ejr1953
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| MAC Autoformers? In my case I have a McIntosh MC452 (solid state amp with autoformers) driving a pair of Focal Sopra No2 speakers. Focal lists the "nominal" impedance at 8 ohms, but the "minimum" impedance at 3.1 ohms, so my dealer recommended that I connect them... | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! Kind of a related topic, that is using an "array" of tweeters, and midrange drivers as well, what some call a "line source", stacking the drivers vertically in the enclosure.My brain tells me such a design would not have very good sound stage, tha... | |
| Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade I upgraded the stock tubes which were delivered with my McIntosh C2500 with a matched set of Genalex Gold Lions and immediately noticed more "musical" sounds, especially for voices and natural instruments (piano, classical guitar, violins, etc.) | |
| PS Audio AC Regenerators I took advantage of a program to return my P10 and upgrade to a P15 and immediately, I noticed an improvement in bass, more detail and better sound stage, where the only change was the P10 to P15, no other changes in my system.I presume that clean... | |
| News: Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October. See Qobuz Links below Anyone know if Roon is planning to add support for Qobuz? | |
| BUYERS, What Issues have you had with Sellers and Listings that Prevent you from Buying? I believe you need to be "realistic" about how valuable your used equipment is, some of the listings I see that seem to hang out there for days are not IMO properly priced.I also find that when I list an item and include UPS Ground (lower 48) and ... | |
| Best Buy to Pull CDs, Target Threatens to Pay Labels for CDs Only When Customers Buy Them I am a former Best Buy customer. I bought an expensive laptop from them and their extra insurance policy. The laptop was a lemon, in their shop 8-10 times, once they repaired the unit and didn't hook up the internal fans, toasted the motherboard... | |
| Best Class A / Class AB SS Power Amplifiers between $5000-$10,000 I have enjoyed my McIntosh MC452 now for about three years, and see they've got a new MC462 coming out this month. The MC452 pairs really well with my Focal Sopra No2 speakers. | |
| Pros and cons of leaving your DAC on 24/7 I don't leave my equipment powered "on" all the time, don't want to consume that much electricity. My amp and preamp "automagically" power themselves off after so many minutes of inactivity (no way to adjust that), and my DACs throw off a lot of ... | |
| Dac Technology Mature? Of all the components in a high-end audio system, IMO the DACs are the ones currently enjoying the most improvements.Certainly, as time marches on, amps, preamps, speakers, etc. are improving, but IMO those technologies are pretty much "mature".On... | |
| The Question,Tekton Pendragons or Focal 1028 BE IMO the Tekton's tend to "shout" whereas the midrange on the Focals is very pleasing to me. But you and I hear differently, so please do yourself a favor and spend some quality time with all the speakers you are considering, to find the one which... | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina . . . I'm smitten. Should I consider others? In the end, buy what sounds best to YOUR ears. We all hear differently and we all enjoy our systems differently. One other thing to note...I find the final sound I enjoy is the synergy of the components, so it might be a good idea to experience ... | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina . . . I'm smitten. Should I consider others? I took a year or so, visiting all sorts of audio shops in my search for a new pair of speakers.On one visit, before my listening, the salesman asked me of I preferred "analytic" or "musical" speakers, interesting way to put it. I thought for a mo... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 thoughts? I have heard the Sopra No3's but at a show, not a great audition, music was too loud, lots of people in the room, music I wasn't familiar with. It seemed that the No3's had a little more bass impact, but this was not an ideal way to do an auditio... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 thoughts? Thermals1,Mine are in a room that is 24' x 26'. I've had subs for several of my setups over the years and after going thru the heartache of getting them working well, enjoy having them.The bass that the Sopra's have is very good, but IMO subs add... |