highend64
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| What's up with lousy bass on classic rock recordings? I listen to rock to and I do agree with how the recording sound but keep in mind the nature of rock music does emphasize much in midrange frequency where our hearing our more sensitive. Keep that in mind. | |
| More Bass @navyachts Yes break-in period might help but what you described about your room layout, it might be the culprit. I dont know if this possible in your situation but have you tried moving your system so the sound is projected into the kitchen? At... | |
| going from tube preamp to solid state I think alot has to do with the design and implementation of the preamp, whether tube or SS and how well our ears are trained to hear these deviations. I had a Rotel RC-970BX preamp and thought it was sounded good, and it did but when I went to a ... | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align Me personally it hard to choose. I agree with @mrmb that contributes to alot of factors. Steely Dan-Hey Nineteen is a great recording if your finding overall balance sound but I find it to be bass shy. On the contrast, Dire Straits-Money For Nothi... | |
| Topping A90 @soix I am using a Tascam headphones I believe is the TH-200x something like that. | |
| Topping A90 @soix Thanks for the response. That is a good review on both models. The A90 that I am planning on getting is a used but in very mint condition unit. According to the seller, the unit has about 100 hours of playing time just enough of break in tim... | |
| Anyone care to share their opinion of the Vandersteen 2ce sig mkII? I have to agree with with most of the replies here that the Vandersteen sound great to what you throw at it. I currently have the 2ci powered by a B&K ST2140 bi wired in a pretty small room with the right tilt make it magic. Their are who men... | |
| Schiit Audio Vali 2 as a preamp @mlsstl The only source I be using is lossless files from my Thinkpad laptop. | |
| OMG - Room Acoustics are Critical - WAF be dam-ed!. @tom8999 Congrats. Yes that would effect sound in a a good way will benefit your listening experience. If you use anything aesthetically friendly and wife acceptance factor when using to control room acoustics, then both will benefit from it. | |
| Schiit Audio Vali 2 as a preamp Thanks. I am going to try it out. Yes, the BK/Vandersteen do sound amazing together. Currently using a Rotel RC-995 pre. | |
| What happened to Rotel? @angelgz2 Sorry to hear that. I have not tried their newer lines but I have two of their preamps, the RC-995 and the RC-970BX and both work perfectly fine. These are older models but quality was better in my opinion. Honestly the difference betwee... | |
| Are you getting the bass you deserve? Yes. I have the Vandersteen 2ci with and without sub and can say I am happy both ways. I just happen to keep my sub in the system for reinforcement if needed. | |
| Emotiva XPA DR2 Gen 3 @ditusa Thanks for the comment. Monoblocks may not be an option in my situation since my room is pretty small but it would be nice to have. Synergy is key here and with my Rotel RC-995 pre with balanced out, I dont know if their is going to be a d... | |
| Emotiva XPA DR2 Gen 3 @jasonbourne52 Thanks for the comment. Will be using a Rotel pre with balance out. I think the preamp my not be a true balance out. | |
| But is it HiFi? (Crown) An all honesty, you can use any amplifier to drive any speaker IF with the proper gain structure is used properly. Currently using but temporary a QSC powerlight 6.0 to drive the Vandersteen 2ci just for runtime. Keep in mind most hifi amplifier h... |