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| Speaker and amp pairing I tried a Schiit Vidar amp with my KEF Reference 204/2C center speaker, but it didn't blend well with KEF Reference 1 mains driven by an Ayre KV-5 Twenty. Substituting a Parasound JC 1 achieves a seamless blend. I had 3 JC 1s I planed to sell; now... | |
| Combining home theater with two channel In Parasound's terminology JC used to indicate that John Curl was involved in the design of a component. Wonder if that's true of the JC 5. I have 3 JC 1 monoblocks (400 watts @ 8Ω, 800 watts @ 4Ω) and a JC 2. | |
| Combining home theater with two channel OP might look for a high quality used processor to use with his amp rather than an integrated. I use a pricy Bryston SP3, but I think a Cary Cinema 12 would be fine. My setup is similar to that described by bkeske. The SP3 sends balanced front ... | |
| Center channel The problem was the amp. With the JC 1 amp driving the KEF 204/2C integration with the KEF Reference 1s is seamless whether playing Blu-rays, e.g., Mahler’s 2nd with Chailly conducting, Legends of Jazz, or cable. Superb 7.1 sound, with wide and de... | |
| Center channel My wife and I agree that we prefer the sound when the center channel is off. I’m going to try replacing the Schiit Vidar with a JC-1, the amp I previously used with the 204/2 when it blended seamlessly with the pair of 107/2s, all driven by JC-1s.... | |
| Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago I had KEF 107/2s that I used with Parasound JC-1s. Really liked the sound, but replaced them with KEF Reference 1s and a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s with SMS-1 bass manager. Have wanted to try 207/2s, but they continue to be pricy and they’re heavy. ... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 Upstairs I use KEF Reference 1s augmented by a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s with SMS-1 bass manager and a Marchand passive high-pass filter. Downstairs I use KEF LS50s now augmented by a KEF KC62 that also does high-pass. I’m so impressed with the KC6... | |
| Low-pass setting I've observed the in-room response of my KEF Reference 1s using the SMS-1 display, and it comports closely with the KEF specs. There is a gradual roll-off just above then a sharp drop-off just below 30 Hz. That leads me to expect KEF's specs for... | |
| Low-pass setting In my main setup I use a Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager that uses a microphone to provides acoustic room correction for a pair of HGS-15s. I suppose it might be possible to use a SMS-1 with a KEF KC62. | |
| Dropouts From Server Cox reset the Panorama and reduced the internet speed, neither of which fixed the dropout problem. Rebooting the Mac Mini seems to have fixed the problem. I've played the Glenn Gould 1981 recording of the Goldberg Variations using the Oppo 205 w... | |
| Dropouts From Server It’s something supplied by Cox Cable called a Panorama, a combined modern and router. I use that with several Google WiFi pods distributed about he house that connect to the Ethernet inputs of equipment. Coincidence is the usual starting point whe... | |
| Dropouts From Server willgolf - As part of a package deal, our cable server increased server speed. It may be only coincidental, but since then I’ve been having Roon and TV dropouts, and both often shut down. I wonder if resetting the cable speed to what it was before... | |
| Ethernet or USB for streaming to Oppo 205 I've settled on Ethernet. The setup is very simple: Oppo 205 XLR to a Nad M22 that drives a pair of KEF LS50s; the 205 sends below 80 Hz to a pair of Velodyne HGS-10s. | |
| jazz drivers I had been using an Ayre A7e integrated that I really like to drive LS50s, but there’s no practical way to add a sub, so I’m using an Oppo 205 and NAD M 22 amp with a pair of Velodyne HGS 10s and SMS-1 bass manager. The Oppo front end sounds surpr... | |
| Sound bar for Dialogue The tweaking and level matching worked. The 204/2C stays. |