kbarkamian
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| Speakers suggestion that can be driven hard As Elevick was stating, it doesn't matter what speakers you have; if you're underpowering them, any speaker will fail. It's very hard to ruin a speaker by over driving it, and quite easy to blow a speaker by underpowering it.Are you sure your amp ... | |
| A few new questions for me Definitely keep the amp and get a pre/pro IMO. Upgrade the rest of the system, then upgrade the amp. It's a very good amp. A little old, but Bryston ages very well. | |
| audiophile rockers Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is a huge vinyl guy. Back when the cool question to ask by interviewers was "what's on your iPod," Vedder stated he doesn't have an iPod or even a CD player; he only listens to vinyl. The album VS' CD release was delayed ... | |
| iPod, iPad, iPhone sound ? The iPod's (and all other i stuff's) analog output is pretty lackluster, to put it nicely. A digital stream to a good DAC should definitely change that. A lot of people really like the Wadia itransport and Pure sound dock connected to DACs. They s... | |
| Want to enhance my Audio system, need suggestions The Rega Apollo may be available for your price or less. I think they're being sold new for about $650 now, as they're going to be replaced by the Apollo-R soon. If they're $650ish new, the used prices should drop. Although, I'm not a fan of buyin... | |
| Want to enhance my Audio system, need suggestions I threw the sub suggestion out there because you said you wanted to try speakers with a "big and punchy sound" twice.A sub doesn't have to be cranked up and shake the walls and floors. They actually have volume/level adjustments. They shouldn't be... | |
| Want to enhance my Audio system, need suggestions Is your Harbeth/Exposure system not simple and musical? Adding a great source will make it a good deal better IMO.If you want more slam, maybe get a subwoofer like a REL or better yet a JL. | |
| Want to enhance my Audio system, need suggestions Sorry..."Can't say why" in my last post should have been "Don't know why."A great resource for system setup and squeezing every last bit of performance out of it is Jim Smith's "Get Better Sound" book. It's far cheaper than any component you're co... | |
| Want to enhance my Audio system, need suggestions Leave your speakers on the stands. Make sure they're placed properly/optimally. If you haven't researched speaker placement, google search "Audio Physic speaker placement" and Master Set speaker placement." Both are excellent ways to get started. ... | |
| Hissing sound coming from tweeters What you may well be hearing is the amps' "noise floor." The higher the sensitivity of the speakers, the easier it is to hear it. Every component has a noise floor. Not that I'm an electrical engineer by any stretch of the imagination, but I think... | |
| Ipod newbie question? There's another dock that extracts the digital output of iPods/iPhones/etc. it's the Pure something or other (can't remember model number). It's about $100 vs the much more expensive Wadia itransport.Another method is the HRT iStreamer. It's $200 ... | |
| Need Advice On A Network Music Player Grit,HD isn't inherently better than Redbook. Recording and engineering techniques have a lot to do with it IMO. Does every HD album sound better than say, Pink Floyd's Dark Side or Wish You Were Here? Redbook versions of those sound a lot better ... | |
| How good is Emotiva 2 channel gear?? There are lots of reasons why gear is priced the way it is. Sound quality isn't directly what determines price. Indirectly, better parts, layout, and manufacturing techniques should have an influence on sound quality.Someone mentioned Bryston and ... | |
| Help choosing Speakers for Rega Brio-R The Rega RS1 uses a different tweeter than the R1 used. I'm not saying you'll like them, just saying that to my ears the sharpness the R1 had has been tamed. If you have a dealer, you should audition them. If you couldn't handle the R1, I wouldn't... | |
| Good DAC with two optical inputs The Rega DAC has 2 optical, 2 coax, and USB. The best DAC anywhere near $1k to my ears. Everyone's ears are different. I've heard Rega digital sources with Mac integrateds quite a few times. Always sounded great to my ears. |