helomech
Responses from helomech
| Sound Anchor Stands Most Sound Anchors come with blue Acoustech sorbothane pads. That's what I use with my Spendors. I've tried other materials and didn't like the sound as much. | |
| Cayin A70T has bogus tube rectification? Similar to Line Magnetic, there are plenty of gray market Cayin amps out there. Maybe your example is one of them? | |
| Two Type of sound and listener preference are there more? Can somebody explain to me how you depart from musicality by embracing detail and high resolution. Isn’t that the very definition of musicality? If it doesn’t sound very clear and detailed, how can it be either musical or high fidelity. "High fide... | |
| Two Type of sound and listener preference are there more? It seems to me that veteran audiophiles and musicians tend to fall in camp 2. | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? @sunnyjim That may seem like a bargain considering the current retail is $2700. But what other speakers new like the Magneplanar 1.7i for almost the same amount of money may be superior even though they have different design and work on entirely d... | |
| Which integrated? I'd go with tubes over any class T amp like the Bel Canto, assuming the speakers are fairly efficient.The BOM on the Cayin is probably twice that of the Bel Canto. | |
| Everything else being equal, should I expect better Spotify quality through wifi or USB? Nope, they'll sound the same. | |
| Need some Amp help - a little new to properly powering speakers @kosst,You completely misread my post. I was speaking of low-volume dynamics. I don’t know how you confused my statement unless you simply read it too fast. This is what I said,His original post stated that he noticed a lot of "imaging" loss at lo... | |
| Need some Amp help - a little new to properly powering speakers @kosst,The OP stated that it "sounded much clearer at lower levels." He did not say it played "louder."The fact of the matter is that a fair comparison of amplifiers requires matched levels. High efficiency speakers manage greater low-level dynami... | |
| Need some Amp help - a little new to properly powering speakers Your speakers are of relatively low efficiency. That's the issue, not power or quality of power. As willemj pointed out, unless you level matched the Rotel and Yamaha for your comparison, it's likely the Rotel was playing at a higher volume when y... | |
| Looking for speaker suggestions I initially considered trying the Klipsch Heresy III’s again after owning the II’s years ago but from what I read they have not done away with the fatiguing factor that drove me from them initially. I wouldn't be too quick to discount them. I'm v... | |
| Tweeter Blown OR Crossover? How to check? The polarity DOES matter - because you could connect the tweeter out of phase with the main driverNot for testing whether it's blown! | |
| Tweeter Blown OR Crossover? How to check? For testing, the wire polarity doesn’t matter because speakers receive an AC signal. Remove the crossover (probably attached to the binding post bracket) and inspect for any broken wires or solder joints. Inspect for any burnt or missing PCB trace... | |
| What is the best thing to buy/or do to clean connections on IC's and SC " ?? The most important aspect of any playback chain. This stuff is the absolute minimum:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00O7S1L7W/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519676176&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=electrical+cont... | |
| Damaged speaker rubber on Focal Electra 1008 Be. Return or Keep? Unless you love their sound and doubt you could do better elsewhere, you should return them. The seller should have disclosed any imperfections. |