jjss49
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| 100 watts enough? it is of course in the eye of the beholder, but i have considered the following over time as reasonable descriptionsbelow 86 db / w / m -- inefficient87-89 db -- moderately efficient90-92 db -- efficient93 db and up -- very efficientimpedance and ... | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. quad esl57’s, wonderful as they are, have their issues too, which are manifoldthere is no perfect speaker, perfect component | |
| Two defective pieces in a row - unreasonable to demand refund? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisaaea6-mcintosh-ma-8900-solid-state?creative=305983658573&gclid=CjwKCAjwlYCHBhAQEiwA4K21m_6P2ZrDTSNN-Ywc-yTripOd8YKjaj1j6bTgygcRkveHDzV2FxTBBBoCt2EQAvD_BwE&keyword=here is one that looks excellent and ev... | |
| Can anyone hear the difference when you add REL subwoofers when playing two channel i have an old friend that can’t hear any difference when two rel subs are inserted into my system under proac tablette 2000’si like him a lot, he is great cook, but then again, he is deaf 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. A great low volume speaker is a pair of stand mount Fritz Carerra BE Speakers. I recently picked up a pair and they are fantastic.i agree 100%, low medium high volumes... fritz’s are superb standmountsEvery single loudspeaker you will ever own wil... | |
| Listening to digital and analog Sounds to me that you have to work awful hard to get digital to sound more analog, when all you have to do is throw on a record...right -- like good analog isn’t a lot work to get right and keep right ... 🙄like anything, something unfamiliar takes... | |
| Lack of popularity of Chord??? chord dacs, 2 qute, qutest, mojo, hugo are excellent sellers world wide, including the usa -- many many many sold and being enjoyedexcellent products, very good value - styling is unique for sure | |
| Will the placement of casters on speaker stands degrade the performance in theory yes, in practicality it depends...on the speakeron the roomon the type of stand and caster mechanism (locking non locking, swiveling, connection hardware)on how much work you put into leveling and positioning... and mostly, can you actua... | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. harbeths are actually considered to be very good at low levels and nearfieldif you like the harbeth sonic palette maybe try a smaller model... c7, mon 30, p3?of course the famous bbc ls3/5a was the original brilliant nearfield mini monitor, with b... | |
| Lack of popularity of Chord??? Chord gears are very highly regarded in the UK. I guess it’s too much of a trouble for them to establish a distribution networks here in the States.chord is imported by the sound organisation based in texas and there is a wide dealer network in th... | |
| What traditional dynamic speakers deliver a sonic signature similar to a horn speaker? there are many very efficient conventional driver speakers, using very lightweight cone materials that sound ’horn like’ and more or less 'shouty'zuomegaaudio noteto name a fewhttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/high-efficiency-loudspeakerspage... | |
| Lack of popularity of Chord??? @hilde45 Found 2,252 resultshttps://forum.audiogon.com/search/index?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=chord+dacthe internet can be soooooo difficult sometimes 🤣🤣🤣 | |
| 100 watts enough? @robal The VAC preamp has a lot of gain (almost too much), which is why I can’t go past 9-10 o’clock on most recordings.don’t conflate preamp output voltage with receiving power amplifier power/capabilityfrequent noob mistake... often with unfortu... | |
| Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s? As far as I know there has not been a single example of a blind listening test where differences between cables, digital sources or even amplifiers were identified.@cd318 can evidently type... but he can’t read... amazing how that can be... usuall... | |
| Listening to digital and analog @midareff1 +1do the work on digital you will be rewardedneed analog front ends of exorbitant cost to better it |