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| Any Herron M1A amp early impressions out there? I had my M150's upgraded to the M1's or as Keith said with the same upgrades as being made to the M1's. However, I also upgraded to the VTSP-3A at the same time so I can't describe which change made the biggest difference. I would assume the 3A...... | |
| Room Treatments I started with the corners of the room and then worked my way to the reflection points and the wall behind the speakers. It's fairly easy to determine where or what you need by playing some music and walking around the room. In an untreated room y... | |
| Herron VTSP3 pre-amp with what stereo poweramp I also have used the Herron Amps stacked using just the standard feet. It didn't really cause any issues. | |
| Best small speakers? A wild card in the mix may be the Lawrence violin speakers. Stand mounted. I would really like to hear a pair but limited U.S. distribution | |
| Room Treatment for Corners - Recommendations? I have had good results with the Acoustimac bass traps. They have four inch and six inch traps and also have a good assortment of fabric colors and the service is fast. | |
| Have you treated your listening space? I recently had an opportunity to set up a new room and was able to listen to it without treatment and with. I added 4 inch bass corner traps and then added some two inch panels on the wall behind the speakers. My room sounded pretty good without t... | |
| Laser for XA5400ES How much are the spare lasers? | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Dfk0I am using the HT magic cables with the Modwright version. They sound just fine in this combination. | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 I also had good luck changing the players tubes to the Sophia's. I noticed an improvement over the stock affair. I also upgraded the power supply to a NOS GE (Mullard). This a excellent player with Dan's mods. My only complaint is the player has s... | |
| Harbeth 7es3 vs HL5 Another contender might be a pair of used Avalon Ascendants. Might be slightly over your budget but you wouldn't need a sub. They are very musical and don't have an etched high end. I listened to the Harbeth's and liked the tonal signiture of thos... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 A lot of passion around this player. I have the Modwright version. Is it the best player with the mod under $10K, $20K? I don't know. Unless I can listen to players in a direct blind A/B test and switch between the two rapidly, my audio memory isn... | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? I have used the Cardas method as a starting point and incorporated some of Jim Smiths ideas. Under the Cardas method I felt I was a little too close to the speakers so I moved my listening position back to about 9 feet and increased the width betw... | |
| Avalon toe-in? Wig,Did you ever settle on the toe in? My set up is similar to yours and my Avalons are toed in such that the tweater center passes about a foot outside my ears and would converge behind me. | |
| Sub with Avalon Ascendant? Wig,I have been down the sub route (not with my Ascendants) but with my JM Labs speakers. I was using a REL Stadium III and could never get it blend to my satisfaction for all content. It seemed like I was adjusting it depending on the content mor... | |
| $20k top, full range speakers? I would suggest doing some research on the Avalon line of speakers (Ascendant, Indra). They don't seem to be too fussy on amplification (tube or solid state). As with all speakers getting the proper placement is important as well as some type of a... |