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| Is bi amping worth it ? There are definitely some benefits that can be had from bi-amping, but the results depend on a lot variables. There are a lot of ways to approach bi-amping, so your approach is best tailored to your system and goals. Adding an active subwoofer ... | |
| cartridge for Cart The AT-3600L is a great value that tracks at a heavier weight than a lot of them, so it could be a good match for that TT. | |
| What speakers compete with GR Research? There are other kit makers who compete directly with GR Research. Madisound, CSS, Troels Graveson, HiVi, Parts Express, Falcon Acoustics, and others. Kits skip the retail markup, so can offer higher quality parts for the money. The downsides ar... | |
| Merlin VSM & TSM speakers: RIP Bobby Palkovich, Ten Years Ago Today Bobby and I met around 1983/1984 range through the Kodak Audio Club in Rochester, NY when they were based out of Paul Heath Audio on Alexander Street. We hit it off immediately, and I liked what he was doing with the early Merlin 1s. He had a ton ... | |
| Single driver full range speakers You could easily add a separate active subwoofer that has built in active crossovers so you don’t need to add a passive network. Adding a woofer to the cabinet with no crossover would mean the woofer would heavily overlap the main driver, which ... | |
| Adventures With Subwoofers Did you happen to try reversing the polarity of the subs at all? | |
| Does anyone own a tri amped system in Florida I could hear? There are so many variables involved, that it’ll be tough to distinguish which contributions are specifically from tri-amping. If all else is equal, typically changing from one stereo amp to two identical stereo amps (one per side) will improve... | |
| ordering from China.....which Chinese Tube Integrated at 3k? Skunkie Design also has a bunch of fixes/mods for the Willsenton in case you pursue it. | |
| Do you recall "instant improvement" from your first stand-alone DAC ? Yes! My first DAC was a humble Topping E30. It was audibly better than the stock DAC in my older Denon DCM 440. My second one was notably better yet - a modified SMSL C100 with an upgraded MUSES02 opamp and custom linear regulated power supply. | |
| Any Thiel CS7.2 or PowerPoint 1.2 crossover mods to share? You could always send yours to GR Research, and see what Danny comes up with. | |
| Last Critical Tweak… how to quell occasional high harshness…? The affordable Primeda cables on Amazon are fairly laid back in the treble while preserving good clarity and excellent sound stage. A cheap experiment. | |
| Last Critical Tweak… how to quell occasional high harshness…? The sources of those sibilance can come from all sorts of places, and can be tough to track down. I chased similar issues for a while. It wasn’t just one notable thing in my case....it was little bits in a few areas. Some trial and error to re... | |
| Subwoofer connection If both sets of RCA outputs run off the same volume knob, you should have no trouble. (nice preamp!) | |
| ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? There’s no set definition for "high end", and I’m sure it varies by person and is somewhat relative. To me high end isn’t a focus on a price point....it’s an attitude and philosophy that requires a commitment to make the best you know how, but pr... | |
| Subwoofer Question That sounds like it could be a relative phase issue. Check polarity on all speaker and amp connections, including the sub. |