gdnrbob
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| Bookshelf speaker for an apartment A pair of Vandy VLR's would be my suggestion. I use them in my office mounted near the ceiling at opposite corners and pointed at my desk.Don't let the diminutive size fool you, these speakers can rock with the right equipment/cables.Paired with a... | |
| How to remove ground pin on power cable Rule One:Don't argue proper wiring with Jea48.Bob | |
| XLR connectors If your equipment supports the Balanced AES standard, then neither cables or XLR connectors are going to be contributing anything significant sonically.Provide good clean/tight connections and you should be good to go.B | |
| Recommended Speaker List for Atma-Sphere OTL Amplifiers. @glennewdick,Good to hear the amps are working and exceeding your expectations.If I recall correctly, the 3.3 upgrade is significant. And, upgrading to the V caps is also significant.Just something to consider...Bob | |
| Distance between speakers - are the physics what they are? Is there no way to mount them on the walls, say up near the ceiling corners?Bob | |
| Child Damage Mitigation I would buy some dog/child gates/fences on Amazon.They have a nice selection. I don't know how your room is laid out, but Amazon sells some nice folding fences that allow you to place them where needed and are easily moved when not wanted.I use th... | |
| Leben CS600 or Atmasphere or ARC +1 for Atma-Sphere amps.Super transparent and built to last.Also, great customer service, even if you buy used.Bob | |
| Bias adjustment @OP, That is a bummer. FWIW, I would contact Ralph Karsten (atmasphere).I'd bet dollars to donuts that he could help you diagnose the issue.Bob | |
| Distance between speakers - are the physics what they are? If you could post a pic, it would make things easier.Either post a link or put something on the Audiogon Virtual Systems or PM me.Bob | |
| How long is too long for interconnects? Good advice so far.XLR's for equipment supporting the AES Balanced standard is the way to go.-Cable coloration is minimized as a result.12' for speaker cables will introduce more cable coloration than shorter lengths. So, you might want to demo a ... | |
| Looking for a SS integrated amp... approx. $1200 range Belles Aria or an Ayre AX-7e.Two very capable integrated amps that can be found used near your price point.Bob | |
| Equipment Rack - How important in the grand scheme of things? @jaytor ,My source and preamp reside in an Ikea Besta cabinet, not the greatest way to isolate equipment, so I understand your situation.In my case, I use Townshend platforms, as well as maple platforms from Butcher Block Acoustics. The Townshend ... | |
| My Ayre AX-7e Integrated amp vs. an upgrade to the Ayre EX-8 Integrated amplifier Any comments on the Electrocompaniet ECI-6 MRK II amplifier? Based on my limited research, it looks very interesting. Thanks.. Sorry, I have nothing to add, but you might PM Johnny Rutan (audioconnection).If anyone would know, it would be hi... | |
| Your "Best of..." audio manufacturer in each state Vandersteen and Audioquest in CA, Atma sphere and Magnepan in MN, Belles in NY, Ayre in CO, Zu and SoundLab in UT.Bob | |
| My Ayre AX-7e Integrated amp vs. an upgrade to the Ayre EX-8 Integrated amplifier Ayre still answers the phone. I just talked to Gary two days ago.My Ayre Codex get pretty hot (and it is on 24/7) and I haven’t had issues with it in my cabinet.- It has 2-3 inches of clearance on all sides plus it is secured in a wooden cradle.Bob |