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| quandary: inefficient speakers, low-power amp Hey everybody, thanks for all the responses. Thanks especially to 231cobra for assuring me I'm not about to blow something up. I hope you're right!The room is roughly 15' by 16.' Thick walls, medium-length carpet, lots of furniture. Definitely not... | |
| Triangle Speakers Yes the brightness is characteristic of Triangle speakers from the XS and 202 range. I haven't heard the new ES line but my impression is that the treble has been increasingly tamed as you move from the older to newer series. However, it must be e... | |
| No DVD Sound Try going into the menus on the Sony player and make sure the digital output is setup properly. It's usually turned on and you have to go into the menus to turn it off, but in your case maybe somebody already did this. | |
| Zappa? "Help I'm a rock" comes from Freak Out!, which is also home to the wonderful diddy "It can't happen here." Not sure if that's the exact title but this album is a strong argument against drug abuse because if you listen to it while high (particular... | |
| Which Intergrated amp for starter?? I second the Complete. It will serve as a solid foundation to build from as you venture into the maddening array of choices when it comes to cables, sources etc, and they're dirt cheap these days. If you'd like to spend more money and are willing ... | |
| Tube Amp Needs Help I had the exact same amp with more or less the exact same problem. It's just one of the tubes that won't bias, right? I mean, one of the tube sockets irregardless of the tube that is placed in it? Mine had both a faulty bias pot and something else... | |
| Help Alien spores on my vinyl... I checked out the Buggtussel page and it looks like the Vinyl-Zyme extra strength formula may be what I'm looking for. I'll try it out and post results if anyone is interested in hearing... | |
| Help Alien spores on my vinyl... Thanks for the responses. I will try the Audio Intelligent enzymatic stuff. I've tried scratching at it with a fingernail in the leadout area and it won't come off. Get off my records, vile scum! Grrr... | |
| What is the flavor of the year now ? I'm so old I remember when upsampling DACs were all the rage. That's before we figured out they were foisted on us by the evildoers who hold our entire way of life in contempt.Non-oversampling DACs always sounded better!Oceania has always been at ... | |
| Great Copper Cables? I've found that Wireworld's Polaris cables (all copper) are excellent for extension and detail without glare. The Audience cables that many have already mentioned are excellent also. And I was amazed at the quality of the Audio Art IC-1 cables for... | |
| Best SS Amp with tight clean bass For tight bass (and damned good performance in general) without breaking the bank, try ATI. The 1502 can be had for about $400 or less, and the bass is rock-solid. Best I've had in my system, actually. | |
| Tube amp to pair with Triangles? I used an ASL 1001DT (50w/ch KT88 push-pull design) with a pair of Antal XS and got truly stunning sound. I was amazed. If you haven't used tubes with your speakers before prepare to be blown away, there is a real synergy there IMHO. Classic rock ... | |
| Music Hall MMF-5: laid back sound? I wasn't sure about the Denon's compatibility, but I'd given it some thought. A friend has a Michell Technodec with a 103 on it. Not sure what arm he's using, I should ask him. Sounds superb. The Michell tables are something I'd look at if I could... | |
| Music Hall MMF-5: laid back sound? Thanks everybody for your input. Let me be clear, I by no means feel that the table sounds BAD, I'm just trying to squeeze everything I can out of it. My floors are concrete so I don't think resonance is an issue although I've never been crazy abo... | |
| Soundtrack to documentary "Grizzly Man" The film explores some deep, deep themes. Good conversational fuel for long nights spent contemplating man's relationship to nature with close friends. Good music too. |