daveteauk
Responses from daveteauk
| 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... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice @ghdprentice - I get what you're saying about working. If you only used it for <1hr, then you've never heard it at it's best, and I'm sure you'd have had a better experience with a SS amp that warms up much quicker. I wouldn't even consider ser... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice Some rather strange responses and comments here! OP - I would have thought not many, if any, dealer would keep a 7yr old product on Dem (unless it's still current in the lineup, which I don't know). And what's your problem with the valve complime... | |
| Aragon Amps any good for Planars? @burnside9806 STOP using UPPERCASE for all text! It's bad etiquette, and means you are SHOUTING!! | |
| Planar Speakers and Diffusors I've used planar type speakers for over 40 years, so I'm very aware of the issues with setup and room. Currently using Maggie 1.7i's in a 22' x 16' room with a 9' ceiling. generally it sounds very good. I also have a large(ish) TV (65") in between... | |
| Preamp vs Av receiver preouts @carlsbad2 - Jerry, you’re on the right track, but I’m not sure the Anthem will like, or work correctly, using two inputs from different sources. The correct way of doing things, and I have extensive and recent experience of doing this, as I want... |