daverz
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| Help on a couple of classical pieces... I should have mentioned that you can get the Barbirolli recording either in a 5-CD box of Elgar or a 30-CD box of Elgar. The single disc, which is out of print, appears to be more expensive than the 5-CD box! | |
| Help on a couple of classical pieces... I only have one recording of Havanaise, by Grumiaux, but it's a very good one. He also did a very good Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3.There are a lot of choices for Nimrod (from the Enigma Variations). I think I'd give the nod to Barbirolli/Phi... | |
| Squeezebox hard to see? Ergonomically, the Touch seems to be aimed those who are sitting near it or walking up to it. It does come with a remote. But unless you're eyes are very good, it's not very usable across a room. I leave mine blanked anyway (for listening in the d... | |
| Cambridge AZURE 840C Balanced vs. Single Ended Just get some inexpensive XLR cables and try it out. I recommend monoprice.com cables. | |
| small room questions atsacoustics.com has the most cost effective acoustic panels I've seen (apart from DIY, which they can also supply materials for). Their standard panels have a wood backing, but they also sell them without the wood backing for the best absorption ... | |
| Perhaps we should stick with midfi... I don't believe it, either. | |
| Is my room too small You still need to choose speakers carefully so that they don't overload the room with bass. You can only do so much with bass traps. | |
| Gyrodec arm suggestions help? I believe VTA setup with the IV is the same as with the 309, it's done by loosening a bolt and moving the arm up and down a column against friction with your fingers. It's not a fine adjustment, but it's easier than the Michell VTA adjuster.The 30... | |
| Is my room too small I would suggest long wall setup (except for dipoles that aren't too sensitive to side walls). I don't agree that sitting next to a wall is bad as long as the wall behind you is damped with acoustic panels at least 4 inches thick. | |
| Anyone using McIntosh with Vandersteen Quatros I had a hell of a time getting the Quatro's tilt right on my thick carpet. I should probably describe my current procedure using a laser level and a tape measure on my system page.It usually takes me about 90 minutes to do the bass EQ for both spe... | |
| Vandy quatro vs Vandy 5’s One thing to pay attention to is whether the seller has the balanced or unbalanced high-pass filter. This is a considerable expense if they don't have the one you need. You'll want the balanced filter for your Parasound gear. | |
| The CD player is dead....... Despite the fact that I rip everything to hard drive as soon as I get it, I still prefer buying physical CDs to downloads.CDs have artwork, notes, texts, translations, etc (of course, LPs were generally even better in this regard). You can read al... | |
| What's the cost of an entry level vinyl setup? I think before getting a vinyl rig you should think about how you are going to acquire records. It it's from Acoustic Sounds or similar, a collection of 100 records is going to cost $3000 or more. A lot less if you have access to a good used recor... | |
| Shelter 901: Optimal Impedance Sarcher is right, it's system dependent.I would just try all the available settings. I found that for my cart, the midrange popped into focus at a certain setting, and it was quite a bit higher than the value everyone else was using.If you have to... | |
| Volume Settings on Squeezebox Touch and other ??? There is no fixed setting for the Touch in the player settings. |