jldouglas
Responses from jldouglas
| Vinyl and subwoofers I'm almost going to guarantee your problem is acoustic feedback from the sub. I know, because I had the exact same problem, and the way you're describing it was exactly how I would describe it. (And my turntable was also on a very stable surface, ... | |
| filters on speaker cables I’m in a similar situation to you... I have floor standers (that don’t even go as deep as yours) and two JL 12" subs, in a system that does double duty for HT and 2-Channel. I found an amp I really love, but it’s an integrated, and I had been bang... | |
| Subwoofer hunt @spoutjack Did you try the E-110's before, and didn't like them? Or were you just avoiding them based on concerns of amp failure? I don't have any experience with the Rythmik, so it's hard to say. I think it's hard to go wrong with the JL's, but i... | |
| Subwoofer hunt I don't think you could go very wrong with your original choice, the JL E-110's. I have the Focal Sopra No. 2's paired with dual JL F-112's, and it's a sublime combination. (My room's about 400 sq ft.) A single E-110 would probably be enough for y... | |
| what does a power conditioner really do? As many others have emphasized, the quality of power into your home is important. I'd say equally (if not more so) important are the other devices in your house. Many audio components have some aspects of what a power conditioner does, built right... | |
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? I guess I'm in the minority here, I don't really hear much difference between Apple Music and Tidal when it comes to sound quality. There's maybe a song here or there, where I think Tidal might have a slight edge, but it's so slight I wouldn't tru... | |
| Why are record cleaners so expensive? About $500 will get you a decent record cleaner (such as the VPI or an Okki Nokki). Beyond that you're mostly paying for either added convenience or extra build quality. | |
| Tube Integrated Amp - Help Please I guess I'm too late to the part as well, but I'll also second the recomenndation for either the PrimaLuna, or Line Magnetic, they're both great amps. The LM 501IA is a very versatile amp, with enough oomph to drive lower impedance speakers, like ... | |
| UPGRADE TIME!! Preamp vs. Speakers??? Hard to say which of the two will have more impact in your system, but I generally like to start with upgrading the speaker first, because I find it's generally easier to match an amp / preamp to your speaker, than the other way around.And as othe... | |
| New floor stand speakers I'm a bit surprised your local shop recommended the S1.5 and not the S1, which is a proper floor stander. I haven't heard the Crystal's, but have heard the Magico S1 and Sabrina, although in different shops. I'm not sure I totally agree with the v... | |
| Devore Gibbon X or O/96? Congrats ladok, after going back to my dealer for another full day of listening to the O/96 paired with the Line Magnetic 501IA, I've almost come to the same decision. Unfortunately Devore's wait list for a new O/96 is stretching out to almost hal... | |
| Devore Gibbon X or O/96? I spent about an hour each, listening to the O/93 and Gibbon X last week, both powered by a Devialet 120 although in different rooms. I'm actually going back to listen to the O/96 next week, I liked the O/93 so much. Few caveats: the Gibbon was no... | |
| B&W D3s have landed Great write up Bcgator! I'm waiting for my local dealer to get the 803D3's in to listen, and am interested to see how they stack up against the D2's. Given the price increase on that particular model at least (about 50%) you'd hope for a night / d... | |
| Best used floor standers up to $1300 I've had a pair of Usher CP-6311 floorstanders, for about five years, that I've been really happy with, and not yet found anything at that price range I've liked better. They were $1200 if I remember correctly. They can go loud and still sound mus... |