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| Top two channel pre w/HT passthrough XLR best I have the very same demands as you - 2 channel preference in a multi-channel/HT set up that the wife/kids need to operate easily without my guidance.I went through many pre-amps and settled on a Gill Audio Alana (a tube unit). It just blew me awa... | |
| Best Digital Amp for Legacy Focus 20/20? I had a 4B something-or-other that I replaced with a Mac MC-352, then a Krell FPB-300C, and now Theta Enterprise Monos. Each step was a noticeable improvement. One footnote though, when I had the Krell, I upgraded from the 20/20s to the Whispers. ... | |
| Attention all Legacy Whisper owners ?? I am constantly amazed by what I hear with my Whispers...very pleasantly so. I've had them for several years now and I never get tired of them. | |
| A packing solution for Audiogonitis carriers I think you've taken this noodle thing too far now... ;-) | |
| Attention all Legacy Whisper owners ?? I'd second Douglass response. Why not contact Dudleston directly because I bet he's tried it already and he'd share his experience with you. It would save you time, money and potential damage. I've spoken with him before and he was very helpful, ... | |
| Mapleshade recordings I would clarify my original post by saying that only one of their recordings I own (of eight or twelve or so) gets on my nerves. And it's only because Larry Willis' piano seems to vibrate the snare drum which gets caught up in the recording...or a... | |
| Mapleshade recordings Jfrech is right - Live at Ethels is really good, and is especially good for comparing different gear in your system.Also agreed about how some are not so good. Mostly, they are very good though.I've been wanting to get the ARC Chior but with along... | |
| Krell HTS 7.1 vs. Showcase I'll also join in to favor the HTS 7.1. It beat many stand alone pres I had over to demo. It doesn't seem to be a popular piece around here, but my experience with it has been extremely favorable, quite contrary to many who "blast" Krell. It is th... | |
| High end processors with HDMI 1.3a Looks like the Marantz AV8003 could be a good affordable candidate.Shouldn't this be in the HT forum? | |
| High quality processors with HDMI 1.3 I hear B&K also has something coming out any time now with 5 HDMI 1.3 inputs and may be priced about $3500.I don't know much about B&K quality one way or the other though. I wish someone made just a HDMI DAC with three or four inputs. This... | |
| Room Acoustics overkill or worse? I made 10 4" thick 2'x4' absorbers for the wall behind my speakers some time ago. They were constructed using open wood frame covered in a black fabric to keep a solid shape. I had also hung some Large PVC pipes from the ceiling in front of them t... | |
| tube preamp w/ solid state amp Larryi makes a good point regarding the order of turning things on. If the main amp(s) are on already, or even switched on at the same time as the pre-amp, you could easily get a lot of nasty noise as the tube pre powers up. It is not something yo... | |
| Jeff Rowland 201´s or Ayre V-5 X Guido - I don't know the Whisper impedance curve, but they are rated at 4 ohm nominal and about 95 or 96 dB efficient, I don't remember off the top of my head.The Stereophile review seemed to start well, but then MF began some deep criticisms most... | |
| Jeff Rowland 201´s or Ayre V-5 X This thread is a bit old since I posted. At the time I had Legacy Focus 20/20s which can be pretty demanding on an amp. Guidocorona - I hear what you are saying about the Macs. I did have an MC-352 for a while and it had no problem at all driving ... | |
| DIY Acoustic Diffusers How about this site for reference:http://www.mhsoft.nl/diffusor.asp#calculAlso, the Auralex metrofusers aren't hugely expensive, but they need to be covered somehow since they are made of Styrofoam and are butt ugly on their own. They are not base... |