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| Magnepan, Best midrange? Hello,Maggies don’t do well on the heavy bass. I know the answer is add a sub or two. I really think the most important thing is crossing them over at 80 hz at -24db. This really only works with separates or an integrated amp with a built in cross... | |
| Gustardx26 pro vs RME ADI2FS Hello,I have tested out several DACs. When I added an SBooster instead of the wall wart the improvements were so great it was well worth the $400 extra cost for the power supply. Some of my tests were on the M2Tech, Mytek Liberty, and the Lumin. D... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 Hello,You might not need the sub once the KEF Reference 1 meta comes out in the space you intend to put them. These are one of my favorite speakers of all time and I am considering these for myself due to already having a killer subwoofer setup. I... | |
| Fear of volume control Hello,There is a lot of truth to all of this. Most preamps have attenuated volume controls. You are adding sound the louder you go. Streamers and DACs are notorious for this. I have a set of -10db RCA adapters for my TT setup just so I can get the... | |
| System forclassical music Hello,First- it’s all about the subwoofers when it comes to classical music. The reason is to listen at lower levels you need a good sub so you don’t need a lot of volume from the integrated amp to get full dynamic range. Classical music gets ver... | |
| An ideal (minimal) 2.1 setup Hello,I’m thinking the KEF LS50 Meta and the BlueSound POWERNODE along with the KEF KF92 Subwoofer. It’s the big brother to the KC62. The POWERNODE has an optical input for the TV. You can stream everything to it. The KEF KF92 does not have to be... | |
| Is it worth replacing an old amp? Hello,If your amp is working you will notice a much bigger difference in the preamp. Emotiva has a two channel preamp with HT bypass. Used it’s about $800. This is the start or bottom of preamps but has awesome sound and capabilities. On the high ... | |
| Spring-Loaded Screw Turns Drywall Into Sound-Absorbing Panels Hello,I don’t think this is a good idea. Drywall already has this kind of property. They already have the green glue and it just works a little. Take on the reflection points with room treatments and then work on the bass. That is the most importa... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 Hello,You have to demo these speakers. I love the KEF Reference 1s. The port does have a few tricks for tuning the port. The KEF LS50 meta are ported too. The KC62 is too small and too picky about placement. You would be better off with the big br... | |
| Power Hello,I agree with MC. If you can do a home run or two I would do that. +1 on the Decware. This is a buy once cry once. Later if you still want the power conditioner get the Puritan PSM136 for $1600 and it comes with a great power cord. I own a Pu... | |
| Phono cartridge torque wrench Hello,I just looked up the Rega torque wrench on Ebay. $245. Wow that’s a lot of money for that. I think the torque would definitely make a difference on a resolving system. I do agree with MC that you just spin the Allen wrench with your fingers ... | |
| Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!! Hello,I do agree the preamp is the heart and soul of the system. I tried for years using a $3500 Denon receiver as a two channel system. The one thing I found is you have to work so hard to get ok two channel sound compared to using a decent dedic... | |
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? Hello,it looked like your looking for an upgrade to your PS Audio Stellar phono stage. I doubt you would have a problem selling that. You should match the phono preamp with the TT or at least the cartridge. I am going to suggest Sutherland produc... | |
| Free in-home testing? Hello,Does anyone here have any ideas how to correct this problem for brick and mortar stores. As it was stated above all of the else stores have crazy overhead. I’m worried that in the future we will be buying all of our gear from Amazon. I try ... | |
| What speaker has the best tweeter? Hello,The one thing I found out recently is using the JL Audio CR1 crossover. If your system has Dirac like NAD you can accomplish a similar effect. I like to use separates which gives me the ability to install a crossover like the JL Audio CR1. T... |