helomech
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| Speakers are the first piece of the puzzle Speakers alter the sound more than any other component, maybe, unless we’re including analog sources. This should not be surprising, because the speakers must convert the electrical signals to sound waves through mechanical means. Thus, they disto... | |
| Brimar vs Mullard cv4003/12AU7 Call Andy at Vintage Tube Services and ask his opinion on the Brimars. | |
| hooking up subwoofer to 2 channel tube amp Keep in mind that some subs, including RELs, use the Neutrik Speakon connector for speaker-level inputs. Thus, you can't just use basic speaker wire. Other brands, such as Rythmik and KEF use regular 5-way binding posts. IMO, the KEF Q-series, sea... | |
| hooking up subwoofer to 2 channel tube amp Call Crutchfield, they'll be able to explain it all. | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions +1 for bcgator | |
| E-BAY and SHIPPING ARE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL That's the seller inflating the shipping, not eBay. | |
| hooking up subwoofer to 2 channel tube amp You need a subwoofer with speaker-level inputs. Then you simply run wires from your amp's binding posts to the sub's binding posts. This is actually a superior method of integrating a subwoofer vs the LFE sub outputs found on AVRs. Just a few bran... | |
| Sanity check on new system? I haven't heard the 803s, but from everything I've read, it seems they perform best with high power. My KT88 Cayin amp was modeled after the MC275 and has similar power. I don't think I'd want to pair it with B&W 803s, but if you already own t... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC I don't think it's the age of your ears. My ears are 33 years old and I believe my $8K system, not including DAC, is reasonably revealing. | |
| Downsizing Speakers in Main Listening Room - Your Feedback on Some options Helomech - thanks for the advice - I have seen several of the sealed cabinets in the bookshelf size but not in a floor stander. Any recommendations for either size ? Also not familiar with the "transmission line" style cabinet - can you recommend ... | |
| Sanity check on new system? I agree with noromance. These are fairly safe bets all around, but might not have the best synergy. If you want headbanging volume levels, you might be better off with a more powerful amplifier, maybe something with KT120 tubes. On the plus side, ... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC The tube DAC may be different but is not necessarily superior. Did you measure the frequency response? CD red book is the product of the largest research effort ever into audio reproduction, by one the worlds best physics labs of the time.The DAC ... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC You should be able to discern a difference with the Jolida tube DAC if it's a good design. IME, all solid state DACs sound the same except for extremely minute differences that are probably attributable to psychoacoustics. I finally heard an hones... | |
| Downsizing Speakers in Main Listening Room - Your Feedback on Some options I doubt moving to a smaller bookshelf speaker will give the results you seek, as most are of rather low efficiency. Also, speaker size does not dictate quality of low volume listening.What you want is a high efficiency speaker with either a sealed... | |
| speaker recommendation Yes, the McIntosh has 4 ohm speaker post taps for use with lower impedance speakers. In a 20×18' space, if you go with 4 ohm speakers, you should look for a sensitivity spec of at least 89 db and benign phase angles at low impedance (for this you'... |