curiousjim
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| Intergrated Amp suggestions for B&W 805d4 Look for hybrid amps. You can get the best of both worlds. The tubes will settle down those tweeters a bit and the SS will give you the power to drive your 805’s All the best. JD | |
| Does Anyone Buy Schiit for the Sake of Schiit? I still have an original BiFrost in my second system. Worth every penny I spent at the time. | |
| Let me explain something to you jive turkeys. Woooo!!! Flash backkkkk. I shouldn’t of taken all that stuff at once! | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? I’m still not sure it’s not my ears. JD I wish everything was recorded at the same level! | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? “I am a Audience AR6 power conditioner“ Should read, I have an Audience, AR6, power conditioner. JD | |
| DAC Merry Go 'Round- why I stopped at Weiss Congratulations on finding sonic happiness. I will try to check out Weiss and a few other things as soon as my wife gets a new kitchen 😕 All the best. JD | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! OZ, I am confused. If the cord was used, shouldn’t it be already broken in and the DBS is supposed to last as long as the batteries are good, plus about three weeks. What was the other change you made at the same time? JD | |
| Ohm Walsh Talls (opinions sought) If the new Ohm speakers are anything like the original Ohm F speakers, I’d say buy buy buy! Placement was easy and the sound was fantastic! They are a speaker I wish I’d never sold! All the best. JD | |
| shiit Freya+ muffles the base? Recommendation for preamp please Lol, I still have an Audio Research SP-9mkll (89-90) on what is now my second system and it’s still sounding great to me! All the best. JD | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? @jumia, My two cents. If you have clock radio as you source of music any power cord will work and everything will sound the same. If you have something more resolving and you have good hearing, then everything makes a difference. My ears are defi... | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? @franklinb66, “Know Thy Room and Thy Self“ I like that and I have been working on it! Thanks. JD | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? @immatthewj, I have pretty good power here, when it works. We’ve had seven transformers blow in the last fifteen months! I am a Audience AR6 power conditioner. Thanks for your thoughts. JD | |
| Low Level Listening and Distortion “This has changed as my systems have evolved. In the 70’s and 80’s I used to seek out opportunities to hear loud systems… I remember going to a high end store which had Klipschorn’s and enough power to crank around 110db.” The JBL Century 100’s... | |
| Low Level Listening and Distortion @ghdprentice, Just curious, what do you consider low, normal and high levels? For me, low is below 50-55 db. Normal is 55-75 db and high starts at 75ish. Thanks. | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? So this morning after everyone left, I put on several different CD’s and cranked the volume. I played some jazz and some rock and maybe it’s because it was morning (?) nothing distorted! I pulled out the sound meter and I got well into the 90’s ... |