kota1
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| Upgrading power system My outlet swap worked great, I bought a Pangea outlet for $99 and immediate upgrade, congrats on being open to experimenting. | |
| Dedicated room suggestions As for the floor a rug or carpet is not as reflective as hard wood. Also you can use a tape measure to get the distance of each speaker to the MLP to match. Orient the tweeters to ear height if possible. Try and keep the speakers at least two feet... | |
| Dedicated room suggestions You can setup a virtual system in your profile and post pics there. That harshness will likely resolve once you get your room right. Dampening sound around the window is a good idea if is noisy outside. The first thing is to orient your speakers a... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts Question, someone spends $20K on a system and the other guy spends $50K. The guy that spent $20K has components that measure meh, but his in room system measurements are ideal. They guy that spent $50K has pristine component measurements but his... | |
| What is Your End Game System? @jerrybj , congratulations! I am noticing in this thread that attention to the details is important. May I ask which network switch you chose? That is something I am currently shopping for. Can you please post your system and some pics in your pro... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts and the pros like them too: | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts @curtdr , sadly those other ASR members will never get to hear or enjoy those great Klipsch speakers to decide for themselves. You go online and read glowing user reviews from people who own them and the shell shocked minions think that happiness ... | |
| Dedicated room suggestions Hey @chiadrum , there is a video in the other thread you were just in where Anthony Grimani discusses room treatments. His website is below and they sell both individual treatments as well as kits for entire rooms. I followed the recommendation in... | |
| What is Your End Game System? @chiadrum , first, welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your story in this thread. Man, it must be great to get what you want jumping right into the hobby. There are many members that have a lot of experience with tubes (not me though) :). ... | |
| Digital source upgrade suggestion? Maybe a dedicated music server like some of the products from Cocktail Audio : https://www.cocktailaudio.com | |
| What is Your End Game System? @mglik , are you considering monoblocks for the Quad 57’s? I am not an amp expert but the reviews on the Van Alstine DVA M225 monoblocks seem to say that it hits way above its price. It has a preamp that is designed for it, the DVA Digital preamp.... | |
| Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen Bryston uses the same type of approach, active speakers with the crossover and amps external giving you some flexibility: | |
| What is Your End Game System? FWIW, I just added the before and after calibration measurements of my system in my profile/virtual system if anyone is interested. The calibration software was the paid upgrade for Audyssey Pro license and the necessary calibrated mic which is on... | |
| Recommendations for HiFi Listening Room Congratulations! I think you will really get a great result between the room treatments, your components, and the ARC room correction from your Anthem Pre. As for a streamer/dac combo I recommend you strongly consider looking at the OS of your str... | |
| Surge protection I highly recommend Black Lion Audio PG2. My last power conditioner was $1200 and worth every penny, it saved my gear from a lightning storm but got fried in the process. I bought the Black Lion Audio PG2 and it has better features, better SQ and i... |