erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Solid state amp to replace my Audio Research Ref 150 amp The last time I heard AR and Parasound the two seemed very similar in sound quality. I think it was with Wilsons at the time. I had Parasound, and ended up with Luxman for having a livelier midrange and glass smooth treble and extension. Howev... | |
| speakers that are a little laid back in the mids Revel, Fritz, Monitor Audio can all be said to be laid back IMHO and among my favorite listens. Vandersteen too. | |
| Streaming, Getting the Signal, Then What? If you are using a combination modem/router my one remaining suggestion is to use a gas discharge surge suppressor at the entrance of the cable to your building. I use a lot of things which are Ethernet connected, and a surge coming in from outsi... | |
| Anything SS sounds better than D'Agostino ? D'Agostino are good. So is Luxman. Vandersteen's amps beats them both. Yes, they make amps. | |
| Streaming, Getting the Signal, Then What? The two main reasons to use your own router are cost and security. Internet providers tend to charge you a monthly rental fee which you can avoid by having your own equipment. The other is security. Having your own router prevents a provider inst... | |
| Bowers & Wilkins Discounts? Music Direct and Audio Advisor often carry models that are being phased out and therefore at a discount from MSRP. Pro tip: sometimes when a dealer can't or wont' discount a major speaker brand you can often get them to give you excellent deals ... | |
| Add a subwoofer? I don't think there's any doubt a well integrated sub is a wonderful addition. The problem is usually the work needed to integrate a sub well. For a novice, success can seem random, and often frustrating. | |
| Room with glass windows as a walls. Over-treat what you can treat, and use tone controls. Respect how others listen. Many just want to hear the notes and tempo and the concept of building a 3D acoustical space is unimportant to them. Control directivity. Small 2-ways with horns li... | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? I wouldn’t call them scientific, but they do have their own sound in my mind. One of the best "scientific" attributes of Magico is the power response. The extremely wide and even dispersion makes these speakers throw an excellent image to a wide l... | |
| No bass on B&W 800D2 In addition to polarity, worth checking the drivers are actually working. The inductor wires are especially susceptible to having nearly invisible cracks happen at the circuit board. | |
| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) Don’t think you wish to be in Florida for this next one, It’s going to be a bad one. True, though Helene’s swath of destruction and power outages that reached far inland. For sure though, we are now talking the type of damage a surge protec... | |
| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) @oldelectricalinspctor Thanks for the warm welcome. I find that other hobbies such as watchmaking and speaker making take my personal time away from general audiophilia, but I'll pop in from time to time where I can help. | |
| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) @thecarpathian - I wish, their power recovered faster than ours did. SC. | |
| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) Are there any audiophile level surge suppressors that do not add any conditioning or filtering? The best surge suppressors are low pass filters. The low pass filters slow down the surge to give the surge suppression gear time to respond, so no... | |
| Clipping with Separates with change of Power Conditioner[?] What is your remaining Furman? If it has SMP and LiFT I'd run the entire system through it. |