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| Should a stereo soundstage be 3D or 2D? @saintsaens_op61 It should be 3D, ie. width, height, and depth. If the system is properly set up, that is, and the recording is good. e.g. On your favourite St Saens opus 61 (3rd violin concerto) and with dipole speakers, the violinist is in the ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @williewonka Thank you. | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @williewonka thank you for sharing your experiments and @wig as well for your findings.I am ready to build a 1.3m long Helix interconnect and think I'll go for the Mundorf variation.A quick question: -- the signal wire is 1mm (18g) silver; -> w... | |
| 100W, 200W, or 300W? May I follow up on @almarg advice above and suggest you hold on to your new speakers which are excellent. Amp: consider an ATC S(?) 150 integrated. It retails far below the Macs and, all things considered, it sounded excellent driving the model up... | |
| High Powered Holographic Amplifiers @theduker Let me chip in too, focusing solely on your request, "holographic imaging" & amp.My nominations follow (explanation below):*Vitus (mentioned above), the power amp from their signature series, not the integrated*Soulution: the 710 or,... | |
| Are current audio cable designs superior to 1980s designs? Coming back to the original question, yes I think you'll find that cables are better made now, there is more choice, and the prices are increasingly ludicrous as mentioned before. Nothing to prevent you from trying out and (if convinced) purchasin... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other @roberttdid ....almost all those making the claim have never heard a really good analog tape machine and high resolution digital side by side. (...) Coincidentally, I am one of those who have (a restored Studer compared to an Ideon Audio Absolu... | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? @robert1976 I was suggesting the X250.8 for bass duties and XA60.8 for mid/high. No doubt that's what you meant -- hence my comment about the 6dB difference between the two amps (+6 from the bass amp).As an aside, A'gon member Audiokinesis, a spe... | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? Hi, years ago I listened to old Mezzo Utopias (i.e. not very different to your Focals) driven by two amps vs one and the results were indeed better with two albeit, not overwhelmingly so. We used identical amp models (Soulution).So, using two amps... | |
| How do you power EU items? and how to ship an item to USA? May I suggest you just order one? I use two, somewhat more upmarket, and the effect is excellent! The wall-warts supplied work anywhere in the world | |
| How do you power EU items? and how to ship an item to USA? The EU has 230V mains. However, the wall-warts supplied with small devices often work 110-230V -- why not just ask the manufacturer? | |
| replacement A mogami cable is another reasonably priced choice that can serve you well. Regards | |
| Recommended Speaker Design for Corner / Near-Wall Placement? Reportedly, the Devore Fidelity range is designed for near-wall placement. Another small speaker is actually designed for against the wall placement -- unpronounceable name: SJOFN ("the clue" in Swedish, apparently) | |
| Integrated Amp $1200 or less If you're not averse to vintage, the Pioneer A7 or A8 or A9 were excellent amps, class A for some of the way (they had a circuit like Pass' sliding bias)Worth looking for! They go for well within your budget. | |
| Amp and Preamp recommendations for Yamaha NS5000 There are 2-3 easy recommendations that come to mind for the 5000s:a) Musical Fidelity 800 NuVista or the latest M8xib) Dartzeel integrated model??? (there's only one I think)c) Accuphase e480All are integrated and their performance (IMO) easily b... |