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| Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT Setup Questions RV uses 4 warble tones per octave, so I use 1/4 octave bands. A repeating logarithmic sine sweep is played thru the speakers, and digital bandpass filters are used to produce the band levels. Once you've set the right volume level, the software ... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT Setup Questions I've tried using Soular Energy to set the bass level, but I don't seem to be able to discern anything with this music. I found it easier just to put on some familiar orchestral music with a lot of bass drum and then adjust the bass level until th... | |
| Bryston or Pass Labs I guess I'm the only one who would select based on which amp I had a hope of moving it upstairs on my own. Actually, I'd probably go with a 3B3 on that basis, as long as we are sticking with class A/B. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados A follow-on to the Gorecki 3rd is difficult because even Gorecki didn't write much like it.Some suggestions:Hovhaness, Mysterious MountainVaughan Williams: Tallis FantasiaFeldman: Rothko ChapelPart: Fratres (ECM)Britten: Sea Interludes and Passaca... | |
| Captain Crunch decoder ring for findind audiophile quality CD recordings Just about anything on Lyrita (but not the newer "BBC Recordings" that were from broadcasts). Most were recorded by the great audio engineer Kenneth Wilkinson.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Wilkinson | |
| Is USB audio dying? It makes sense from a practical standpoint to get rid of the separate network transport and USB bus. I have a Raspberry Pi running piCorePlayer, and all it does is read the stream from LMS on the ethernet connection, decode it to PCM, and send it... | |
| what is the best Kt88 to get Interesting, I love the Preferred Series KT88s in my Rogue M-180s. Overall excellent, colorful, dynamic, very good bass, with a creamy top end. They replaced an octet of KT-120s. I did get them for nearly half price during a Black Friday sale. ... | |
| Classical composers, symphonies Some great discs with American symphonies:https://www.amazon.com/American-Masters-Roy-Harris/dp/B000009CYH (Harris, Thompson and Diamond)https://www.amazon.com/Ives-Places-England-Ruggles-Treader/dp/B000056TKF (Piston: Symphony No. 2)https://www.a... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature Speakers My guess is that the speakers were not set up optimally for bass, which did not become apparent until music with a lot of complex and "thick" mid-bass was played. The thick mid-bass sound will compromise midrange transparency and make the speaker... | |
| Vinyl VS Digital The 1600 seems to be highly regarded on VinylEngine:https://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_reviews.php?make=Technics&model=SL-1600 | |
| Vandersteen Treo Speaker Cable Suggestions Another vote for Anticables ("true" bi-wire configuration). The stiff -- though quite malleable -- wire makes it easy to keep the cables off the floor, and I really like the "medium" spades they use on the Vandie end. | |
| how do you set VTA onthe SME 309 tonearm? VTA is adjusted while the clamp bolts (the bolts that lock the rack slider also lock the pillar) are loosened. | |
| amp for vandersteen Quatro maybe vandersteen 5a Try to audition Rogue tube gear if you can. I use a pair of M-180 amps. Very natural sound and easy maintenance. | |
| 6922 tube selection If you're going to spend $46 per tube, then I would try some of the NOS tubes that Upscale Audio or tctubes offer. I didn't find the Genalex anything special, and the ones I had were not very quiet. However, this sort of thing is very circuit depe... | |
| Preamp tubes... Psvane or Genelex? I would suggest some RCA Clear Tops. |