hilde45
Responses from hilde45
| Speakers that are good with tubes Speakers' efficiency does not need to be as high as 95db. Tubes do not like big swings in impedance. I have run speakers with efficiencies as low as 88 db just fine with tubes (e.g. Fritz speakers). My Ascend towers are 92-93 db and they're great ... | |
| (Hegel vs Luxman) vs PS Audio +1 @soix on the quadratic diffusers. | |
| Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube! The folks I know who do this tell me that they're listening for the change from one video to the next. Frankly, I don't really see how that helps. Even if all variables are kept the same (by the same videographer), I don't know how one can extra... | |
| (Hegel vs Luxman) vs PS Audio I'm not sure your room is so bad; I'm not sure why @rbstehno made that comment. You have high ceilings, which is great. You may have it open on one side, but if you're positioned reasonably close to the speakers, I don't see why that would harm so... | |
| Mini GaN5 Opinion... I tried the miniGan5 also and didn't care for it, and I had the same conclusions about it as you did. | |
| I love my analysis plus but... There are a couple of things which stood out for me in this video. One is that the analysis implies that a cable can be evaluated by cutting it open and looking at it’s parts. (DeCooney raises a question as to whether even that is done accurately... | |
| Improve sound I like the Martin Logans. I think a tube DAC might give them real warm and liquid sound. MHDT Orchid comes to mind. | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home @barts You make a good point. Seen from a bit of a distance, it's a weird issue. TMR, Crutchfield, Audio Advisor, Upscale, and many others allow between 14 to 60 days to audition speakers. They all have the same problems a local dealer would -- c... | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home @jerryg123 There's a local guy in Denver who invited me to hear his Devores in a 12x15 room (with tube amps) so that will be a much better auditioning environment. | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home @lalitk Sure, see you at Axpona! (Actually, I've never been to an audio show. The RMAF was cancelled just as I was getting into the hobby seriously.) | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home @jerryg123 Sure does help. Thank you! @grislybutter No worries -- we're good. I'm in a light hearted holiday mood and that's how I'm taking these comments! Peace and good humor to all of us! This is fun! | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home @grislybutter You guys are being awfully mean to me, but let me be the first to admit I probably deserve it. ;-) | |
| Advice for bookshelf speakers @dlm110 They are rear ported. However, this may not be a deal breaker. I used to think that front porting made a big difference to placement, but that is not true. "For all intents and purposes there is no appreciable difference between a rear- a... | |
| After fifty years… amazing. What high end audio can be. @bluorion I'd love to hear more about the differences between your "fun" and "reference" systems! Please post a thread about it. I'm especially curious about what defines those categories for you. | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home @wolf_garcia That is another solution. Clearly, the possibilities are endless. |