cio52
Responses from cio52
| Do you listen alone or with guest s You have to be alone to listen critically. As mentioned above, focus is absolute. I have our rig in the living room and my wife does love to listen but doesn't like all the Bebop I play and her ears are more sensitive to DB's. So when we are toget... | |
| The British Sound Camelboy,Sounds like you are a prime candidate for a trip to an audio show or high end retail establishment. I suggest you proceed with maximum caution. Good Luck, Happy Listening. | |
| Live vs. recorded Some on this thread have said that many jazz recordings are done in group sessions and live audience performance. This is true and I believe it is because much of jazz is by nature improvised. Superb improvisers like Parker, Gillespe, and Monk hav... | |
| The British Sound Camelboy, Maybe you could elaborate. What experience have you had that made you feel that way? | |
| Ellla for the Holiday Her discography is vast but I'm doing the best I can. Happy Holidays to all our Agon brethren/sistren. | |
| Live vs. recorded I like them both for what they were intended to be. Think Sarah Mclachlan Surfaceing & Mirrorball. You can feel the artist thriving on the crowd response during the Live performance while the studio sessions are so technically wonderful. Eric ... | |
| Anyone try stuffing their ports? You have'nt included a full system picture but it appears that your subs are to the outside of your speakers. One tweak that might make a difference is to put your subs inside the left/right speaker position and the exact distance from the listeni... | |
| Anyone try stuffing their ports? There is still some energy transfer even with the port being filled (not sealed). It has more to do with the room than the speaker. | |
| The British Sound I agree, it is not humidity but pressure that can make a big difference. Equalizing your ears helps insure you are hearing sound as you should especially if you have sinus problems or flu/cold symptoms. | |
| Upgrade Amp or Speaker for 2 channel? Today CDP should mean a great Digital to Audio Converter with a digital music server and internet radio to expand one's musical horizons. Look into products like Peachtree or Benchmark for a standalone DAC and Music Vault or Olive for the DAC/serv... | |
| If upgrades were no longer possible would you be If you love the sound of the music you hear from your system then upgrades are not necessary. Getting more of what you love is what becomes most important. If you don't have vinyl and you want vinyl then whatever you buy is not an upgrade. Music s... | |
| Anyone try stuffing their ports? If your bass is booming you can improve the sound by blocking the ports on bass reflex speakers. The only speakers I've needed to block the ports on had raw cotton fiber in them (PSB Stratus). I tried the foam from an equipment box I had but it di... | |
| The British Sound A thought from a different perspective. When there is high barometric pressure pushing on the eardrum treble clarity is reduced. During periods of low barometric pressure treble clarity/harshness is increased. Next time you are listening on a sunn... | |
| Magnepan owners : past / present I drove my Maggie MG12's (plus sub) with a McIntosh MC352 that had lots of power. I used the 4 ohm taps. Only thing was that the watt meters rarely reached 35 watts and produced great SPL levels in my moderately large/open room. I never felt they ... | |
| B&W 800 Signiture Kappyman, Your working on a great system. I'm curious. If your building a 2-channel system why did you choose the MX150? Mc hasn't even put this product on their website at this point so I can only read about the MX136. |