kennyc
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| Long hiatus from audio, getting back into it, speaker/room help please @n6gqWhat is your bass requirements in a speaker?I noticed you like ML and am looking into panel speakers like Magnepan, but panel speakers generally lack bass because the vibrating panel cannot move as much air as a piston type driver. Adding a ... | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? @yukispiercapping myself at $3k new or usedI was thinking that going integrated A must have is digital connectivity for hi-res streaming. I’m having difficulty nailing down your requirements.Are you asking for an amp or an integrated amp? If amp, ... | |
| Sub placement The JL Audio CR1 crossover consistently gets raving reviews. Perhaps one of the best components to get a seamless speaker, sub, room integration. | |
| Primaluna Evo 400 Preamp pairing with McIntosh MC1502 @bharatmake sure your components have settled (burn in a few hours) before evaluating performance. | |
| Long hiatus from audio, getting back into it, speaker/room help please @n6gqGlad to see you smelling the roses again with high-end audio. Perhaps a used ML speaker coupled with a used Hegel H360 pre/amp/DAC would safely fit and likely exceed your expectations. | |
| Why the cost increase? @oldhvymecI kept the rents the same for 10 years. Same renters for the last 15 years.My income is the same. I hate to pass it on to my renters.. My siblings and I inherited a choice San Francisco property in Chinatown North Beach area. My parents... | |
| What's your dream speaker? @jackskyThis thread is about owning the speaker. I’ll soon open another thread w speakers one would like to demo.Austin Martin to know it’s my dream car.I like Porsche for the performance, comfort as a daily driver, and lowered fear that people wo... | |
| What's your dream speaker? @havocmanI would get the monitor audio Platinum 500 II, I have the Platinum 200 ll and I absolutely love them.I demoed the Monitor Audio Platinum 300 II and was on my short list to purchase. +1 @douglas_schroederabandon the search for "the One", t... | |
| Power cord choice? @rsjm80I picked up used Kimber Palladian pk-10 and pk-14 cables based on Audio Bacon Power Cables shootout:https://www.google.com/amp/s/audiobacon.net/2019/08/17/27-audiophile-power-cables-reviewed/not going to change if the improvement would just... | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? I'm feeling like a lab rat. | |
| Magnepan, Best midrange? I’m hoping for further news on the "Magnepan 30.7 for Condos" - bass integration impressions were very positive: https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/magnepan-focus-group-event/ | |
| LSA 20 Statement Speakers @mbennesProbably the safest upgrade bet, how about moving up the Monitor Audio speaker line starting at the Silver 300, or maybe purchase a Gold 200 or stretch to a Gold 300? You may move even farther up the Monitor Audio line if you buy used. ... | |
| Rank the tweaks, geeks! @hilde45Don’t fully understand the stuff about Cisco switch; have been using wifi rather than ethernet cable because I’ve read that ethernet cables are susceptible in real waysRead increasing reviews of the sonic benefits of an audiophile Ethernet... | |
| Just wondering about speaker cables Very bad idea could never work.good luck.I've read reports of sonic improvements but likely an unwise strategy because the $ spent for 2 SC pairs maybe better spent on another better SC. | |
| Vibration - What are the Main Sources? Vibration - What are the Main Sources?Possibly living to close to a brothel?Vibration is not a simple topic. It is far too complex for this forum. IMOMy thinking so far: Electrical parts (capacitors, resistors...) vibrate when electricity is appli... |