kalali
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| Another soundstage question I actually just bought a tube preamp from Aric Audio - the Unlimited model, about a month or so ago and I'm finally enjoying the so called mid-range bloom that everyone talks about. It makes the soundstage seem noticeably more layered with more ai... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. Definitely cover the TV with a blanket just to see if that makes a difference.....A long thread just on that specific topic. | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. Too bad they don't carry Audio Research otherwise you could borrow and try a Ref 6 just to test your tube preamp theory....Maybe you're lucky they don't.... | |
| KEF LS50... The ultimate anal-ytical speaker for living rooms? One thing that most LS50 owners agree on is the SQ of the speakers depend greatly on how much good power you feed them. I don't own a pair but have heard them in three or four different systems, including dealer showrooms, and the SQ ranged from ... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. In my experience if the speakers are "too bright", a tube preamp will not tame the brightness by a big margin. What it might do is make the mids a bit more pronounced in contrast giving the initial perception that the highs are less hot but you'll... | |
| PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ??? I'm not quite following what are the characteristics of the S5 that you don't like. A multi-driver box speaker will never sound like a single-driver full range speaker. Completely different sound texture, detail, imaging, etc., etc. I think your b... | |
| Another soundstage question Thanks geoff, I'll look for that track. I have a relatively deep bay window between the speakers with thick curtains pulled to the sides behind the speakers, helping to create a nice and relatively deep soundstage. What I'm striving for is to get ... | |
| Another soundstage question Great information, thank you. newbee, you have superbly articulated the overall listening experience and your remarks reflect my personal experience with the various types of speakers that I have had the opportunity to own, particularly the planar... | |
| Another soundstage question The soundstage is big and convincing by most accounts but I want to squeeze as much as possible from what I have. Most of my non- audiophile friends get glued to the listening chair and can't stop pointing out the subtleties they hear in familiar... | |
| Another soundstage question Thanks gentlemen for your very helpful suggestions. I think I need to start with some test tracks, as was suggested, to first establish a baseline and adjust my expectation from my gear. As one of you said, I might be chasing the holy grail of aud... | |
| PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ??? A constant 250 ohm impedance across the entire frequency range into a downstream 30K ohm impedance should be okay, don't you think? I thought the major swings in the impedance are to | |
| Switched from Yggdrasil to Gungnir Multibit. rvpiano, if I understand your issue correctly, its more to do with the input sensitivity of your amp as opposed to its power rating. The recommendation from gdhal may address this issue since in most source components the output voltage from the X... | |
| PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ??? What about an Atma-sphere MP-3 preamp? Output impedance 250ohm from 2Hz-400KHz. No idea how much they go for new or used but just wanted to throw it in the mix. | |
| Another soundstage question I have the Sound Anchors. I agree with newbee's comments in regards to the higher music volumes tend amplify the size of the soundstage. As a side note, I had a pair of Magnepan MMGs on Sound Anchors and while I never warmed up to their tonality, ... | |
| Picking an amplifier Looks like someone jumped on that Krell six channel amplifier pretty quickly..... |