jheppe815
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| What is the forums opinion of SVS subs? A bit off topic, but I’ll add my vote for SVS’s isolation feet. I use them for my subs and they are exceptional at isolating the sub cabinets from my first floor listening room. Very much worth the $50 for a set of 4 feet. | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues Here are some specifics as to lead times on McIntosh that I ordered for my system: Ordered an C53 preamp in spring of 2021. It came 6 weeks later. Ordered an MC312 amplifier in mid July 2021. Arrival: Oct 9, 2021 Ordered an MVP901 in late... | |
| McIntosh LB200? The old light box, was, well, just a light box. The new one has an empty compartment to store misc. stuff like your Apple TV, smaller streamer, etc. For us McIntosh users that have a rack of McIntosh, this is a great idea to hide stuff in your r... | |
| Sony announces three speakers I bought my son a "lifestyle" Sony speaker similar to these things on this post this past Christmas for his dorm room. As compared to what I had when I was a kid his age in the 1980's, these little speaker "pills" are incredible. While nowhere n... | |
| Concerning high end audio names in new cars Keep in mind that car audio designers also are handcuffed by: Components prices and total system budget (I’ve lived the auto industry supply base and it’s absolutely brutal when it comes to the OEM’s and part prices) The need to minimize warrant... | |
| Your sub experience: Easy or hard? Slightly off topic and I apologize... It's great to be reading these threads on subwoofers and hearing how many people are embracing the use of subs. Also, there are true audiophile subs available now which, as I alluded to in my earlier post, j... | |
| Your sub experience: Easy or hard? In the early ’90’s, I tried like heck to integrate a sub into my two-channel music system. All the subs I dragged home just didn’t integrate well since they were all essentially home theater subs that were non powered with passive internal low pas... | |
| How Much Do Your Subwoofer(s) Cost Relative to Speakers My sub to main speaker ratio is almost exactly 1 : 1 and I’m using all passive speakers. The subwoofer amp was about $1,000 more than the mains amplifier. Add in the required outboard crossover for $4500 as well. | |
| Audiophile Speakers for Rock, HipHop and Techno I will put in a vote for the JBL 4349 speakers mentioned earlier in this thread. I have a pair with JBL subs and the impact those have with rock and electronic music is very enjoyable. The powered JBL 4305P monitors mentioned by @m-db are a littl... | |
| Near field subs @bdp24 nails it as far as woofer size and how that should be thought of. An 18 inch driver will move very little as compared to a 10" driver producing the same output. I'm using 18's in my system and they barely move for most playback levels. I... | |
| Sub Pairing With Harbeth 40.3 XDs I'm running two JBL 2269H 18 inch drivers in two custom cabinets that are based on the JBL SUB18 cabinet. My sub cabinets are passive, ported cabinets. Crossover is a McIntosh MEN220 and the 18's are driven by a McIntosh MC500. I have a concert... | |
| Cassette decks. How good can it get? I was a huge cassette buyer in the '80's and early '90's. My main deck was an Onkyo Integra TA-2070 which sounded quite good and recorded well. It was an expensive deck when new in '84. Bought a new 2 head Kenwood for $220 in 1989 (about all th... | |
| HiFi Rose RS250 I was looking to try a streamer with video capability and there are few choices. This HiFi Rose unit seemed interesting, so I ordered one. I had this unit for about 48 hours before returning it. Upon firing up the unit for the first time, it w... | |
| Placement of Single Subwoofer Affecting Sound of Main Speakers I can echo others in stating that integrating a sub or subs can be a big challenge. I’ve fought many rooms and many single sub setups over the years trying to get things to sound right. My advice is to keep trying since that sub you have seems to... | |
| Antique Sound Labs My very good friend has a pair of these Wave 8 Antique Sound Labs mono amps. I borrowed them for 10+ years or so to use in my office. I used these with an Adcom 555 Mk II preamp with a Sumo Delilah crossover into a pair of Kef C10 cabinets (with a... |