knotscott
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| Tube or solid state phono stage? It really depends on the specific example of each, as opposed to a broad generalization. There are excellent examples of both technologies, so I’m confident you can find examples of either that will play well with the rest of your system. I went ... | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state Another different take, or perhaps in addition to....have you done much tube rolling with the preamp tubes? They can be quite different from one to the next. | |
| Bi-amping my KEF R3 Meta speakers. Implementing powered subwoofers into your system is essentially active horizontal bi-amping, so you’re bi-amping already. | |
| Amp suggestion for large 2-way Speakers What dollar range do you consider "budget friendly"? A lot of folks like small tube amps on horns, especially in the mids/highs. | |
| Bi-amping my KEF R3 Meta speakers. Theoretically the amp that drives the woofers has the challenge of physically pushing the woofer and dealing with all the electrical interactions from that task, so splitting that job gives the tweeter amp the benefit of not having the side effect... | |
| Judging speakers to purchase. @o_holter Your reply highlighted a lot of things I suspect most of us experience...especially the last part about small group sounding fine, only to have things intensifying during the refrain and sort of falling apart. I can't say for sure, but... | |
| Judging speakers to purchase. @immatthewj stellar phase coherency @knottscott , can you expound upon that? In a nutshell, the idea is to create a music wave that sounds natural when it reaches your ear, as if it’s coming from a single source. For example, splitting the ... | |
| Judging speakers to purchase. It’s a given that speakers have to play well in your room, especially in the sub-200 hz range to have any chance of sounding like music. But for me, having see-thru clarity and stellar phase coherency is huge, then they can pass along what they’re... | |
| Small Discrepancies in Speaker Placement 1/2" is pretty small, but placement certainly matters a ton. The impact from a change in toe-in is a significant factor too. There are a lot of variables, and your room and circumstances are unique, so everyone’s results will vary, but I’ve heard ... | |
| Don't do anything! There are variables - weather/atmospheric pressure, temperature, voltage swings, mood swings, allergies, fatigue, stress, etc.... | |
| I’m confused. Please explain. For me, the benefit of listening to live acoustic music is to familiarize yourself with what natural unmiked acoustic instruments sound like. Piano, guitar, voice, violin, cello, trumpet, sax, clarinet, etc. That can help you recognize the subtle ... | |
| Soft dome tweeter replacement for Thiel 3.6s Not the same tweeters or situation, but about 4 years ago I replaced the ferro fluid on my 30 year old Seas H400 tweeters, and it resulted in a significant improvement. Very noticeably clearer, eliminated any "schmutz". FF is not forever. | |
| Do No Harm ... well the least harm anyway @immathewj Yes, I run the subs to the high level inputs off a speaker output from an amp. In my case, I reverse the polarity at the sub input, but some subs off it via a switch. | |
| Do No Harm ... well the least harm anyway Well, there you have it. It seems I have about a snowball's chance in Hell of getting this idea to sound correct. I think I will let the Nefes play full range and let the subs give a helping hand under 50 Hz or so. My subs have all kinds of adjus... | |
| Do your ears deceive you? Cable differences are more subtle than speaker and cartridge difference....usually a lot more subtle. That doesn’t mean they don’t exist, but they are more difficult to recognize. One of the issues with blind testing is the duration of the sound ... |