ghdprentice
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| Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers. How much the sound varies with exact placement varies highly with the speakers. Ribbon and electrostatic are very sensitive to placement… as in 1/8th inch can make a significant difference. While this is a topic a different thread.. I think it is ... | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 The ARC amp will outperform the MF. More real, natural, musical sound. I suppose it depends on how much time you run your HT. Lots of folks run the HT way more than the 2 channel. The start up time is a couple minutes… I have a friend with one… he... | |
| Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers. OP “…how tall should the stands be?…” Good question… to bring the tweeters to your ear level in your listening position. | |
| Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation. OP, “Tube sound is not about warmth. It’s about correct presentation.” I absolutely agree. I suspect that the term warm came when solid state entered the picture as it was cold, steely, and harsh… with a compressed midrange. Warmth refers to a... | |
| ARC VSi75SE v. MF Nu-Vista 800 I would without question recommend the Audio Research for sound quality. I am very familiar with all their products. Less so with MF… but have read lots. However, since they are going to be part of a tv system… that is a different story. First... | |
| Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers. Stands are available at most audio outlets. The mark of good bookshelf speakers and stands are high weight. So, for a good speaker, you are talking 20+ pounds. For a high quality stand, high also. If you want to maximize the sound quality one shou... | |
| Sonas Faber OLYMPICA versions I owned Olympica 3’s for a number of years. The 1, 2 and 3 designations are: stand mounted, floor standers with one woofer, and floor standers with two woofers. They are all great sounding… subject to exactly what you would think. The newer ve... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation Your observation on the Nordost is right on. Their top end products are world class and unbeatable, but their lower end stuff is “thin” sounding. I would recommend looking at Cardas first… the higher the level the more transparent they are (cleare... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Linear Tube Audio 40 Reference Amps OP, Congratulations. Look forward to hearing your impressions. I suspect they will be favorable. Sometimes the right approach is to eliminate options and to go for what is left. | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. @dayglow +1 @deep_333 -1 | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! Both the streamer and the DAC play major roles in the resultant sound. I have used, iPads PCs, inexpensive streamers, $5K, $10K, $15k, and $22K streamers and the difference is like night and day. The streamer matters. The last of those streamers i... | |
| Getting Back In - But Doing it Sanely I am very familiar with the Merlin. For your price range I would look at a used Audio Research I-50. Should be able to find one close to your price… warm, natural, musical sound. | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? A friend of mine, fairly new to the high end world was trying to decide between the Aurrender N100 ($3.5K new) I had lent him with his Schiit Yggdrasil (~$2.5K) he owned and a Linn DSM ($12K) with both streamer and DAC. So he hooked them both up a... | |
| Which frequency to adjust if voices/mids give me a headache. @erik_squires Also, the better the equipment the more natural the sound and the less harsh and fatiguing it is. | |
| dropout streaming @soix +1 Typical built in WiFi receivers do not work well. On my Aurlic Aries G2, I found it much more reliable to use a wall wart wifi extender and a cable to the streamer than using it’s internal internal WiFi receiver. Also lower end str... |