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| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? Thanks @erik_squires, IMO, all speakers, even floorstanders, could use a subwoofer and I have one in my system, a JL Audio Fathom 110. It has a 900w class D amp and auto room correction. I have the LP freq. on the subwoofer set to 38hz; the Minis ... | |
| Thoughts on Simaudio 400M driving Magico Mini IIs? Thanks EBM! Much appreciated. I've gone back and read many of your comments on the Minis and have gotten a ton of insight from your posts. I'm curious if you've heard Simaudio amps and what is it about them that you think makes them not a good fit... | |
| Whats your favourite track to play to the non hi-fi visitor? So many good ones mentioned already. Tin Pan Alley, Birds, Babylon Sisters. All sound great on almost any system. I have many to add to the list. Check any of these out.James Blake, James Blake – moody British dubstep with a meticulously architect... | |
| Floor standing or Large bookshelf recommendations - 2.0 channel setup Have you considered Elac bookshelves or floorstanders? Ribbon tweeters will give you nice, sparkly highs that won't be edgy thanks to your MC. The ProAc K1 is also a nice, large standmount with a ribbon tweeter. Monitor Audio PL series might be ou... | |
| I've been dragged to recommendations, kicking and screaming I love the Tidal app but the UX is horrible. They shove hip hop down your throat and don't let you organize your collection. But when I let their song radio play at the end of an album, it usually leads to some nice discoveries. I use Roon as my f... | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker There's a pair of 805 D2s for sale on this very site for $3200:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa6a06-b-w-bowers-wilkins-805-d2-diamond-bookshelf-speakers-pair...B&W speakers are highly detailed. Some say fatiguing after long listening but... | |
| Your favorite 'concept' album @pgaulke, I would say a concept album is one that carries a consistent theme from beginning to end, like Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys (another all-time concept album) develops several themes around innocence and the loss of it – the innocence of y... | |
| Your favorite 'concept' album Ok Computer by Radiohead is the ultimate concept album for me. A few others that may not be full-on concept albums but seem to have a common theme from beginning to end are Suburbs by Arcade Fire, Dear Science by TV on the Radio, College Dropout b... | |
| Did your system ever get so good it pushed you out of the house? I’ve been inspired by my system and by Floyd Toole to check out the venue ejr mentioned, Boston Symphony. | |
| As much as I try, I just don't get it........ @eganmedia has it right, IMO. Do the mics in the video capture a sonic difference between the three different speakers? Sure, especially going from the stand-mounts to the full-range. But what's lacking is the character of those changes, aside fro... | |
| Amplifier warm up So if I’m using little fans to manage the temperature of my SS amp, does that mean it’s not warming up sufficiently to play at its fullest potential? | |
| Does anyone mix to mono just to hear instruments in the center? Interesting oldhvy, I'd be up for demo-ing that, although part of the enjoyment of two-channel listening, for me, is based on the characteristics of the "phantom image" and, when implemented ideally, the magic that takes place between two speakers. | |
| Does anyone mix to mono just to hear instruments in the center? Were Beatles vocals not originally center mic’d? Maybe I’ve only listened to remastered albums but I feel like Beatles vocals are always at the center of the soundstage. | |
| Keith Jarrett on the importance of audio sound quality Jarrett played a special piano with 97 keys called a Bosendorfer because he liked the additional body in the sound produced by the resonance of the additional bass notes. I adore Jarrett's playing but I find him unlistenable because of his quirky ... | |
| Questions about integrating sub with monitors, power usage and driver age Thanks for the responses. I actually do run my sub off my pre-amp/DAC. I have a JL Audio Fathom 110 (w/built-in amp) hooked up to a Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ with the balanced outputs on the DAC feeding the sub and RCA outputs feeding my amp. The way I ... |