helomech
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| Dose your Rega rp8 sagging issues Any such deformation would be completely unacceptable to me. Since it’s less than a year old, I’d take it back to the dealer. Is it the feet or the plinth structure that’s sagging? | |
| need advice for sound improvement Try placing your speakers using the Rule of Thirds. You likely have some room nodes.Download one of the speaker owners manuals from the Vandersteen website. They provide an excellent guide for optimum placement techniques that actually work! | |
| Parasound Halo Integrated Buzz/Hum AC power quality is not the issue. I’ve worked in mitigating ground loop and EMI noise in avionics for years, and I’m sorry to say the problem is in the amp. The AC coming into my home is as clean as any. I checked the internals of my Halo Integra... | |
| Faint speaker hiss Don't lose sleep. This is normal and very common. It's the noise floor of your amp and no power conditioner or magic power cable will alleviate it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is completely full of **** | |
| Parasound Halo Integrated Buzz/Hum I had a Halo Integrated and experienced the same issue. I used 6 different pairs of speakers with the amp, in addition to different outlets, cables and source components. I also checked the ground points inside the amp. The noise always remained a... | |
| First investment into a turntable Set-up is very important and very under-rated. A well-set-up budget TT can outperform a poorly set-up unit at 10x the price. So you might want to buy from a local, maybe a dealer, who can do proper set-up.One more word: there are lots of people wh... | |
| First investment into a turntable It's not hard to find a decent vintage direct drive Yamaha or Pioneer PL series for $300. You probably won't find a PL530 for that price, but you can get a PL510 in great condition and it will absolutely trounce the entry-level Pro-Jects and U tur... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations that I can purchase on Amazon.com With all due respect here, troll or not, your wasting everyone's time here, including your own and I'll explain why in just a moment. I apologize in advance for the harsh way this must sound, but my comments are meant in a positive way so that y... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon I’m a bit perplexed by the Harbeth popularity myself. I think they are decent speakers but to my ears, their BBC brethren is much better. People often describe them as "warm," "rolled-off," or "romantic," but I found they sounded a tad bright, cli... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations that I can purchase on Amazon.com @alborosie,The benefit offered by many online retailers is in-home auditions. It's true that sellers like Amazon and BB have no real knowledge to offer, but the same can be said for 2/3 of the hi-fi dealers in my area. They simply stock the most a... | |
| Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7 You’ll notice a much greater difference with by going the route of amplification. IMO, SS DACs belong in the category of placebo products, i.e. cables, fuses, and most power conditioning. If you want a different flavor of sound (not necessarily be... | |
| Dynaudio vs Harbeth vs ProAc Value decent imaging and staging with an organic tone that allows you to feel the wood of a cello or violinYou want a Spendor Classic. | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations that I can purchase on Amazon.com Since Amazon is apparently willing to cover return shipping of large speakers, you might as well begin some in-home auditions. It's essentially risk free as long as you're careful with handling. I like the LS50s, but they're more competitive in th... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations that I can purchase on Amazon.com KEF LS50s are not bright at all. In fact, I was surprised to find they're warmer than all other speakers I've had in my system. I have Spendor 2/3s (often described as "pipe and slipper" speakers) hooked up to the same Yamaha amp as the LS50s. I c... | |
| Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7 @audioconnection When I had 1Cis, they had a strange distortion characteristic in the upper midrange. It wasn't present in all music, but often enough that I couldn't live with them. I let them break-in for about 100 hours, but this trait remained... |