drewh1
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| Opinions on Full-Range/single driver speakers Audio Nirvana looks interesting and priced appropriately for a first time project. Although I was hoping for a simpler answer (duh!) I have gotten a lot of good ideas and opinions. The one thing you can depend on in this hobby is that there is no ... | |
| Opinions on Full-Range/single driver speakers so many drivers, so little time . . .This is what I hear:1. Full range speakers are certainly not for everyone or all types of music.2. they can be optimized for a certain frequency range but will not perform well at both high frequency and low fr... | |
| Opinions on Full-Range/single driver speakers I should have clarified when I said I don't want opinions, what I was hoping to avoid were things like - buy the magnepans, get the B&W 803's, etc.I would like to hear opinions on drivers and especially comparisons with other systems and solut... | |
| My speakers sound like crap with Arcam Amp? I would have to agree with Nguyen that trying some different IC's or speaker cables might change things for you. I found my AVR-300 to be very sensitive to changes in speaker cables and their composition, silver will make a noticeable difference. ... | |
| What is a good bookshelf You should really listen to some time/phase coherent speakers, particularly Green Mountain. I have listened to and owned a variety of bookshelf speakers but have found nothing to compare to GMA's - In your budget range you could pick up some Calis... | |
| Speaker Recommendations for Soundstage and Imaging I second nrenter's suggestion. I also use Green Mountain speakers (Europas) with the Ayre AX7e. Similar room size and sit about 8 ft away. I have found the Green Mountains to be more forgiving with wall placement. Not only are they front or downpo... | |
| Sweetest SS preamp for Classical? A bit above your price range, but the Ayre Ax7e has the most faithful presentation of timbre that I have heard. I am a cellist and bassist. See the thread on timbre "Amplifier reproduction of instrument Timbre" further down in this forum. | |
| USPS Priority Mail I don't know whether it is true that the packages are mishandled in shipping but I can tell you that the delivery of my packages from the USPS as been atrocious. I finally had to file a complaint with the post office because the postal delivery pe... | |
| very small speakers I bought a pair of PSB mini-monitors used, very inexpensively. I was blown away by them. (I usually listen to Ayre/Green Mountain). Don't know if they are small enough (6 x 10?)but they were a pleasant surprise for the money. | |
| Jitter reduction, best device? I was HIGHLY skeptical about the Monarchy DIP but recently tried a DIP Classic (no upsampling) in my system and was very impressed with the results. I use a Monarchy DAC 24 with Matsushita tubes, Ayre AX7e and Green Mountain Europas, either an ine... | |
| Ayre amplifier to Subwoofer connections Drubin,I am not using this scheme. After researching, I determined that the only way that a ground connect failure could occur is for the subwoofer amp to fail and short everything to ground. Since my O-audio subwoofer amp does not have a common g... | |
| New to tube rolling, where to purchase tubes? an update - So I ordered 2 Matsushitas from Tubemonger and received them in 1 1/2 days! Here is some feedback on the swap.Just so you know, I am a skeptic and don't rely on my musical memory. The nice thing about the Monarchy is that I can connect... | |
| New to tube rolling, where to purchase tubes? Really helpful advice from everyone - I am going to send some emails per your recommendations and see what happens.One thing I am realizing about this hobby, I can't leave well enough alone. It is not just about trying to reach nirvana, rather it ... | |
| which speaker cables to buy? Concurring with Byegolly, I have found Blue Jeans interconnects to be a great value, well constructed with good neutral performance. I do have not tried their speaker cable. | |
| Amplifier reproduction of instrument Timbre I couldn't find the comments about transient issues in DAC design, however, I did find a lot of information on TIM. I thought this comment was particularly interesting given the constant debate about measurable characteristics of amplifiers, I wil... |