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| Subtle speaker help needed Well, Scott, B&W offers similarly unobtrusive and better looking (and made) and better sounding stuff -- for a similar if not inferior price. You can't miss them -- they're small sats of stands with circular subwoofs. I've listened to these, b... | |
| Maggies moved 6 inches...big improvement The ratio of moving mass to total mass, in Eldartford's spkrs is very low... so there's little fear of energy loss in his case (were loss of a case).On topic, raising the spkrs has reduced floor bounce and probably helped "clear" lower mids -- and... | |
| is it sacrilege? Lakefront: :) | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? Spudco sez:I do expect (a system) to fill my room with the sound on the recording, capture my imagination and give me some emotional thrillsAmen! | |
| ASR EmiterII exclusive, follow up? Ah! There are only two challenges IMO: a)the price that makes it inaccessible to most mortals, b)there is no perceptible "bloom" s/where in the audible spectrum (usefully found in the lower mids with many amps) AND it's widebandwidth. So, a harsh ... | |
| CDP for Naim Dunno about synergies & the occult. However, the beginner's Naim cdp sounded better than the Rega (on a non-Naim system, for what it's worth).Cheers | |
| Best Integrated for the Money I tried the Aerials with a number of amps. The result with a Symphonic Line Kraft-something (integrated) was very good -- excellent control of the spkr (I actually didn't much like the spkr until I tried that integrated).Unfortunately, the Symphon... | |
| Interesting discovery As Yohjo above. The powder is probably there to absorb humidity. Of course you've cleaned the wires thoroughly before connecting.As a side issue, you can leave the wires as is. You'll have to clean them from time to time (the oxides) and you can u... | |
| Very low output from my right channel I assume you're not a diy-er or you;d have diagnosed the problem yself. So,If you're happy with the DAC, take it to a technician to check. It could be a very simple matter and cheap to correct.A new dac would have a more performant chip (yrs is bi... | |
| Speaker suggestions for less than ideal accoustics Actually you're a prime contender for open baffle or dipole spkrs, as Nsgarch aptly notes above. ANyhting else will prbably make yr life a misery (it'll be near impossible to control 300Hz downward).Probably the best open baffle design is Linkwitz... | |
| CLASS A AMPLIFIERS they supposedly run up to 125 watts class AWow! They must be HUGE (even with a switching PS)... We're talking about a +500 VA PS per channel for class A... Now that's a nice monster!BTW, if they claim 125/channel class A, they must be able to back... | |
| the right speakers Apart from the above advice I would add that: -- used spkrs are a good idea-- no point in buying spkrs FOR yr present equip / buy spkrs that you like (and can be driven by what you have)-- 5k is a lot of money - and for used spkrs buys you a lot a... | |
| Jadis Orch Ref vs opera consonance m100plus They are essentially the same price for me if I buy the JOR in the US or the m100 hereIf that's the case and since there's no EU importation tax/vat, I'd go for the Jadis. BUT, you'd have to make sure that the PS tranny has a 230V primary (as Mech... | |
| ASR EmiterII exclusive, follow up? Pls excuse my confusion -- but I'm not quite sure what your question is...If it's about the amp, in general, then I can say I am familiar with it. I didn't notice any particularities regarding the type or brand of spkrs to use... In fact they seem... | |
| Efficient speakers v. less efficient speakers The most obvious differences are technical and practical -- not theoretical.In theory, all you need is twice the energy for every 3db difference. In practise however your 90db spl/1m/2,83V will need 1000W energy to reach 120db spl and will have di... |