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| advice on powering my martin logan vistas You might have to do some experimenting. I had a pair of SL3's. They should be a bit more difficult to drive than the Vista's. In a medium sized room, listening at normal volumes, I was able to get away with my VAC 30 30 which is rated at 32w /ch ... | |
| Out Of Studio Monitoring And Into Hi-Fi You may want to rethink your approach. You say you want to get away from speakers that have a flat frequency response. Most, if not all, speaker designers aim to have a flat frequency response. And why wouldn't they? I don't know of any speaker ma... | |
| What preamp I kind of agree with ddd1. For me, if you can't get a really good preamp, then don't use one. Preamps can be very problematic , but if you can find the right one, I think it will sound better than not having one. More importantly: "I would like to... | |
| integrated help please If you must have the DAC built into the amp, you will be limiting your choices significantly. I have no Idea what your system is or what you like but if it was me I would get the Ayre 7 series integrated and their 9 series dac. Currently I have Ay... | |
| Marantz SR6006 HDMI out to TV problem. That's really odd. I'm not an expert with theater but I remember that some HT receivers do not deal with hdmi the same way. The problem may lie there. I would check the owners manual and see what it says about hdmi conversion. Also, you may just h... | |
| Ground loop related to VPI SDS/motor at 45 rpm? I have a VPI and SDS. Can you tell me a little bit more about exactly what you are hearing? | |
| Dynavector 20XL-2 vs. Soundsmith Zypher I have a scout with 20xl2 and like it very much. I have it going to a dynavector p75. The p75 has special setting for dynavector carts. Both pieces sound great together. That said, your herron should be big step up from my p75. | |
| Are Nakamichi amps any good? I would take an amp designed by Pass over a Krell. The Vandersteen's are very detailed speakers and your old Krell, while well made and very powerful, may not be the best match. I think you would be very happy with the upgrade. | |
| Pre for Cayin's integrated? Do you have to jump the amp/preamp sections in the back or does the signal run through the preamp section at a fixed volume? | |
| What adhesive to attch felt pads on Acoustats? You need to call some suppliers and make sure you get audiophile grade glue and instructions on how to apply it. You will probably have to put the exact amount of glue on each speaker so the sound is properly balanced. | |
| AC CABLES a little help It's just my opinion, but I don't think power cords are the best place to upgrade given your components. I don't see what type of speaker cables you have listed above. If you didn't buy anything yet, a double bi wire run of speaker cable will make... | |
| Does anyone use a different cable for the neg run? To be honest I was a bit confused with your first post. Just to clarify, a double bi wire is 2 completely seperate runs of speaker cables. I believe you can call it a shotgun, as well. You can, however, terminate the 2 pairs of cables together at ... | |
| Need help with an amp for the Gallo 3.1s You can't always go by specs when looking at amps. A lot goes into the rating and there is no standard whatsoever. If you took 10 poweramps rated at 100 watts per channel and tested all of them for power output, the only consistant thing between t... | |
| Best speaker cable for Electrocompaniet & B&W805s? Synergistic Research Signature 10 if you can find one used. I had the 802 and found the the HF very difficult to listen to (harsh/bright). The SR 10 did a very good job with the tweeter, making the system listenable. | |
| Need help with an amp for the Gallo 3.1s I had the A5. It had a lot of power but the sound quality was not there. It was very thin and solid state sounding. You don't list either one of these, but if it was my choice, I would choose either a Creek Destiny or an Ayre 7. I have had many in... |