johnnybwood

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Installed the V7 classics and tried them out. Wow! Huge improvement in performance. Wouldn't go so far as to call it a giant killer but they are far more musical than before. The V7 monos look like they are different than the za3's as far as the i... 
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I find it difficult to door I would. I agree that help a lot. Especially when people are looking for recommendations on new gear. It tells a lot about the sound you're after and the amount you want (or need) to spend.  
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I guess I’ll be reporting back on the V7 classics and sharing my thoughts on those since they will be here today. Haven’t heard of staccato or orange before so I obviously haven’t dug very deep into this but if these don’t work out I will be inves... 
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Ordered the classics instead of the vivids on Bloom Audio's recommendation. Hopefully it won’t rob detail and dynamics for the sake hopefully getting rid of digital artifacts.  
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if I’m to understand what I’ve been reading the op amp in the back is to convert the RCA input to a balanced signal so I believe it can be removed from the unit if using XLR. I've ordered two pairs of V7 classics to try on the Two amps running dua... 
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so you're saying swapping didn't yield any benefit on the balanced input stage, only RCA? Just amplification stage? I was looking at the vivids so I take a shot at those. The za3's have enough height inside the case for those. I didn't the v3's wo... 
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Thanks! I've been looking at the vivids. I'm running one dual mono for each speaker with XLR splitters and biwire to maximize the output. Tried them mono non-biwired not nearly as defined and lost there punch so I feel splitting is worth. That wil... 
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Using the Node icon for all the frontend duties eArc for video stuff and a cheap Sony Blu Ray player just in case. Pretty bare bones but that was the point. 2500. Total investment! The result is still surprisingly good! Just thought swapping out t... 
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Thanks! I'll do some research on the Muse.  
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audiodwebe Removing RCA op amps makes a difference and the amps still function for XLR?  
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bigeks357 Did the vivids reign in and take some of the edge off? Do you think it was significant enough to justify it? Looks like about 500.00 for the six. Won't bother with the sub outs. Doubt there would be any appreciable gains there.  
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audiodwebe Are you running the mono's or the za3?  
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I will say that the system is quite a departure from my main system which uses electric static speakers and Macintosh gear, but I don’t want to reinvent the wheel. I’m just having fun with this all digital system in a simplistic set up.That being ... 
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second system! sorry-typo on original post!    
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This is the actual setup. Figured out how to upload the pic. I've used an RTA to balance the subwoofer levels to the speakers using the sub out on the back of the amp then dialed it in with Dirac live in the node icon.