dweller
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| Subwoofer or New Speaker Can you move the speakers closer to the wall? | |
| PROAC D48R Bass Booming OP: If you plan to keep these speakers, Find a competent tech and have them add a volume control to the woofer circuit. They could hang the control from a wire so it comes out the bottom (where the bass comes out) so you wouldn't have to damage th... | |
| You could work for any manufacturer, past or present... Jim ThielDave WilsonSteve McCormackJohn Dunlavey | |
| What are the must-see shops in SoCal? Don't forget Upscale Audio. Also quite a few in Orange County and San Diego. | |
| Your perfect audio sentence We did this a couple of years ago. Look in the archive. | |
| Fixed my power problem for $140 Good job! | |
| Best Amp With Some Warmth and Midrange Magic - Need 150wpc solid state, 100wpc Tube Here you go.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9j5f8-balanced-audio-technology-vk-250-se-solid-state | |
| Japanese MQA CD's I've seen these Japanese offerings and was tempted. Never tried to purchase for obvious reasons. Another "miracle format" with no support. | |
| Klipsch Heresy IV - not what I was expecting Once a rumor starts on these boards, it seems to never die. "Horn speakers are very colored and sound hollow -like cupped hands." and "Thiel speakers are very bright" or "B&W diamond tweeters are bright and fatiguing". I found all of these to ... | |
| Reminder - It might be time to replace the rectifier tube if you have one. Instead of "3 year life-span", I prefer to measure in hours. I've had my new tube preamp for 1.5 years but only listen about six-hours a week.Should I still expect 3 year life-span? | |
| New tubes...far more power?? Have you unplugged the amp since removing the old tubes? Your auto-bias circuit may be retaining the settings it used with your old tubes. Sometimes unplugging the amp resets to "factory settings". Leave it unplugged for an hour or so. I'd even re... | |
| New tubes...far more power?? If the manual doesn't cover this, I'd contact the maker. Regards | |
| New tubes...far more power?? Does your amp have auto-bias? If so, you may have to reset and bias to spec for new tubes. The auto-bias then maintains as needed. Check your manual. | |
| PROAC D48R Bass Booming Go to a home store and ask for some pipe insulation. Measure the opening at the bottom of your speaker (looks like four or five inches). They make pipe insulation out of foam rubber and many different sizes so get some big enough to block the bott... | |
| PROAC D48R Bass Booming Where are the speakers located? How close to a wall? If really close, move speakers out into the room to diminish the bass. If all else fails (assuming these are bi-wire speakers), bi-amp with another integrated amp so you have control over bass v... |