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| Preamp - what's the purpose? Functionally: Volume Control is the most common need. Thus a Preamp is an attenuator, most combined with a gain stage. Passive is a switcher, attenuator with no gain stage, perhaps other features. Pre-Amp, (the pre) (ignoring features, switching,... | |
| Best musical center channel under $300 1st find a way to locate your center channel just below the TV/Monitor. Fairly easy if monitor is wall mounted. Mine: I built a 6" high riser to sit on my equipment cabinet below. TV on the riser, center channel below/within the riser. 2nd, match... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps I agree, hire an INSURED furniture mover, a piano mover for something huge needing care. IF a friend unable to help had a brother, son, etc, that might work. Coincidentally, looking for powerful amp/mono blocks: I thought, the front handles can ... | |
| directional speakers Audio Presentation: 2D Stereo; 5.1 Directional; 3D Enveloping Live sound is generally ‘front stage based’ (except ‘surround theater’ like Cats), presenting 2D directionality (varying greatly with seat location). Conveying the sense of a particula... | |
| directional speakers from their site (emphasis by me): **BACCH-ORC is the most advanced room correction technology today. Unlike any other commercially available room correction system, BACCH-ORC relies on quick in-ear (binaural) acoustic measurements, millimeter-res... | |
| directional speakers treepmeyer I apologize, I now realize the importance of the specifics of your post. My responses are related to 2D and Front Imaging: not ‘3D from 2D’ which is Bacch4MAC’s objective. I just looked it up and realized Bacch4MAC is what my friend ... | |
| directional speakers treepmeyer "I just bought a Bacch4Mac bundle and am thinking of upgrading speakers. Theoretica recommends speakers that are more rather than less directional.". Perhaps you could summarize the beneficial theory you are pursuing. | |
| directional speakers treepmeyer thanks for acknowledging my input. I don't know anything about what you are doing, I just write for you and others I imagine who are following: to share what I have experienced, perhaps to get you to try that alternate toe-in for inst... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) I'm constantly delighted with the sound of my system, and quite proud of it's low cost compared to ....... I have nearly all restored vintage, as my virtual systems show: https://forum.audiogon.com/users/elliottbnewcombjr?_gl=1*x51yz6*_ga*ODgyNz... | |
| directional speakers By the time we get enough money for good equipment, and good source material, and enough free time: we are old enough that our lack of sensitivity to high frequencies has begun, and will continue to diminish, thus the distribution of the narrowest... | |
| Tube amp suggestions for Divine Acoustic speakers More than OP needs, but anyone looking for lots of tube power, 250 wpc: Seller wrote back, yes it includes a pair of Mono-Blocks, $3,000. search usaaudiomart.com VTL MB-250 Monoblock Tube Amps | |
| Warped record return/exchange it. | |
| directional speakers I think Narrow Dispersion is the wrong way to go. Imaging, wide and precise starts with the engineering, then IF vinyl, the cartridge's wide channel separation and tight center balance make a big difference for imaging: both before you send the s... | |
| Tube amp suggestions for Divine Acoustic speakers After hopping about hifishark, I would research these Rogue Audio Stereo 100 BAT VK-60 just listed here Margules 280U-SC VTL MB-250 (listing says amp, photos show two, possible he meant the pair, forgot the S? Carver Crimson 275, new on sale ... | |
| Tube amp suggestions for Divine Acoustic speakers triode/ultralinear gives you optional power ratings; and mono capability gives you the opportunity to double up in the future. You might limit your search to amps with those features. I agree, I would want 35 wpc or more for instantaneous peaks. ... |