chilli42
Responses from chilli42
| Tonearm Matching Lalikt. I was all set to pull the trigger on the SME V ... seemed like to choice of least resistance. To my dismay, there is no no SME dealer in Thailand (where I live). Importing here as a consumer is difficult. So I am a bit back to square 1 | |
| Subwoofer matching Room size:19’ 8” (wide)32’ 8” (long)9’ 6” (Tall)No DSP planned at this point. | |
| Do I need pre-amp? Upgrade amp or buy pre-amp? Audionote system You might consider buying an integrated amp. It will save money on interconnects and power cables and should be overall cheaper than a separate amp and preamp combination. Take the savings and use it to buy a DAC for your Tidal streaming. | |
| Perfect Speaker Placement - Put next to the back wall as much as possible. Just beginning in the hobby, I can’t tell you all how helpful it is to see the lack of agreement amongst those with years of experience in the hobby. It’s takes subject matter that is critical but confusing to impossible to comprehend. I am also... | |
| Speaker recommendation $10-20K (with some requirements!) I am looking to replace my current speakers. I also suffer from tinnitus. So far, I have been very impressed by the Focal Scala. They had a great natural high and mid range (not harsh or over detailed) Weakness (maybe not the correct word) was ... | |
| Do speaker wires matter When the time comes to upgrade your speaker cables try to use cables that are as short as you can. The 9ft cables are OK but I try to use speaker cable lengths much shorter than that. | |
| Do speaker wires matter When the time comes to upgrade your speaker cables try to use cables that are as short as you can. The 9ft cables are OK but I try to use speaker cable lengths much shorter than that. | |
| Rockport Atria II or Magico A5 I don’t own the Rockports but recently auditioned them. I did not like everything about them but I was very impressed with the separation of voices, imaging and coherence. The found them a bit thin and forward but my audition was at an audio show... | |
| Speaker Audition dodgealum, I attended the Bangkok International Audio show. I am an expat working in Thailand. To the credit of the authorities here, there have been just under 60 cases of Covid (out of 65 million people) since February so everything now is ba... | |
| Speakers suggestion help Auditioning speakers is not easy. I went to a dealer a few weeks ago and listened to a pair of Vivid Kaya 90’s. I was very impressed and identified them among the short list of speakers I might buy. I then asked the dealer for a second audition... | |
| Do Tonearms need servicing I had my SME V serviced by the manufacturer. Mainly they upgraded the wires and a few other tweaks. This was 3 years ago. They were happy to do the work for a price. I am not sure they still do this having moved to a place where they only sell... | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? I am happy with my Audio Research Ref 6 pre and Pass Labs XA 60.8. Can buy the Ref 6 used. | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration Thanks to all for the very useful suggestions. Lots to follow up on! | |
| Fuses and confusion I have a ARC Ref 6 preamp. It has 3 fuses: mains, circuit board and CE. Would those who are fuse believers think I should change all 3 or just the mains fuse? | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration Sorry for the typo. It’s a 20/2 turntable (not 20/12) |