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| decware zen se84cs or anthem int 2 I tried out an older version (perhaps one of the first as the chassis was not even painted) of the Decware amp with a pair of Klipch Chorus II speakers and it was very musical and 3d sounding. More so than any vintage push/pull tube amp that I hav... | |
| Power/Line conditioner Well, I could not wait and tried the Audion amp (last night) direct into the wall on a different (but not dedicated) line than the front end components and the Monster are running from. The dynamics were definately increased on the low wattage amp... | |
| Isolation vs. Absorbtion PS: Everything has also changed with the new 300b amp and I may have to start from scratch again and try everthing that I have already done all over. The first thing that I have noticed is that I can tilt the HF's up much more without is bugging m... | |
| Isolation vs. Absorbtion Brulee: How thick is your Maple platform and is it butcherblock or of a simpler vertical glue/lam design. I am still using 3/4" Maple (not butcherblock). I do not want to cut up my 5' 2 1/2" thick Maple butcherblock yet as I may want to use it in ... | |
| Isolation vs. Absorbtion Darn it Jayboard, now I am going to have to pull the Mapleshade cones and check their level. When I tried the Racing cones between my player and an MDF platform resting on Vibrapods I found the sound to be kind of "etched" for lack of a better wor... | |
| Freak Me Out Hi David: Here is one of the better compilations that I mentioned earlier. "Passengers: Original Sounstracks #1 issued by Island records. Music by: Brian Eno, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., etc. Also if you are not familar with Eno, Rob... | |
| Freak Me Out David: I do not know what the access to used CD's is in your area but when I want "new" tunes I pick up "music sampler" CD's for around a buck in my area. Windham Hill, Razor & Tie, ASCAP, etc. I just picked up a really odd one of Brazilian R&... | |
| Best speaker a wife would tolerate I used the country of origin to sell my wife on new speakers. I now own a new pair of Reynaud speakers which are designed and manufactured in France. They look OK as well and she does enjoy the smooth HF's. I was almost set to go with more gear fr... | |
| Vibrapods and Speakers RedKiwi: I read somewhere about a speaker designer that did not go out of his way to eliminate speaker cabinet resonance and vibration, he instead tuned the speakers using the existing vibration. It may have possibly been Reynaud the manufacturer ... | |
| Audion Silver: Any opinions? Hi CM: I just picked up an Audion Silver Night (the stereo version) a week ago and am using it with a pair of Renaud Twins and it is a nice match. My room is approx. 18 x 24 so high SPL's are not possible, but I generaly listen at moderate levels ... | |
| Best "Modern/Contemporary" styled gear Gallo Reference speakers (in stainless steel) on the Barcelona stands which I would love to own someday for their modern sculpture aspect as well as their sound. I just purchased an Audion amp that has a very classic clean and simple appearance to... | |
| Power/Line conditioner I should mention something else as to why results may differ with these devices. I was using a Musical Fidelity X-A1 amp at the time of my tests. The amp has an external power supply that I found out by accident holds a great deal of current, IMO,... | |
| In-wall speaker help Linn also produces in wall speakers. The sibilance that you have experienced with two different speakers may also be something else in the chain. If you can, try hooking up a pair of more conventional speakers (from your other stereo if you have o... | |
| Keeping cables off the floor I just "cleared" a few cables last night that had gone off track and were touching walls and the improvement in clarity was very noticeable as a CD was playing during this process. I wonder if it also has something to do with the length and make o... | |
| Homegrown or Mapleshade Hi Nanderson: My current setup in the living room is: Monster HTS2000 conditioner/HT Pro 11 PC/CAL Icon MKII/Mapleshade Double Helix digital IC/Bel Canto DAC 1 -w- HT Pro 11 PC/Homegrown Super Silver analog IC's/Audion Silver Night 300b stereo amp... |