knotscott
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| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question I’ve owned and heard a lot of SS over the years, some of them really well regarded amps in great systems. Once I re-tubed my stock Dynaco ST-70, my listening experience changed for the better. It was more than just better clarity...somehow the mus... | |
| What other hobby... woodworking | |
| Will floorstanders work in a small listening room? You’d have to try it to know for sure, and it depends floor treatment and other furniture in the room, but those B&Ws seem like a lot of speaker for a room that small. Placement will be critical. Small woofers in transmission lines or sea... | |
| ... Should I be concerned? Try it and see what you think. Just be conservative. You can always put it back if you don’t like it. | |
| What is ideal dimension size for a home listening room? 20' x' 24' x 9'. Textured ceiling, wall to wall carpet, one end opens to a dining room with a vaulted ceiling, lots of upholstered furniture. | |
| Tweeter life If they're working well, why replace them at all? | |
| What tube amp for Harbeth 40.1 +1 on the VTA amps by Bob Latino. They offer striking improvements in clarity, soundstage, and dynamics to an already very good stock Dynaco circuit. | |
| Is Break-In essential and potentially dangerous for the Audiophile? Whether we like it or not, components with a physical suspension like speakers and styli simply need playing time to loosen up and perform optimally as expected. I’ve witnessed it repeatedly with new woofers. Many electronic components benefit fro... | |
| BEST SOUNDING SYSTEM FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF $$$$ My system is what I consider outstanding poor man’s high end, but it’s exactly what I like to hear and what I think it should sound like, so depending on what you like...YMMV. It’s important to please your own ears. I’m all about clarity, natural ... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? I’m a quality technician for a blood analyzer company. My audio budget has always been fairly modest, but I’m very proud of what I consider to be a very respectable poor man’s high end system for the grand total of $2300 over 30 year span (not cou... | |
| Audio Technica AT-LP120-XUSB Review Thank you for this review. As someone who has owned both cheap and expensive turntables, I always enjoy budget gear that performs well. I have been forced to re-evaluate my HiFi budget going forward and have my eye on the AT-LP120X with AT-VM95M... | |
| Looking for a speaker cable with a relaxed sound. +2, noromance.Silver cables tend to be bright. Get some decent copper cables, and you should at least be headed in the right direction. If they still sound a bit forward, I'd consider adding an absorbent ring around the tweeter, like felt and de... | |
| Bi-Amping with one amp? "Thanks guys. The question was mostly out of curiosity. Not sure if I will actually try this but it is good to know." Even though the amp you wanted to bi-amp with is gone, it's still worth pursuing at some point in the future. There are some ve... | |
| Long Speaker Wires/Short Interconnects or Long Interconnects/Short Speaker Wires Thanks to all. I'm going with status quo for the time being. The YouTube video offers a compelling argument for longer interconnects and shorter cables, but until a good time arises to dismantle the system, it's going to stay as is. The next ti... | |
| Need copper speaker cable recommendations $300 ish Over the years I’ve owned the basic Monster/Marshall Soundrunner type cables, Belden, Cardas, and Kimber. The Kimber Kable had sounded great on my system, but when I moved I needed much longer cables. I made my own from Monoprice OFC 12awg 4-condu... |