davesandbag
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| which speakers should I buy? I assume by "patio" you mean open-air outside space. If not, forget what follows. I'm in CA so mine is set up year-round. IMO, outdoor listening is quite unlike indoor listening -- where reflections, room configurations, carpets, drapes -- a... | |
| Cconfused... Ishka, please audition your favorite contra-base/cello recordings through MG 37is. My take is that their line source drivers produce more realistic long string sound than do most cones.My ears tell me I am hearing nuanced detail I can’t hear from... | |
| recommendation for speaker wire to soften the highs if possible Perhaps you are expecting more than the 610’s are meant to deliver. I often find myself increasing volume in an attempt to make my smaller speakers sound as immersive as my floor-standers. Before long, the soft dome tweeters start sounding stres... | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? I’d support a requirement that the OP type the post while listening to the OPs own system, and encourage responders to listen to their own while framing each response.I’d like to know what others hear ... the way to do that is write the words in t... | |
| Speakers for a very large room? I recently moved to a house with no clear path to fine audio due to open plan, multi room flow, 10’ ceilings.My speakers are MG 3.6 powered by Sim Audio Moon Pre/Amps, and have always sounded amazing throughout the house. I intentionally made no ... | |
| Questions prompted by cable burn-in sound imrovement discussions Thanks for your response, JWP.I hadn’t considered improving the performance of a conductor by burnishing the cable’s insulation at the conductor interface ... Is there enough heat generated in a speaker wire to burnish the dielectric? Is it attr... | |
| Best speaker/system piano concerts Have you auditioned the newer Maggie 3.7is and up? They are magical in their reproduction of any stringed instruments. I assume this is in part related to their being line sources which function more like strings than cones or horns. I suggest t... | |
| Best speaker/system piano concerts Have you auditioned the newer Maggie 3.7is and up? They are magical in their reproduction of any stringed instruments. I assume this is in part related to their being line sources which function more like strings than cones or horns. I suggest t... | |
| Oppo 205 integration problems Had a new mother board installed in Vizio TV. Cable box to OPPO 205 HDMI in, HDMI out to VIzio HDMI 1/ARC. Cannot raise Cable modem “Guide” screen with Oppo in the pathway. Down another dark alley with Oppo it seems. |