knownothing
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| What bass-litmus-test music do you take to auditions? I would add Mac Miller - “Complicated” | |
| What bass-litmus-test music do you take to auditions? @devinplombier the bass player on Goat Rodeo Sessions is Edgar Meyer. Check out his credits on All Music, he’s played on a lot of great recordings. kn | |
| What bass-litmus-test music do you take to auditions? Here are some songs I am currently using for this purpose. A mix of acoustic and amplified music. Goat Rodeo Sessions - Goat Rodeo Jacob Collier - Overture (From Djesse Vol. 1) Josh Stone - I’ve Fallen In Love With You Lizzo - Tempo Piltch &... | |
| Exceding recommended power rating I have ruined some tweeters before by over powering some bookshelf speakers and trying to use them outdoors as a PA system for a rugby party. Don’t try that. kn | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers @twangy57 that’s great! Enjoy. | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers Here is a discussion on Agon about this model Krell comparing it to a Coda amp. Both were complimented in the thread: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/krell-duo-175xd | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers @twangy57 gosh, higher input impedance, doubles power into 4 ohms. I am thinking maybe this would work well with your pre and your speakers: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisba7i0-krell-duo-175-xd-stereo-power-amplifier-black-excellent-solid... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers I have not listened carefully to many high end streamers, so I am hesitant to weigh in directly on @kckrs’ question. But I have generally learned to trust the ears and collective opinion of people on Audiogon who have spent countless hours and dol... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers @twangy57 I might suggest this: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisbdfg8-audio-research-vt200-mkii-power-amplifier-silver-pre-owned-tube I have no connection to this seller, just seems like it would fit the bill. kn | |
| Whats playing on your system today? +1 for Rage Against The Machine right now. | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers @twangy57 you’ve gotten some good suggestions so far. I don’t hoe you could go wrong with a Pass Labs amp. Some solid state amps that I suggest pair well with Dynaudio speakers include amps from Moon, Primare and Plinius, and can be found used f... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too @jymc I am just reporting what we found with a relatively quick test with an optimized midfi system in a purpose built room. The differences between coax cables were obvious using the Node and Chord DAC. This was with an after market power cable... | |
| Picking speakers 3000-5000 budget @twangy57 great choice! I will be interested to hear about your amp selection and journey through set up. Enjoyable thread. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? sara k. - HELL OR HIGH water London Grammar - Truth Is A Beautiful Thing Gretchen Parlato - Flor The sara k. album is one of the best produced and recorded albums I have ever heard (listening to 24/44.1 file). | |
| Chinese DAC's @ghdprentice +2 |