helomech
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| Any Spendor D9 owners out there? Pair of D9s for sale:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9111b-spendor-d9-monitors | |
| Best speaker/system piano concerts How about speakers designed by a Piano maker: the Bosendorfer VC7https://www.dagogo.com/bosendorfer-vc-7-floorstanding-speaker-review/ I haven't heard these models but they are well regarded for their rendition of piano. Other speakers I'd conside... | |
| How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner? OK, let me clarify. I have no noise, no hum, no pops, no signal induced noise, no component induced noise. Quiet is quiet, black quiet. I get more noise from my ceiling fan. (Which is a Hunter btw. ;-) ) Setting aside the consitent power outages, ... | |
| How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner? @pesky_wabbit,I would take issue with your your statement. It is mainly cable induced (both mains and signal). if it is component induced the component is faulty or badly designed.The most common sources of noise are cheap or poorly positioned tra... | |
| What makes a speaker sound great at low volume? The problem with Maggies is they have weak bass at low volumes. | |
| How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner? ^Then take issue with it. | |
| How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner? @cleeds I agree that cheater plugs should only be used for diagnostic purposes and I should've mentioned that in my first post. Commercial applications vs home use is not apples to apples. Even so, those in pro audio are not immune to snake oil. F... | |
| Yamaha A-S801 owners. Did you upgrade? Stick to a heavy class AB amp. The Parasound Halo Integrated is very good, has a built-in DAC and relatively compact chassis. | |
| How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner? I am wondering about the possibility of positively affecting the sound stage. My power company is notorious for surges and outages so it’s not just aurally motivated, but protective as well. I am curious, if it’s all snake oil, why would people in... | |
| How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner? Even if you have obvious noise problems, a power conditioner is likely going to be useless, especially for component-induced noise from amp transformers and the like. If you have audible buzzing, hiss or hum, try using a "cheater plug" for your am... | |
| What makes a speaker sound great at low volume? High efficiency (high nominal impedance and sensitivity). Other parts of the chain can have an influence but efficiency is the primary factor. | |
| Yamaha A-S801 owners. Did you upgrade? I’d move up the Yamaha line to an A-S1100 or 2100 (the 2100 can sometimes be found online for around $2500). These amps have similar power specs to your 801 on paper, but their power supplies are much larger so they can better handle dynamic peaks... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? @kosst_amojan,Congrats on your Focal Aria 936s. You own the best speakers ever made anywhere. They absolutely trounce every other speaker in every imaginable way. There ya go, hope that helps you sleep better. | |
| Looking for speaker suggestions Also check into the Spendor D7s or D9s. I have Heresy IIIs and enjoy them but they don't really compete with my Spendor SP2/3s in terms of midrange beauty. The D7s will also work with a wide variety of amps, from about 30 tube watts to high power ... | |
| What phono pre am I looking for? @invictus005,So the MyGroov competes well against the JC3+? |