glennewdick
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| dCS Bartok vs Aurender A20 I sold my Aurender A10 due to the horrendous Aurender app. Also the DAC in it wasn't as good as I was hopping. Not sure what improvements are in the A20 but if it was me and my money I'd go for the DCS their DAC's are very good. DSC uses roon ? t... | |
| Efficient speakers -- What was your journey from A to B to ? I've owned a few of these over the years, - Audio Note ANE: great midrange decent bass if set up right but IMO lacking in bass definition if the room is not perfect for them. not as efficient as claimed, you need min 20-30wpc to get the to sing... | |
| (dons Helmet, kevlar vest and cup.) Biwiring Cornwall IVs any benefit? Dwelter: you do know tha'ts a common practice with speaker design and may actually be intentional. Some designs this is normal you should check to make sure its not intentionally wired that way. | |
| Will audio gear be ok in unheated house all you need is a closet with an old school incandescent light bulb in it, left on should be enough to keep the closet warm ie above freezing and dry. And not run up your power bill. | |
| Better DAC then DA1 module in McIntosh C49 without braking the bank. I got a C2700 with the DAC2 board and it was quite a bit better than the Schiit Audio Gumby multi bit i had prior. That said i now have a Chord DAC and its significantly better than the DAC2 board but it should at more than the total cost of the C... | |
| Preamp Gain issues with high efficiency speakers I've been thinking of trying a set of Soul 6's for another room. how do you like the sound? | |
| Any normal size speakers that sound like Volti They look great in your room. I say let your family complain, you only live once. | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? I've had a few Streamers over the last couple years and as much as everyone say's they make a huge difference that is not what I have found. here is what I've tried: Dedicated PC optimized for streaming music, Blue sound node first gen, Roon nucl... | |
| Preamp Shopping - Parasound, ML, McIntosh There is a used Mac C2700 on for $5800, now that's a great deal on a fantastic preamp, DAC2 board installed as well so that covers your DAC needs and has ARC input if you want to integrate your TV into the system. Tube though but preamp tubes las... | |
| Most recent speaker you audited in room and returned? Why did you return it? Spendor D9.2, I listened to them in a fully treated smallish room at the dealer. they sounded better to me then the others i listened to. Then i got them home in my larger room and less room treatment. They sounded bright, lacked midrange depth a... | |
| Has buying and/or selling audio gear changed? I refuse to use Paypal as a whole now its just not safe anymore for the seller, waiting for your money, issues with returns, returns not what you sent them, fee's etc. I've come to the point i wont ship until the money is in my bank account. on mo... | |
| Volume Problem Trouble Shooting Ideas? jhnnrrs: your correct the 45 tube'd SET's are only for the very hi sensitivity speakers like horns, but with the right speaker they are some of the best sounding amps I've heard. 2A3's as well. I ran mine when i had them on 105db speakers and... | |
| Have you seen the new McIntosh poster for $195? wow gouging already typical. | |
| Volume Problem Trouble Shooting Ideas? The 45 tubes are IMO the best sounding SET tube but also one of the lowest power avail. They would be quite good with your Klipsch's. I'd recommend you visit Crites speakers for some updates on the forte's, tweeter and crossovers would be my recom... | |
| Volume Problem Trouble Shooting Ideas? I'm not 100% sure on the amp but if its a 45 tube based amp you could be having issues with too little power. 1.5wpc-2wpc is not enough for your speakers and you could be over driving the tubes/transformers/etc. Personally I would not run a SET 45... |