immatthewj
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| Bookshelf Speakers for Luxman 590axii? I was recently reading a "bookshelf speaker with lower power tube amp thread" (20 wpc I think I remember) on this forum, and the subject of Fritz Carbon 6 or 7s with 4 or 5 wpc SET amp driving them quite well. I remember @atmasphere was the one w... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode The only thing I can think of, your amp is more effortless in ultralinear? @grislybutter , I was thinking along those lines myself. The Revels (sensitivity 86 and minimum impedance 4.7 ohms) are supposed to be an easy load to drive (according t... | |
| How to restart tube amp and pre in boxes for 2yrs That's all good to know. In '17 I powered up a tube amp of mine that had been dormant for nearly ten years and in '20 I powered up another tube amp I owned that had been in hibernation for well over ten years and i wasn't aware of this stuff so I... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @audphile1 , I felt as if the instrumental work (as I typed, particularly what was in the center) had a bit more texture and therefore was bit more palpable sounding when I switched over to ultralinear. This was after listening to the same (inst... | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf @bdp24 , yup, that was it. My bad. Anyway, for anyone interested: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-criteria-for-loudspeaker-choices?highlight=Eminent%20Technology%20LFT-8%20loudspeaker @immathewj: You must be thinking of my threa... | |
| How does sound influence your appreciation? @immatthewj The body of the text explains it all. How does sound influence your appreciation? I now seem to like every interpretation I hear regardless of differences, due to the great sound. I’m losing my discernment because the sou... | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf Since you were looking at the revel bookshelf speaker, spend a few more $$$ and get the f226be speakers. MD has a couple of pairs; both are theoretically marked down. One pair is marked down to 4k, and the pair they are calling "B stock" is mar... | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf I want to recommend a speaker I haven’t heard myself, but I use the company’s products, and like them. Plus they get great reviews. The speaker is the PS Audio Aspen FR 5. Apparently they are warm, rich and have surprisingly powerful bass. Ear... | |
| How does sound influence your appreciation? Thanks for truly understanding my post. I thought that you asked "How does sound influence your appreciation?". Was there only a specific type of answer to that question that you were looking for? | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf My preference is neutral to slightly warm sound with heavy emphasis on holographic soundstage. Price point is maxed at $3,500. You listed the Revel M126be and I recently replaced a pair of B&W 805 (Matrix) with the Revels. With my equipmen... | |
| How does sound influence your appreciation? I have found that as my gear improved, the SQ of well recorded/mixed/mastered source material improved and I found myself enjoying genres of music that had previously left me cold. Jazz and classical, to be specific. However, I also found that (... | |
| Single Sub Position @jbuhl , that's interesting; how far away are you from your sub? (I cannot tell from the pictures.) | |
| Marantz SA10 sacd player Just a quick follow up: another member ( @stereo-one ) on another thread did the research that I should have been able to do on my own (except that I wasn't thorough enough) and my preamp (Cary SLP 05) is indeed wired with pin 2 hot (of the balan... | |
| Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday! @stereo-one , actually I am the one who was inquiring about the SA10,phase setting when connected to a SLP 05. I read your reply, thank you. I got into my SLP05 manual (again) and my bad--on page 11 it clearly staes that pin 2 is hot. So I am g... | |
| Marantz SA10 sacd player Thanks for getting back to me on this, @sharri , so is that way you interpret what I quoted from the SA10 model? To invert the phase on the SA10 unless connected to a preamp that is utilizing the "European system"? |