chazzzy007
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| Subwoofer advice sought As an owner of a REL S5 SHO I think REL's are amazing subs for 2 channel. Just make sure you match the right REL to your Totems. If your Totems go down to 28 hz as another member posted here, then you probably need to go up the REL ladder a bit. A... | |
| audiophiles who are just getting the itch to upgrade Your 6922 and 5U4G rectifier and output tubes are your 2 of you weakest links.I’d start there. | |
| Puritan PSM156 chazzzy007 I know tubes need a break in, I did not know they can sound better, worse then better. I thought they just get progressively where they are going. I have only 20 hours on the tube. Maybe I will leave it on during the weekend to see wh... | |
| Puritan PSM156 @loganfanTypically tube break in can take 200 hours or more.During that time you will have periods of good sound/better sound/back to worse/better again/back to worse and all sorts of in between until it’s finally broken in.How many hours do you h... | |
| Puritan PSM156 @loganfanAmazing conditioner. Dead quiet, neutral sounding, with excellent current delivery. Powers my 5 channel VK-6200 for HT/2channel with no stifling or shrinking of the Soundstage in any dimension.I have 2 in my system.Puritanlabs have since ... | |
| Tara Labs Muse or Nordost Valhalla 2 audiolabyrinth4,529 posts12-25-2019 3:50amHi, The muse cable’s are smooth and musical, where the Valhalla can be bright on some system’s,My experience with the most recent itteration of Nordost XLR’s is quite different than your description here. ... | |
| Does anyone know why the new Western Electric 300b tubes continue to be delayed?? According to the latest email dated 3/24/20, the first 300B's are rolling off the lines, but no announcements of shipping yet. See below:On November 21, 2019, shortly after our last update, Western Electric’s Rossville Works team successfully test... | |
| Subwoofer insight. rwwear2,722 posts03-27-2020 9:09amChaz, it’s not fake news. It is fake news.A single Rel 812 se is -6dbs at 19hz. https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s-812/ What REL's do better is reproduce the subtle mid bass sonics and details and i... | |
| Subwoofer insight. rwwear2,721 posts03-26-2020 7:49pmOf course the RELs sound more detailed because they are producing less music that would otherwise compete with the higher bass frequencies. The less bass a speaker produces the more detailed they seem. By saying y... | |
| Subwoofer insight. 03-26-2020 6:50pmspacial reproductionWhat exactly do you mean by that? Exactly.The subtle details that make up the recording studio, the reflections of certain notes off the walls or ceiling, the subtleties of a breeze or noise coming from a nearb... | |
| Subwoofer insight. There's simply a level of nuance in spacial reproduction that the other's don't match. There is much more to a sub-woofer than going thump really loud at 20 hz. | |
| Subwoofer insight. REL is going to reproduce the subtle spacial nuances in both music and home theater in ways that level up your experience and your system as a whole. As Ricred posted earlier, he's had a number of different subs and ended up with dual REL Carbons.... | |
| Marantz 8802 Vs 8802A As PrePro I had an 8802A and upgraded to a Lyngdorf M-60.8802A is great but at this point in the model cycle, I'd probably move up to the 8805 as another poster suggested. | |
| Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? There was a recent discussion about this in another thread where the OP was an owner of a Gotham V2 SW: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/jl-gotham-f212-v2-vs Here’s a link to a YT video featuring 2 line arrays of the baby brother in the R... | |
| JL Gotham F212 v2 vs ? smodtactical OP263 posts03-17-2020 5:47pmWould you guys do, dual gotham v2 or S/812 6 pack ? Gothams are double the cost almost so not really fair. And 6 pack of no. 25 would be double gotham almost. I would do a dual line array (6 pack) of 81... |