daverz
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| Room treatment advice needed "treating 1st reflection points is NOT a good idea"I think you're distorting what Toole says.On page 116 of Sound Reproduction he suggests "add sound absorbing material to front wall."On page 119 he suggests "for stereo listening, leave side walls... | |
| Integrated Recommendation: Balanced at Low Volumes I think you might have the same problem with the B-60. Channel tracking is a problem with some potentiometer volume controls. You might consider installing a pair of attenuators in the pre-amp/amp loop. | |
| room placement question I feel the asymmetry problem may be overstated. Along the short wall you could put the speakers 7 feet apart with 4 feet to spare on each side, which should be plenty to avoid strong reflections, especially if you treat the first reflection points... | |
| What is Musicality? I don't like the term musical when it's applied to equipment. I think it's just a pretentious way of saying "I like it." | |
| What MC for $1,000-$2,000? The Audio Technica AT33 line would be ideal for a low mass arm. | |
| Which cd players have digital INPUT? I like my 840C as a DAC. I hardly use it as anything else these days. It has 2 digital inputs that are switchable from the remote and a true balanced (XLR) output. I've never felt that it was a weak link in my system. And it costs only about as mu... | |
| My System....where to start on the upgrade path I agree that room treatment can be overdone, but the "jumbled" description sounds like reflections are confusing the sound when you turn up the volume. I would definitely put some panels at the first reflection points. Atsacoutics makes some very ... | |
| Best balanced tube preamp for NHT XD System? BAT seems to be saying that it shouldn't be a problem in their FAQ:"Is the requirement for minimum input resistance dictated by the output resistance of your preamps?No. However, this is a popular misconception. It is common to apply some old rule... | |
| Best balanced tube preamp for NHT XD System? As Bob says, the input impedance of the XdA is 10k Ohms. The BAT 3iX I mentioned specifies a minimum input impedance spec for a mated amp as 10k Ohms. My Bryston has the same input impedance (10k Ohms/phase for balanced input), and I know it sound... | |
| What song/album best showcases your system? Boult conducts Bax on Lyrita. Boult Conducts Holst is very good, too. | |
| Best balanced tube preamp for NHT XD System? I used a Rogue 99 Magnum and a BAT 3iX with the Xd. I think the BAT worked very well, but ultimately there wasn't enough warmth in the upper midrange (particularly massed violins) for my taste. I've heard from others who had very good results by r... | |
| Did I choose the right path? Can you articulate what you are unhappy with?I suppose, if you can recoup most of the cost of the Grace and/or the 'phones, you could put the money into speakers. Something like a Squeezebox Touch has a decent enough DAC that many people use it wi... | |
| How important is ext. adj. for cartridge loading A MONO switch also reduces surface noise greatly when using a stereo cart on mono records.For the loading options, I find flexibility more important than convenience. The phono board in my BAT has plugs to allow me to use any resistors I want for ... | |
| AT-ML150 vs. AT-OC9 I have an 150 and a AT33PTG. Sonic character of the 150: fast, punchy bass, midrange clear as a bell (but not as liquid as some MCs), a rather scrubby sounding treble.I'd recommend the 150 for rhythmic, bass-line driven music, and I'd probably try... | |
| B&W vs Vandersteen? I agree that the Vandy 3 sounds larger than the Quatro. It's 5 inches higher than the Quatro and some of the drivers are larger. I liked the sleeker look of the Quatros and the bass tunability. I've never heard the 5. |