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| tweaks that impress the unsuspecting I second Oddiofyl's observation re SubDude. With my Velodyne HGS-15 and HGS-10 the SubDudes removed the boom and extended the bass.db | |
| Subwoofer set up Neilmc,If you have a subwoofer jack as your original post suggests, presumably your receiver or pre-pro has one or more crossover settings, e.g. it sends frequencies above 80 Hz to your main speakers and below 80 Hz to your sub. This is true even ... | |
| Best affordable SACD player that does superb CD's Bmdduck, I have both a 9100ES and its predecessor, a 9000ES freshly serviced by Sony Laredo. My impression is that the 9000 is superior for audio, especially SACDs, but the 9100 is superior for video. I run either with video off for stereo, and us... | |
| Kef Kube power supply AFAIK, the KEF KUBE 200 does not have a separate power supply, at least my KUBE 200 104/2 doesn't. OTOH, there appear to be versions of the KUBE 200 for various KEF speaker systems, so some KUBEs may have a separate power supply.db | |
| Best used floorstanding / full range around $1000 Rakuennow,The newer amps may sound better, but either the Proceed Amp 2 or 3 sound very good to me driving my KEF Reference 104/2s. I use a Proceed PAV/PDSD pre/pro, a 2 chassis AVP if you will, although the AVP was said not to be as good. For HT,... | |
| KEF 103/4 loudspeakers; any comments I have a KEF Kube 200 sitting in its original box on a shelf in my closet. I've never tried it, because I use a Velodyne HGS-15 with my 104/2s, crossing over at 80 Hz, although the full range 104/2s without sub provide a very satisfying sound, jus... | |
| Sony ns9100es mod'ed or Esoteric Sa-60 I've had a chance to compare an Esoteric SA-60 with a fully modded (to tube stage) Sony NS999ES, and preferred the SA-60 for its deeper sound stage and smooth yet detailed treble. Incidentally, I prefer my Sony DVP-9000ES to my 9100ES for audio, t... | |
| What do you think of Vandersteen 5a's? Unless you view buying and selling big speakers as a trivial event, you really should listen to the 5A speakers. The Vandersteen speakers I've heard sound to me as though they are behind an acoustic veil. I auditioned an Ayer C-5xe CD/SACD player ... | |
| Looking for Pre/Pro with great 2 ch sound I would not buy a pre/pro based on video capability. I use a 3-in 2-out Octava HDMI switcher with my Proceed PAV/PDSD with excellent results. The PAV was said to be SOTA for S video, but who cares about S video now? Before HDMI, I took component v... | |
| Looking for Pre/Pro with great 2 ch sound Bmdduck,Proceed has always been associated with Levinson through Madrigal as far as I know.I bought my first Proceed products, a PAV and Amp 2, in the early to mid '90 period, and still have those units, as well as a PAV/PDSD pre/pro pair, a secon... | |
| what is difference between proceed AMP 2 and BPA 2 Soundsophist,Is your judgement of the sound superiority of the BPA based on A/B comparison with the AMP2 or the output transistor? I have a couple of AMP2s and an AMP3 and have wondered from time to time about buying one of the newer higher power ... | |
| Decent low-cost used phono amp Budget not over $500, preferably less.db | |
| Are these Altec Voice Of The Theatre? Bill.We had a number of VOTT systems in our lab, and they looked pretty much like the unit on the link by Cleanuphippy, minus the closed-in lower section. They did not look like the box you have, but IIRC, Altec did try to package the components i... | |
| Using KEF- KUBE with 107/2 Speakers I suspect the most likely correct answer is go with none. I have a pair of bi-wired 104/2s that seem to have ample low end; I believe the 107/2s have even more. I cross over at 80 Hz to a Velodyne HGS-15 for very low frequencies such as pedal note... | |
| Video Question: Plazma or LCD??? I think Swampwalker may have gotten the pricing reversed. In my experience plasma tends to be less expensive for a given size than LCD. LCD is less sensitive to reflections and, I believe, more energy efficient; the top end Pioneer plasma has the ... |