jbhiller
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| worst sounding great lps I agree and think it's sad that Derek and the Dominoes, Born to Run, and Exile are not great sounding. Each of these sounds muddy and veiled to me. I disagree on Queen. Most of their stuff was superbly recorded--at least to my ears. | |
| From a Close Minded Audiophile--Sumiko S5 Subwoofer Helps I will look into a software setup solution to ensure most precise and proper setup. That's a good, inexpensive idea. I'm not using a true crossover. The Speakon setup (heavily promoted by REL/Sumiko) allows my floorstanders to function as normal.... | |
| Visit to Magnolia Proves Interesting ohlala, I agree. I'm not so seasoned at this hobby because--for many years--I didn't have funds to really do much. I bought a pair of Monitor Audio bookshelf monitors in 1997 (I was 24). I ran them through a Denon receiver as a preamp and a Car... | |
| Visit to Magnolia Proves Interesting I forget which Martin Logan speakers I demoed. It was an electrostatic pair with a powered bass driver. They sounded great. Really nice soundstage and airy feel to Mudd and highs. I definitely liked them. No boxiness to the sound. The Magnolia st... | |
| Opinions on Upgrade Path I've wandered down the rabbit hole of looking at phono preamp out stats. Good lord! | |
| Opinions on Upgrade Path Thank you!Great advice. It does seem like a phono pre upgrade would be the most inexpensive way to go here. I will look at that Creek and I'll look at some others. I've always wondered whether the Graham Slee stuff would be an upgrade. Maybe bi-... | |
| How can it be that some old recordings sound sublime? Today I got a copy of Bill Evans’, Sunday at the Village Vanguard. Wow. This sounds amazing--not to mention it is just brilliant music all around. The recording made me think that my system is just fine--if not fantastic (for me). I’ve been critic... | |
| Possible Amp (or integrated) upgrade from Creek Evolution 100A Room size is 13'w by 23' l by 9'3" high. I have wood floors and an area rug covering 11 x 19 of the room. | |
| Anyone in Chicagoland interested in A-B listening our respectively owned speakers? Sense63,Absolutely!I am out of town the next week. I'd be happy to drive out. What kind of speakers are you listening to these days? | |
| Explanation for Class G amplifier heat differences between phono source & others? Thanks Kijanki! I'll watch it closely to see if I made a mistake in my observations. | |
| Where is the weakest link in my system? Jafant,I'm using generic cabling. For the loudspeakers, I'm using good quality in-wall 14gauge wire from monoprice. The digital coaxial cable is some $20 model. My turntable has the original Roksan tonearm wire--it's DIN to RCA and not thin ju... | |
| Anyone in Chicagoland interested in A-B listening our respectively owned speakers? Dweller Thank you! That looks right up my alley | |
| Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording? Wham’s "Make it Big"Huey Lewis & the News’s "Sports"Run DMC’s "King of Rock" +1 on Carpenter’s "Greatest Hits" Sugar Hill Gang’s "Rapper’s Delight"And J. Geils' Band's "Greatest Hits" and "Bloodshot" | |
| Where is the weakest link in my system? Day 2 post tweaking turntable (VTA, azimuth and tracking force) and tuning speakers with bung ports. The midrange and highs have lifted and are crisp, with imaging coming well into focus. I think the low end was swallowing up my overall sound so... | |
| Need New MM Cartridge Recommendation FleibHere are the stats on the Creek Sequel: Gain x100 (40 dB)Frequency Response10 Hz to 20 kHz +/- 0.5 dBSignal to Noise Ratio – 80 dBTotal Harmonic Distortion < 0.03%R1AA deviation +/- 0.5%Output 400 mV from 4mV inputInput Sensitivity / Imp... |