irvrobinson
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| REVEL Salon2s - What Amp is needed? Subs needed? The Krell amps will work just fine, assuming they work just fine. If they haven't been back to Krell for a tune-up in those 20 years you may find they are no longer up to spec. The Salon 2s like powerful amps, but any Krell will likely drive them ... | |
| Levinson 360 vs Benchmark Well, I got the DAC1 HDR hooked up. It sounds fully as good as the #39. No question. After three hours of listening at some pretty substantial volumes there is no fatigue at all. None. I feel like I could listen all night if, I didn't have to go t... | |
| RCA or XLR Between Digital Separates? Al, you never cease to amaze me. I enjoyed your post. Interesting points, but balanced cables are still my preferred dance partners. :-) | |
| RCA or XLR Between Digital Separates? Knghifi, your position is that one properly constructed cable that meets specifications can "crush" another? I don't live in that universe. Sorry. | |
| RCA or XLR Between Digital Separates? "Like 99.9999% of the questions, it all depends on the component and cable. Last month I demoed an expensive highly regarded DAC at home for a week and found AEB/ESU was much superior to RCA eventhough the RCA digital cable is 3X more expensive. T... | |
| RCA or XLR Between Digital Separates? I doubt there will be an audible difference, but XLRs are always better than RCAs for everything. I can't think of an exception. | |
| Levinson 360 vs Benchmark After giving it some thought, I switched to the DAC1 HDR. I chose the USB initially because I wanted the balanced digital input, but then decided the muting functions and the better potentiometer were more important.Speaking of important, Guitar C... | |
| Levinson 360 vs Benchmark I just cleaned and re-calibrated the #39's CD drawer again. It was making a squeak during open and closure. I think it's nearing time after 14 years to put that classic into the Robinson audio museum, alongside the mint Marantz 2110 tuner. I order... | |
| HELP B&W 802D or Revel Ultima Salon2 Your listening space sounds very similar to mine. For the uses you have in mind you might find the 802D a better choice. In fact, the 802D is so good with voice reproduction you might not need a center channel.Both the Salon2 and the 802D like to ... | |
| Why CD players will never be dead Yeah, I was discussing this issue with someone in the office, and there are lots of good ideas available. After some thought I've decided the real problem is that I'm not motivated enough to change. Being a dinosaur is still convenient enough. ;-) | |
| Adding a sub - what will I loose? "Doesn't that imply that the main amp is superior to the amp in the sub, even within the limited frequency domain of the sub."No. The sub driver is always driven by the sub's amp. The speaker-level inputs use a relatively high input impedance to r... | |
| Adding a sub - what will I loose? I'm with Bizango1 - it'll probably be a big gain. I run my mains the way you plan to, with a high-pass filter (in my case 60Hz). I go further and bi-amp the mains - I run a full-spectrum direct signal to the midrange-tweeter sections, and high-pas... | |
| Revel Studio 2 Amplification I think you'll be fine with the VT-100 for most music. 4000 cubic feet is a pretty big room, but it can't hurt to use it initially. Certainly try it before you buy a different amp. | |
| Why CD players will never be dead The biggest obstacle to a music server for me, beyond ripping over 1500 CDs, is the music selection process. When I look at the shelves of CDs it allows me to browse in a different way than any computer graphics can give me. I'm the sort of listen... | |
| Velodyne DD Plus: New King of the Jungle? You are correct, Johnnyb53, the acoustics at our local hall are not nearly the best I've heard. Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles are better by far. And I agree about Benaroya (been there, hearing a family member play). My question was not th... |