j_bailey
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| Floorstander or bookshelf? I second the room treatment suggestion.The comment about bookshelf and room size suggests that the room is on the small side. The smaller the space the more important the treatments become. The room is about 50% of the sound. Money spent there wil... | |
| SET amp suggestions 1000$ or Integrated 2500$ Transcendent SE OTL - probably one of the best amps on the planet. The only down-side is 1.5 wpc @ 8 ohms so needs around 95 dB or better. Doubles to 3 wpc @ 16 ohms. This is an amazing amp with the right drivers. There is 1 for sale on A'gon now.... | |
| looking for speakers under 3K new or used,,,help Gallo Ref 3.0 or 3.1. Excellent and easily within your budget used. | |
| Dedicated line help Go with 20 amp circuits. 12 Ga. is now recommended for residential circuits and that is adequate for 20 amps. Once you go with 12 ga. the cost difference is the circuit breaker cost difference which is trivial. If your code allows, use PVC conduit. | |
| You might be an audiophile if... You once wondered how anyone could accumulate so many A'gon points and you are now somewhere in the 3 digits and climbing. | |
| how far do you sit from your speakers? What's ideal depends upon the specific room and the speaker make/model and can only be determined by expermentation. Jim Smith's book "Get Better Sound" has an excellent procedure for doing this.The procedure explained in the book worked well for ... | |
| Room dimensions - can this work? I wish I had your space. My room is 10.5 by 12.5 by 8.4 feet. An excellent system can be built in a smaller room, but smaller rooms have their own challenges. The trick is to make the room larger acoustically than it is physically. Make the front ... | |
| Sub for 2 channel music only setup Yes there is a difference. It might be worthwhile to check out ACI -- google "aci titan XL". | |
| Educational materials Another excellent book is Jim Smith's "Getting Better Sound". It comes with a money back guarantee so you got nothing to loose.Good luck,Jim Bailey | |
| help with Gallo Sub-Amp Hello,I am not familiar with the Lex, but I am with the Gallo. I just had a look at the Lex users manual. I think that none of the main audio outputs will work. Except for the "AUX" all are filtered. Those except the subwoofer filter out the lows ... | |
| diy speaker cables These DIY cables work for me:http://www.venhaus1.com/diycatfivecables.html | |
| Pick 2... Ohm WMT,ML Source,Zu Druid,Gallo Ref 3.1 I also have a small room - 10.5 by 12.5 -- which I have been working with for the past 18 months. The smaller the room, the more important acoustic treatments become. Small rooms are basically echo chambers. Treatments can make these rooms sonical... | |
| where to invest??? I second the vote for a PS Audio's Premiere power regenerator. I am not giving up mine anytime soon. | |
| Speaker Placement, Listening Room Design You will find the infromation you are looking for in Jim Smith's book "Getting Good Sound". It is the best $45 that I have spent. Nothing to lose; it comes with a money back gurantee.The Decware website has a couple of excellent white papers on ac... | |
| Modest/Simple System Building Help Wanted... My recommendation for a $4500 killer system:Wadia 830 $1600Wright Sound 2A3 Mono Blocks $900High efficiency single driver speakers ~1,000Auralex diffusors $700Bass Traps DIY $200Cables DIY $100Yes the Wadia is a bit pricey, but a bargin high-end C... |