curiousjim
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| Fedex and Ups Damage thread I’m the last year I bought speakers, an integrated amp, a CD transport, a DAC and several cords. None of them came damaged. The speakers came common carrier, strapped to a skid and arrived near my door in great shape. These are just the hifi pu... | |
| shiit Freya+ muffles the base? Recommendation for preamp please plus 1 @azmixr How many hours does everything have? Doesn’t the Freya have both a solidstate and a tube output setting? How does the it sound on the ss setting? All the best. JD | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? @erik_squires I hope you understood what I was trying to say. I probably should stop posting after bedtime.🙁 JD | |
| Schitt freya preamp hum- how do I get rid of this? +1 on bad tube. If it’s quiet with SS, it should be quiet with the tubes. Tubes can be DOA right out of the box. BTW, how old is it and when did the problem start? All the best. JD | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? @erik_squires , I have been moving some 2’x4’ foam, absorbing panels around as well as some pillows and even a couple of blankets. It’s hard to explain, but the room probably doesn’t have 60% walls and it was worse. Not one wall is solid all the ... | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? And while I am play some tunes loud, It’s no where near face melting volumes I’m talking about. I’ll put a meter to it tomorrow and give some numbers, but I’d be surprised if I was much past 85 dbs. JD | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? @grannyring , 15’ 6”x 20’ room with openings on every wall. Front end is either an Oppo, Audiolab 6000CDT or using upnp to a NAS. 8’ runs of AQ Rocket 88 wire. Speakers are 7’6” apart with my listening position at 7’6” and no toe-in. JD | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? @spatialking , Lets see, no warning light. No blown fuses, oh and I have AQ, 8’ Rocket 88 speaker wire. JD | |
| SACD/CD player update @cygnus_859 , While it didn’t change anything SACD, I bought a new DAC and the Oppo became a new Redbook transport. All the best. JD | |
| CD player I bought the Audiolab 6000cdt about three months ago and have been very happy with it so far. It sounds better than my older Oppo and as good as my Dying Sony CDP-2700. All the best. JD | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? Have you ever noticed that dealers rarely if ever toe in their demo speakers? I wonder why. | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? I’ve had the Reference 5’s for about 6 months now and I’m still trying to get the “Just right”. JD | |
| Does carpet deaden the sound too much? @g_nakamoto , Wow, Just had a flashback of a friend’s system. He had the four 901’s hanging from the ceiling. He thought it was the greatest. Thanks for putting a smile on my face. JD | |
| Warning for Revel lovers So sorry to hear of your bad experience, but I am very much interested in hearing all about your experience’s with the FR-30’s! All the best. JD | |
| Recommended integrated amplifier for upgrade Check out the Hegel H390 or H590. Both have a slightly warm sound to them and have plenty of power for your Sonus Faber’s. I have the H390 and am very happy with the sound with the KEF Reference 5’s. All the best. JD |