gdnrbob
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| Acoustic Curtain for listening area The best room treatment, in my opinion, is to treat a room as a room that you live in.-Bookshelves, Art on the walls, Window treatments, etc.. In other words, lots of stuff. That creates multiple/random points for sound waves to disperse/absorb w... | |
| Belles Amp - REL Stereo Subs Or, PM Johnny Rutan (Audioconnection), He sells Belles and knows just about everything there is to know stereo-wise. Bob | |
| Martha Argerich - Best of The Box Sets Considering you can stream most of her work, why not get a Qobuz membership and listen to the recordings yourself? Then you can buy the ones you like. Bob | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing @mglik , I, too, own Atma gear (MP-1, MA-1-stock). We both know Ralph is a consummate stereo equipment designer. So, for me, I have put my deposit on his new Class D amps. The big question, as a Vandersteen owner, is the fact that it uses Feed... | |
| Acoustic Curtain for listening area @tommypenngotti, Before you spend a lot of money, why don't you try hanging some differing materials. Say, start with a large bed sheet, move on to a blanket/duvet. Then an area rug. Each one will display differing reflective/absorptive characte... | |
| Innuos Phoenix USB cabling In my opinion, using an ethernet cable with a separate ground (Cat 6a and above, if I recall), would be the way to go. I was lucky enough to score a half roll of Audioquest Carbon ethernet cable (CAT 7)and proceeded to wire from my Verizon Fios ... | |
| Disservice: XLR interconnects @navyachts , The reason I, and Ralph specify the AES standard is that there are many manufacturers who add XLR input/outputs on their equipment without adhering to those standards. The result might be cables that 'sound so much better.' When us... | |
| Equi=Core 1000 I own the AQ Niagra 1200, too. I have no issues with it. I also owned the Equi+Core 1800- a very early version. It worked well with my equipment. To be honest, I did not detect a significant difference- but, I try not to get too anal about these... | |
| All in 5-6k for setup in living room...with bad acoustics I’m sensitive to compression drivers and the "harsh" highs Well, the Magnepan LRS comes to mind. But, if you are listening loudly, then the Maggies probably aren’t your cuppa. You mentioned a large room, how large? With kitchen? Normally, ... | |
| Belles Aria Signature and other Int Amp recommendation @audioman58 , Welcome to the Belles lover group. John Rutan has a Belles Aria Integrated and Vandersteen VLR's, and a Vandy Sub 3 in the front room. All I can say is that it is one smoking system for the money. B | |
| Disservice: XLR interconnects As always, Ralph-@atmasphere, gives the best advice. FWIW, I bought a 25 foot run of his Mogami cable when I got his amps and preamp. My dealer suggested moving to AQ, so I did, (as I respect his opinion). Long story short, I noticed very littl... | |
| what kind of power conditioner for front end? Firstly, I am an AQ fan, and use a Niagra 1200 for my front end components. I have never heard a sound from the unit. My friend with a larger Niagra has never mentioned hearing anything, either. Second, I only use conditioners on the lower power... | |
| Why aren’t there many used cables on the market? +1 for Hifishark. Just input your filters and see what is available. The best part is you can look at previous sales, in order to get an idea of what the cables are going for. B | |
| Computer updated and now Roon is blocked I would also try using a program called CCleaner, to wipe out any previous programs. If Windows upgraded, then there should be a restore point that you could revert the PC back to a point where Roon worked. FWIW, I haven't had any issue with MS... | |
| Dual Subwoofers? As others have posted their recommendations, I feel I should post mine. Though a bit pricier to gain entry, the Vandersteen subs are quite unique in that the employ a high pass filter (adjustable to amp impedance). The result being that you have ... |