daveteauk
Responses from daveteauk
| Nordost Valhalla 2 Speaker Cable @roadcykler - I've been on this, and other forums for a long time, and this has got to be THE most dumb suggestion I've ever read! To connect just one cable to each speaker is a complete waste of time. 'Most people will not do such things', as it'... | |
| Best way to dampen a micro-vibrating Printed Circuit Board inside an amp? Thanks! I'm somewhat embarrased to say, that a few years ago I was 'experimenting' with a couple of Naim pre-amps, a 122x and a 202(x?) (both garbage btw), and both had 'floating' main boards. They, Naim, even went so far as to say in the owners manual th... | |
| What does your DAC sound like I went from my trusty old, and very good, Stello DA 220 MkII to a Denafrips Pontus 15th a while ago, and was staggered by how much better it was, but ONLY after it'd had a few weeks 'running in' - it sounded flat and lifeless when new. I was so e... | |
| What does your DAC sound like @willywonka - Total rubbish! 'Your' listening skills may not be good enough, but plenty of peoples are, mine included. Don't judge others' skills by your own. | |
| What does your DAC sound like My Stello DA220 MkII, which is a great sounding DAC, has just been replaced with a Denafrips Pontus 15th, and the difference is staggering. The Pontus is the smoothest, most analogue sounding DAC that I've heard (I haven't heard your 3 examples), ... | |
| I’m considering upgrading my speakers internal wiring @mapman Considering the amount of posts you post, your comment of - 'If you want to do it do it', is,,,, useless and unhelpful. | |
| Why does USB feature so much in discussions about DACs when the newer HDMI seems better? @vinylshadow - Toslink, whether glass or some kind of plastic, is THE worst thing to use for audio connections. It's been slagged off for decades, since it was first used for audio in fact, for having terrible sound quality. Obviously opinions wil... | |
| 55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey OP - As everyone (except a numpty saying it's too big as you can't see all the screen at once!! How far are you watching at - 3 feet?!) has said to you, go as big as you can. You will get used to a 65" in minutes. Get a 55" and within those same m... | |
| Magnepan LRS+ resistors on the tweeters… which? OP - as almost everyone is telling you - don't use the/any resitors. They kill transparency/detail and the 'life' of the music. Look elsewhere. As almost everyone is telling you - the amp is VERY important with Maggies. You may be a Naim fanboy,... | |
| Magnepan LRS+ resistors on the tweeters… which? @cey - I agree - this is not a 'normal' scenario for these. I'd be looking at other things to tame what you're hearing down a tad, maybe speaker cable, definitely the Naim 122X - an awful cheap n nasty piece of equipment, as I found out when I bou... | |
| Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd. OP - tkrxx - Simple, because that type of equipment and connections you propose sounds far far inferior to a seperates system which needs cables. Question sounds like click bait to me! Nonsensical. | |
| Toe in is crucial As @ghdprentice says - "Proper toe-in is definitely one of the critical basics of speaker placement", which I am in complete agreement. But one thing which no-one has mentioned; and that's to look at what YOUR speaker maker recommends, and start t... | |
| I Sold my CD Player!!! Streaming sounds so incredible!!! @laoman - If you like the 'convenience' (!!) of finding/cleaning/putting on a CD, then you'd be gobsmaked at the real convenience of choosing music from your chair, and playing it within seconds of deciding what you want to listen to. @sns - 100%... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice @cleeds - thanks, but what exactly is 'critical'? What part does it play - my Ref3 seems to use SS rectification, so is the 6550 the supply voltage for the 6H30 in the PS, or does it do something else? 2000hrs seems a very very low figure for repl... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice @romad - If you can't stretch to a 28SE, go for the vanilla 28. Don't bother with a 27 or anything earlier, especially things like LS15/16. save your money and wait for the SE IMO. Here's a link to a REALLY useful site which gives lots of info ab... |