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| B&W DM70's - top end lacking Thanks roberjermanI am not ready to ditch them yet.The leak bass units work OK now and I am sure that the surrounds on the original bass units can be fixed.I really wanted to know from an owner what to expect from the treble and if mine need to b... | |
| New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix? In the end I gave my surround system to charity, as my music system was just so much better.The av system was not helped by the fact that films seem to put about 80% of their sound through the center speaker.It was mostly mono with a few effects a... | |
| New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix? It sounds to me that your speakers are just showing up the problems with your source and amp.You could try another at amp that is better for music together with a dedicated CD or streamer for music.While it could be the speakers that are the probl... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? atmasphereI am curious that you suggest that over 15db of feedback need not be detrimental. Perhaps I miss-understood. My understanding is that one of the reasons that low feedback may be beneficial, is that the feedback is very slightly out of ti... | |
| From KEF 103.2 to Harbeth 30.1 and back....Your advice sought. I still say that it may be an idea to try another amp, as amp to speaker matching can be a bit of a black art.This can make a massive difference. Your amp runs hot anyway, so why not try a tube.It could not hurt to try and It may be that your amp ... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? charles1dad, I now find that even though I have Triode and feedback switching on my power amp, I nearly always keep the amp in triode mode with minimal feedback.The maker of the amplifier said that these days most of his amps are fixed in triode m... | |
| From KEF 103.2 to Harbeth 30.1 and back....Your advice sought. My speakers are B&W DM70 and are not the most dynamic, but changing to a tube power transformed them.I really had my doubts that the valve amp would drive them, but I does and now I can't stop getting my vinyl out.I find that vinyl nearly alwa... | |
| From KEF 103.2 to Harbeth 30.1 and back....Your advice sought. Have you considered changing your amplifier.It is not all about power.I changed from a Quad 306 to an Art Audio Quintet and now my system is full of life.My speakers now seem to have the dynamics of horns.It is all about creating an illusion, so b... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? Regarding tube maintainance, one can select a power amp that is not so high powered and uses output tubes such as EL34 or el86.These sound good and do not break the bank when they need replacing.Of course the amp still needs to be well designed an... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? I have been using a Conrad Johnson PV9a pre into a Quad 306 Solid State to drive my B&W DM70’s.The speakers are a Hybrid Electrostatic that are not the easiest to drive, so I thought that this would be the best combination.In fact it sounded g... |