gshepardbuster
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| Question for you B&W guys IME subs can wow in home theater and really give music some serious drive. OTOH I have yet to hear one integrate as well as a speaker with equal frequency response. My gut says the 803s on their own would sound more natural and have more properly ... | |
| mcintosh mcd-1100 vs ayon cd5s, audio aero cpdplay Had the Mcintosh mcd1100 around 9 months now, can't compare it to the other players but can to the Meridian 808.2 which it replaced. Please excuse my lack of fancy words as I'm only a blue collar feller with expensive taste. The Mcintosh in my sys... | |
| CD direct to monobloks? I have always tried to run direct from cdp to amp(s) and always came back to having a preamp. As far as which one you should chose for your Rotels is easy, the Rotel that is from the same series as your amps. IME brands can be interchanged with so... | |
| Whats more important, source cables or amp cables? Hope your ready for a slew of different answers. IME in two different Mcintosh systems with a least 3 different CDPs the pre to amp made the most improvement when using the better IC between the two. It is contrary to logic as one would think the ... | |
| Best of old model speakers under $1800 vs my Alons Owned kef 104.2 and 107s, the 107s were better but you can't go wrong with either. 801s would be fun too if sufficiantly powered. | |
| kef 104.2 vs 105.2/105.3? Had a set of 104.2s in the nineties, very easy to listen to. Sounded real good with a receiver loved the highs from the silk dome tweater. Went from the 104.2 to the Reference Three even better. Tried a set of 107s for awhile, excellent speakers, ... | |
| System very bright after adding Mcintosh amp As with all things involved with audio it may be simple or could be something further down the chain. I had a few amps from the mid to late 90's, Mc 300 and Mc 500 in that era were warmer sounding than current crop. If your 7205 is bright somethin... | |
| Amplifier power versus maximum speaker input power IME as is limited to SS amps only, the best sound available is achieved with high/clean power. The control and ease of transients provided with big clean power at all SPLs can make a mediocre speaker a superstar if used within the limitations of s... | |
| Meridian 808.3 to replace Esoteric X-03 SE? Not at all, but with audio what affects me does nothing for the next guy. With me the Meridian would stir the soul, reveal unknown detail, and have me listening to tracks which used to be skipped. The more I write about it the more I ponder having... | |
| Amp's suggestions for B&W Nautilus Prestige? At that level I would not cut corners with amps. If it was me, and I wish it was, I would have two pair of high end monoblocks with really good biwire coming out of each. Many choices available could go SS on lows and tubes on mid/highs or all the... | |
| Meridian 808.3 to replace Esoteric X-03 SE? Yes as they say it seems to make a poor recording better. Any disc played felt very musical and detailed. I felt it was a little plumper in the midrange and walked a fine line as was very revealing yet at the same time not calling too much attenti... | |
| Meridian 808.3 to replace Esoteric X-03 SE? Loved my 808.2 so much I sold it to buy 808.3 but lost out on a good buy due to slower sale of my 808.2. The owner of the 808.3 sold the Meridian to keep his Esoteric, I think it was the model you have??? Never heard the Esoteric, but the 808.2 is... | |
| Sometimes Less is More? You nailed it, IME in small high reverb rooms like your sunroom work well with a small scale setup at lower volumes especially. I've had a theory for quite sometime that alot of the gear changing going on is because the rooms are being overpowered... | |
| do these 3 speakers rock? Don't know about the others but Klipsch WILL rock even with modest power. Never owned but friends did. Owned two pair of JBLs and they are a rockers friend. | |
| AC CABLES a little help I like the way you think , these are the same cords I was considering only a few weeks back. My PC experience is limited as I'm still on the fence as to how much they contribute in MY system. With my monos when I removed the AQ Nrg-10s it sucked t... |