, but when you're buying new from a dealer, part of what you are paying for is a warranty and insurance for your peace of mind that someone will ... | |
| Experiencing speaker imbalance, while amp headphone output is fine. Any ideas? Please call your ARC dealer. I see so many threads here about new equipment where the OP never mentioned contacting the dealer. Why? I would not contact the company first. When a company sells through dealers, part of the margin is to field the... |