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YBA Integre DT and Dynaudio combo
I have a set of three Dynaudio Gemini MTM speakers with tiny 5 inch woofers (arfers?). These were used as the high end of a biamp setup driven by an ADCOM amp rated at 100 watts into 4 ohms. When I got myself a big ADCOM amp rated at 350 watts int... 
Bi Amping... worth it?
I have been biamping for almost 50 years. At one point the second amp came in handy to quickly try out this new fangled "stereo" thing! Although I am still biamped on all five channels some of the reasons for it have diminished.1. Back when good H... 
Debating Full-Range
Any respectable audiophile speaker should be flat to 70Hz or thereabouts, so a subwoofer can be cut in below that. Then, when the music has no signal for the subwoofer, and lots of music does not, just turn the SW amp off and save electricity. Als... 
Problem with speakers....
For what it's worth..killing the Bose is a good thing. Except for some discrete multichannel recordings, the center channel is far and away the most important, and having it flanked by lesser speakers is not unreasonable.If you analyse the typical... 
Where does that hiss on the master come from?
Yes analog tape has hiss. But, (do I dare mention it) tubes hiss. 
How much Power do speakers really use ???????
It just happens that I have been making a bunch of electrical measurements as I design and set up my greatly revised system.1. SUBWOOFERS...I have three subwoofers, each consisting of a 15" JBL LF Driver and a 12" Dayton Titanic Subwoofer sharing ... 
Sacd / Dvda universal players
Pioneer DV 45A...Less than $500. Enjoy it while you struggle with the problem of what to do with the extra 2 or 3 grand in your pocket. 
Question for Ex-Maggie Owners
opivl.. What you hear is what you hear, and what matters for you. I don't do Rock, but I do listen to some Jazz (loud dixieland) and some bluegrass. With my crossover at 70Hz, 24 dB, I observe that what sounds like a lot of Bass, usually doesn't m... 
Have problems running a 8 ohm, 89 db speaker
Years ago, one of my sons took an unused KLH5 speaker that I had, and hooked it up to his little table-top FM radio. Now the KLH5 was a relatively low efficiency quality item, and the little radio probably had less than 3 watt audio output. I told... 
The truth about interconnects - can you handle it?
If you THINK that some wires sound better than others, then they do...for you. Maybe not for me, or anyone else, but why should you care? 
Any one try pa amplifiers for home stereo?
Crown amps may be a good, and inexpensive, choice to drive a subwoofer, where ability to pump out many amps is useful, and where electronic distortion levels do not need to be as good as typical audiophile equipment. The sound characteristics that... 
JBL Sovereign 1 question
I just had the foam surrounds replaced on three JBL LE15A drivers. Shipping cost more than the job itself which was done by an authorized JBL repair shop. Certainly worth the cost. I thought that the foam was OK on my units (which had been stored ... 
Choking more SPL's out of Maggie 3.6's
Things that work for me are:1. Get another (center) speaker. Better still, get three more for multichannel DVD/SACD.2. Set your subwoffer/MG crossover frequency higher. I do hope that you are not running the MG full range with subwoofer augentatio... 
Who uses long interconnect like in dealers?
I remember when preamps (all tube) had cathode-follower output stages with 600 ohm impedance. In such a circuit the coax connection to the power amp was critical. At the very least, hum pickup was a problem. Now, if you have a solid state preamp y... 
Pioneer DV-45A Elite vs Denon DVD 2800 MK II
My DVD-45A cost me only $500, and I have seen it listed for less. I bought it primarily for audio, and it is significant to me that it plays both DVD-A and SACD. The video which I have never viewed on a set as good as your Hitachi, looks OK to me....