dhel
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| Cable angst and Vandersteen 2 ce signature I have heard 2ces and 3as, both of which sounded great with Alpha core MI 2s. IMO they sounded better than Audioquest Mont Blancs with Vandersteens. These cables should be well within your budget as new they are around $11 a foot plus terminations. | |
| Need help with room Thank you for your response, I may consider going back to all copper interconnects to help tame some of the high frequencies as they can be fatiguing. The question around smoothing out the response is mostly a curiosity; I am not too worried about... | |
| Need help with room Bad quick math the difference is now 23 db in audible range. I see my bass node now and I can correct that, but I have a narrow +10 db spike at 630 hz that I am not sure how to mitigate. Any ideas? Also, are absorptive panels at the first reflecti... | |
| Need help with room The test tones are single frequency tones. While trying to figure out what was happening I looked at the Rives audio instructions and realized that I have the SPL meter on an 'a' weighted and it is supposed to be 'c' weighted. This made a huge dif... | |
| Need help with room Thanks, I forgot to put that in. The speakers are Boston Acoustic VRM 80's. http://www.bostonacoustics.com/home_product.aspx?product_id=189Recommended Amplifier Power50-250 wattsNominal Impedance8 ohmsFrequency Response (3dB)42Hz-20kHzBass UnitDua... | |
| Best preamps under $800 I have been very happy with my Parasound P3 pre and it should match up favorably to your Parasound amp. You can get them used for around $500. | |
| Green Mountain Audio Europa Max Vs. Tyler Taylo Re If you try tweaking first. I had a similar problem in a small room that was greatly helped by pulling the speakers out from the back wall and keeping the distance from the back and sidewalls different. I went to George Cardas' website and followed... | |
| Vandy 2WQ bottoms out with movies I must say I don't own these subs, but I have heard them many times at a buddys house. He has stereo 2WQ's. Last week we were switching out cables and left one sub disconnected and in his largish room there was a very audible reduction in impact ... | |
| The Best Inexpensive Wines Available Now I am very new to drinking wine, but my favorite so far is Zaca Mesa 2002 Z Cuvée. It has more complexity than most wines the <20 price range and avoids the sweet and fruity taste that I do not prefer. | |
| Fake plants behind speakers a good idea? I have a 5' tall fake tree/plant in a back corner of my setup. I measured the room response with and without it. I found no difference in SPL's at any frequency. Also, it does't seem to effect imaging positively or negatively. |