jazzdude
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| Help Total Confusion I have a rack between my speakers also and I have excellent centerfill. The trick is not to let the rack break the vertical plane between the speakers. Move your speakers out from the wall and keep your rack as close to the wall as possible. If yo... | |
| Which cone's or platforms have helped? Jadem6, Not necessarily. Russian subs were and are louder because of less advanced propulsor designs. Furthermore most subs built in the last 20 years have special anechoic coatings on the hull. Modern sub designs also go to extreme measures to da... | |
| Which cone's or platforms have helped? CDC, the Russians built the ALFA subs out of titanium because its strength allowed them to dive to greater depths. FWIW, the Alfa subs were notoriously noisy, hence the need to operate at greater depths. My point is that I have not seen any scient... | |
| B&W 804 Nautilus help If he wants a warm yet detailed sound I doubt if he can get it with the 804's. If he insists upon the 804's then I would steer him toward SimAudio or Levinson. | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? Blackie,The Tannoy Definition and B&W Nautilus series have a similar sound, that sound that belies thier studio monitor heritage. However the Tannoy Definitions are superior in almost every way. The Tannoy's have higher sensitiviy, can be driv... | |
| Which system with Tannoy D700 ? Congratulations on the D700's. There are a lot of choices available for amps. I would consider Bryston, BAT, McCormack, SimAudio, or Pass Labs with a Sonic Frontiers Line 3 preamp. I wouldn't worry about the cables until you choose all your compon... | |
| A question I'm sure you've never heard before.... Rogue and Blue Circle offer tube preamps in your price range. Don't think the Blue Cirle has a phono stage. | |
| Balanced Amps at a reasonable price? As someone else has already said, Bryston 4B-ST. You might also consider the McCormack DNA-225 and Bel Canto EVo 200.2 | |
| Goertz MI2 with Sim I-5 If your amp was oscillating it would probably go into thermal shutdown in the first few minutes. | |
| Musical Speakers that can provide dynamics for HT Thiels CS2.3 are a favorite of mine, but if you wnat to do HT with them you will need a sub. Other speakers to consider are the Snells and Mirage OM-5. | |
| Would you sleep better at night if..... Balanced cables have better noise rejection than RCA, provided that you don't float the ground. The increased bass slam which I mentioned above is not a function of the XLR's but rather minimizing the capacitance of the IC's and therefore preservi... | |
| Would you sleep better at night if..... Gerryn,Point is that my interconnects made the purchase of a better amp unnecessary. If I had any more bass slam I might not be able to stand it. I have two pair of IC's one is terminated with WBT WCA, the other with Neutrik XLR. You asked, "if YO... | |
| Goertz MI2 Python...bright??? No, the Goertz will not smooth out for you anymore than they already have. I have the MI3. In addition to the Cardas you are already trying I recommend that you check out Tara Labs and JPS Labs. I have some Tara Labs cables coiled up on the floor.... | |
| Would you sleep better at night if..... I completed 2 pairs of DIY silver interconnects about a month ago. I have never heard bass so tight and with such impact. It auditioned Bryston 7B-ST's in my system for a week prior to this. My current setup laughs at the 7B-ST's. | |
| A great SS preamp with separate power supply I am shocked that no one has mentioned the SimAudio P-3 and P-5 yet. |