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| Salk Sound Encore 3 or Totem Wind @dpm2340 makes sense and explains why you posted here, looking for input and possibly other ideas. We get it, and it’s been even worse since the pandemic. Even if you went to an audio store, often times they don’t have your exact amp, tubes, room,... | |
| Salk Sound Encore 3 or Totem Wind @dpm2340 in this case with your amp, if you must pick between the two you mentioned, probably the Salk then. Keep in mind your current speaker will sound different from the Salk and its likely Be tweeter. A friend with similar power range tube am... | |
| Budget amp that will give Magnepan 3.6Rs better depth of soundstage I had Maggie 3.6Rs on loan for close to 20 days in a 12’ x 16’ room with a 220 wpc dual mono solid state amp with 75amps of current. A capable amp.. The room was the limiting factor. Just did not work very well at all. Sound stage was all wrong. ... | |
| Salk Sound Encore 3 or Totem Wind @dpm2340 it might be helpful if you shared exactly which model BAT amplifier you are using. BAT makes 75/80 watt tube amps and up to ~500 watt solid state amps. While Salk Song Encore 3 spec 8ohms, and can be okay with tube amps, they dip down cl... | |
| Salk Sound Encore 3 or Totem Wind @dpm2340 I am currently using Vonschweikert VR4-jr and they are very nice sounding. @dpm2340 lots of replies. not much help. In this hobby do you have to have an excuse to change? Manufacturers certainly say no. "I feel I just need to look... | |
| Salk Sound Encore 3 or Totem Wind @dpm2340 As a former Totem owner and a friend who had Salks, I'd venture to say you could be making a slight lateral move and maybe minimally satisfied unless you take a bigger jump up. Or, stay and upgrade yours, somehow. As a sidebar thought, ... | |
| Au revoir, MHDT Orchid, you're a great DAC but... Good thread. Finding that delicate balance. I sure enjoyed my upgraded Orchid whenever my solid state amplifier -or- tube amps with more detailed output tubes were in play. The Orchid would smooth and balanced things out nicely, in this configurat... | |
| Audiophile sound quality from a more "mainstream" company? @wolf_garcia Schiit, Klipsch, and Pass. Wait...that sounds like an instruction...sorry...Heresy IIIs are better than IVs, or so I say. A triode obsessed "Inspire" preamp/amp buddy went from Hersey II, III, IV, to Omega for a while, and returned... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey Patience is #1. Doing more in-depth research is #2 if you place a value on your time, money, and energy. Then speakers, power, source components, preamp, amplification, cables, room/treatment sooner if possible. Or, simply moving speakers around i... | |
| Intriguing Speakers From Germany @mihorn I only want to remember only few good sounds. Who wants to remember a bad sound. And there are not many audio systems sound better than mine to me. Hear mine below. Your ears might need few minutes to get used to this sound though. Gotc... | |
| Intriguing Speakers From Germany @mihorn I’ve been audio shows every year and I find that the sound of videos is exactly same what I hear in the show. Microphones don’t lie. ... @mihorn Human brain is complex enough to figure out the difference between the real and video sou... | |
| Intriguing Speakers From Germany @timlub I’m not certain, yet at one point the presenter comments the lower midrange-woofer driver on one of the speakers being shown are "custom made" to their specifications, with a minimal crossover. Behind the lower grille cloth on one of the l... | |
| Intriguing Speakers From Germany @mihorn you are hearing it over your speakers or headphones, on a compressed Youtube video. Nothing realistic or natural about it compared to a real setting. | |
| Intriguing Speakers From Germany @leadcrew, Interesting. I’ve designed and built a similar speaker configuration about 7 years ago. Same MTM woofer with AMT configuration in custom walnut enclosures, but with separate subs below. I run them today with dual mono block tube amps. A... | |
| New Pink Floyd release While they do mention remastered, and additional recordings from a live concert at Wembley in 1974, it’s not clear if the Stereo Mix recordings are enhanced from the originals or still the same as prior master recordings. ADDITIONAL DETAILS, inc... |