dhite71
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| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? Focal 1038Be I spent about a month or so and they never felt relaxed enough. My former speakers of 15 years have an aluminum tweeter and now I have the Wilson Sophia 1 with titanium. I suppose the beryllium isn't for me. | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i Everyone has confirmed the importance of the DAC as well as the vast range of quality across all the options available. I tried the Vault 2 a couple years ago when I had ARC separates. I could only go analog out of the BS into my preamp and was ... | |
| will changing to solid-state make the bass in my wilson sophias better at low volume? ...I wanted to clarify and add on a bit more to my previous post. I initially listened to the Sophias with all those amps without the subs with great bass impact. I had listened to my previous floor standing speakers with B&K and Parasound am... | |
| will changing to solid-state make the bass in my wilson sophias better at low volume? I have Sophia 1s and have had them paired only with ARC tubes with excellent bass response. I went through a few different separates systems with a pair of Classic 120s and then a REF 150. The REF 150 improved the bass response slightly over the... | |
| Best music in 2020 Here are my top 2020 releases that I acquired last year. The pandemic had me enjoying music on a daily basis. I invested more in my system and collection than ever before. Charles MingusMingus Ah Um - MoFi UD1SSuperb SQ Tom Petty Wildflowers &a... | |
| Best of the best Integrated amps in 2018 I never thought I would be engaging a thread on integrated amps, but I am excited to be doing so. I am an Audio Research fan and built my separates system over the past 3 years to finally have a REF lineup: REF 3 linestage, REF 2 PHONO & REF... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? @mijostyn....being a newbie in the digital realm, I fully acknowledge there is much to learn. I am trusting multiple reviews that the DAC in my integrated is of quality(Audio Research GSi75). My understanding is that the streamer is not significan... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? I cannot comment on CD sound, but since you included all digital I can share how my records compare to hi-res streaming. I abandoned CDs 15 years ago when a friend did some A-B comparisons of a few albums on his system. We both had decent system... | |
| Rega RP10 vs. VPI Classic Signature @roblanger Here we are 5 years later.....What happened with the Classic Sig vs the RP10?I am curious because I did a quick comparison recently of the VPI Prime 21 to my Rega RP6. It seemed like a very close match and I chose to upgrade to the RP1... | |
| Cartridge (other than Rega) with Rega RP10 I have a Benz Micro SM on a newly acquired RP10 that I moved from an RP6. It was/is beautiful sounding. I had the original Exact 2 on my RP6, then a Sumiko Blue Point #2, then a Goldring Eroica LX and finally the Benz. I called the Sound Organi... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @aj523.....the noise I was hearing was audible much farther than that. My turntable is 3 feet to the right of the right speaker and I could hear when I was standing there. The whooshing sound during tube failure was a bit louder but nothing sign... | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? You cannot predict what you will experience when sitting back in your chair from specs such as these. You MUST listen to the speakers and preferably in your home. Your example is 0.5 in difference from the same mfg, but from a different generati... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? I have had tube phono preamps, main preamps and main amps for about 3 years totaling 9 models. I progressively have had a quieter system with simply faint white noise audible from the speakers in the earlier models. As I have reached my current ... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed Hi Jeff,I tried out the 1038 Be2 as well a couple years ago. I found them too bright in my space also. In addition....I was quite disappointed in the bass for three 7 in drivers. A few months ago a nice opportunity came along for some Wilson Au... | |
| Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot One comment regarding how people brought Romex into the conversation....I admit when I first saw 14/2 that sent my brain to Romex, but I understood what you meant.Millercarbon's comment about hearing vs listening reminds me of an experience I had ... |