gdnrbob
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| Squashed(?) LRS @OP,Both audioconnection (John Rutan) and mofimadness have given you great information. Trust it implicitly, and congrats on the new speakers.Bob | |
| How do I get the "most" out of a speakers that are rated for 12 ohms? To be honest, I doubt you are delivering any more than one or two watts of power to those speakers-if you are listening at 'normal' levels.Any excess power is/should be available to handle transient power demands.Snubbers- I think you are referrin... | |
| Audioquest Firebird Zero @musicguy85,Interesting post, and nice to hear from German Audiophiles( I have a secret obsession with MBL's).You make an interesting observation. I just purchased a set of AQ cables and was surprised that they were only offered in 1 meter or more... | |
| new preamp Atma Sphere MP-1.B | |
| Bluesound Node 2 vs. Node 2i Funny, when I asked Bluesound if I should upgrade, they said 'No'. They said the software upgrade did the trick, not the hardware.Bob | |
| Streaming Qubuz - take it to the next level. Either move to an Aurender N100 or upgrade your DAC to something like an Ayre Codex or Schiit Yggy, though I think the DAC upgrade will be the most significant change.Bob | |
| Audioquest thunder vs tornado HC powercords PM John Rutan (audioconnection).He can clue you in.Bob | |
| Who Offers a Highly Musical Preamp using a 6SN7 tube and a remote? An Atmasphere UV-1.B | |
| Cable retermination, XLR Unless you live near a good brick and mortar dealer, I would just send the cables back to Straightwire. Either way, you will have to pay, so why quibble?As far as upgrading XLR's, if your equipment supports AES 48, then it should make little diffe... | |
| amp for vandersteens A Belles Aria integrated should be a contender, especially if on a budget.Otherwise, an Ayre AX-7. Actually, both are great integrated amps that will complement Vandersteen speakers.Though you didn't ask, I would pair the above with AQ speaker cab... | |
| Rossini's Bianca e Falliero is the best classical piece ever written Hmm, now you've got me curious.Which recording? Available on Qobuz?BPS-You have a wide range in music. First Coltrane, now Rossini.I'm impressed. | |
| I need advice for power cords Johnny Rutan believes the source should get the best cable first.So, my DAC got an AQ Thunder power cord.He was right, as usual.Bob | |
| Unusual speaker placement In my opinion, especially if you can put them near the corners, a pair of Vandy VLR's are one of the best bookshelf speakers out there.If within your budget, the CT version.I own them and find them to be amazing for their size and price.Bob | |
| Wilson's Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker over 3/4 of a million US dollars @erik_squires ,+1.I, too, wonder why a speaker designer would design a speaker with such low impedance? -Well, I understand, that such a design contributes to the sound of the speaker, but, when it comes at the price of limiting the amps capable o... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations in my budget @oldhvmec,Yes, used cables allow you to buy a very good cable for at least half of 'new'. Cables by Transparent can go for pennies on the dollar if they are older iterations.If you are looking for cables, know that many are system dependent, so do... |