james633

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Help me solve another speaker hum thread :)
Ok interesting, sounds like an amp issue. One thing is the electrical buzz you hear when you put your ear to the amp is normal for McIntosh. They all have a bit of buzz in the box (no idea what it is).   Hopefully you get it sorted. Those are co... 
Help me solve another speaker hum thread :)
I have found this type of hum is often in the power supply. Do you have another amp to try?   When my subs are connected between my pre-amp and amp (internal highpass) I get a faint 60hz buzz. I found no work around and will replace the subs at s... 
Wilson Audio Sabrina for Large Room?
I think they will be fine. The Sabrina needs boundary reinforcement to get low bass the the 1’ off the back wall might even help. 24” (from the driver) would be better and enough imo.    in my second system I have a pair of Thiel 2.4s (same size ... 
Wilson Sabrina (not X), Sonus Faber Nova 2, or Vandersteen Treo CT
I would take the Sabrina over the Sonus Faber. I have heard the Sabrina and the Nova 3. The bass went deeper and had more texted/impact on the Sabrina and I put a lot of value on bass. The highs are about the same. The mids are a little different.... 
Sonus faber choices - help me decide
Yes use the bypass option to a preamp or DAC.  Pricy home theater processors are still just ok (not great) and get outdated real quick. Honestly I would try some budget ones first. Schitt or Benchmark might surprise you.   
Sonus faber choices - help me decide
The amp is fine honestly to get you going and I would start by adding a two channel preamp. One with a home theater bypass would be simplest. If it does not have one you can just set the volume the same every time (12:00,3:00 etc) and use one of t... 
Sonus faber choices - help me decide
Good to hear and good choice. I love the nova III and the V will be great.  
Sonus faber choices - help me decide
Well I would take the better speaker every time.    yes you can connect most subs to both a two channel preamp and receiver at the same time. It is important to have the inputs sum. If they don’t it will not work so read your manual or give them ... 
Sonus faber choices - help me decide
-Well both will be much better than the B&W CDM 9NT so no worries there but if you have the means always buy the better speaker.  Futuras Is an endgame speaker IMO   -the first question I have is how do you use your subs? Do you highpass (cut... 
Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers.
Becoming lol. It have been for 10 years. One dealer has had the same pair of Wilson Sophia 3s (might I add spelled wrong) listed on here for at least 5 years. It has to be fraud. Paying for the same listing and never selling them or lowering the p... 
Revel F228be- will my amp be enough?
Hmm ok. I have heard the 1037be and 1028be a good bit.   What did you like better about the 1028be over the Kanta?     I am of the opinion that the 1028be is an overachieving speaker and will be hard to upgrade without spending a bunch of money... 
Revel F228be- will my amp be enough?
I can help I own the 228be (picture under my profile) and have owned Focal Chorus speakers and currently use Marantz receivers in my home theater (highpassed through my two channel). -your marantz will drive the Revels with easy. They are very ea... 
B&W 702S2 vs Polk Legend L800 SDA vs Klipsch Cornwall
I have owned all three of these brands before. Personally I think the Cornwall IV is the most interesting on that list. B&W is rough in it frequency response and wears out my ears (I owned the 703, older but very similar to the current 702s) y... 
New Perlisten S7T Towers
I hope a lot of people buy them so I can get some used…  
the cart or the horse?
Personally I would start with the preamp and get one that has a good DAC in it to bypass the DAC in the streamer. You could try a different streamer for cheap too  these guys seem to think the ifi zen is better  I have not heard either     ...