daverz
Responses from daverz
| To Bi-wire or not? Well, if you can measure a drop off of 1 dB below 100 Hz, that's pretty definitive: there's something wrong with your bi-wire cable, go back to the old cables. Perhaps there's some issue with the connectors.I still think the explanations for bi-wi... | |
| To Bi-wire or not? Two 12 AWG cables would be the equivalent of one 9 AWG cable. At 6 feet long, that is huge overkill. I just don't see how you could be losing any bass. But of course, there's no harm in sticking with your single wire cables.If you want to tie this... | |
| It is all about the ‘Room’, thinks Toole. Just got the book and have read some of the parts that most interested me. Some of my take aways:* Reflections, in particular side wall reflections, are not the enemy. They can add a sense of spaciousness to the soundstage. Toole pretty clearly re... | |
| centering the human voice How far are the speakers from the side walls. What sort of surfaces are on the side walls? How far do you sit from the speakers?Can you try the speakers along a different wall, even temporarily just to hear the effect?Don't be afraid to sit a bit ... | |
| Are Bang and Olufsen turntables any good? I've never heard anything about B&O tables damaging vinyl.You can get new cartridges for the B&O mount from Soundsmith. The Soundsmith cartridges have been very well received. Of course there are better tables, but I think it would be fine... | |
| Freaky speaker experience: If she's game, perhaps your wife could change from single to bi-wire a few times without letting you see. She should also not change them at all, just pretend to, a few times. Then do the same for her.I'm open to there being a real difference with... | |
| Speaker upgrade help? Can you describe your listening room? Could it be that reflections from the walls are hardening the sound?I don't know what Marakanetz means about NHT's "complete decline from real music". My Xds sound great with careful placement, but I listen mo... | |
| Dynavector 20XL I've never heard of a cartridge making noise because it is not broken in. My DV 20xl never made any noises.Did you set the gain to high on the BAT phono board? I don't think lower gain would cause the noise you describe, though.Also, the DV needs ... | |
| Cleaning Dust off of Vinyl I would recommend a carbon-fiber brush like the Audioquest brush for removing loose dust.For dirt that this won't remove, I recommend the GEM Dandy, which uses high-pressure water to clean records. You might even be able to make a device like this... | |
| Turntable Upgrade Advice You could get a bare used Rega and add an arm with the features you want. But I think the value of Regas is mostly in their arms. There are various inexpensive aftermarket VTA adjusters for Rega arms. The most interesting are the VTAF ("Vertical T... | |
| Well Rounded Speakers $2500-$3000? Oh, and by the way, NHT is now selling the Xds with the dark finish and *two* subwoofers for $3k. | |
| Well Rounded Speakers $2500-$3000? The NHT Xd processor only takes analog inputs, so it doesn't matter if you're system is all digital or not (unless you upgrade to one of the DEQX processors with digital inputs. You'd also need to add 4 channels of amplification for that upgrade).... | |
| Miss my Dunlavy Speakers, Were to go... There always seem to be some SC-IVs and Vs for pickup only on the site because of the difficulty of shipping. I see some SC-IIs now, as well.I loved my SC-IIIs, but my new condo has a floorplan that simply makes it impossible to place them in a wa... | |
| How would you compare these two Vandersteens? I should have read the FAQ on the Vandersteen site before posting. He describes his speaker setup there. In my own defense, it's a looooong document. I learned a lot from it. http://vandersteen.com/pages/Techpage1.htmlAlso, this interview clarifie... | |
| How would you compare these two Vandersteens? Joe, here's what the Quatro manual has to say:"Can a subwoofer or subwoofers be added to a system with Quatros? The Quatros contain integral subwoofers and there would be no benefit or advantage to adding separate sub- woofers. When the Quatros a... |