lourdes
Responses from lourdes
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? I am not a scientist. I have been in audio 50+ years and have $100k+ system. A couple of years ago I purchased an “audiophile” fuse for my VTL power amp. Did not notice one bit of sound improvement | |
| Subwoofer Choice I put together a system for my daughter that has the Monitor Audio Gold 50 and Rel Tx9. They mated well together | |
| "High end" store snobbery The closest “high end” shop to me is 2.5 hours away and 4+ hours to a true high end. As such, many times when traveling to major cities I will look up audio shops to visit. Sometimes I call in advance and sometimes walk in. The vast majority of ... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations I would suggest the Rockport Atria. When I was upgrading my speakers I listened to the Sabrina’s as well. For me the Rockports were just more musical and natural. I liked to them so much I bit the bullet and bouts Aviors | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system Ella Fitzgerald- Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook. Dreamer is the track I useStevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan - Family Style. Tick Tock People is the trackShelby Lynn - Just a Little Lovin. I Only Want to be With You | |
| Why does bass have more “punch” when I stand up vs. sitting? Tonywinga. Thanks. Did you change the angle (i.e. toe in) of your speakers as well? | |
| Why does bass have more “punch” when I stand up vs. sitting? Mids and highs are the same | |
| Why does bass have more “punch” when I stand up vs. sitting? Thank you all for not only responding but also for staying on point to my issue. I appreciate your taking the time to read about my issue and the time you took to respond. I will try to respond to all of you in one note. NONOISE: My listeni... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Aretha FranklinTina TurnerDusty Springfield | |
| Why are brick and mortar HiFi dealers so bad? I live in a small state with no dealers and as such I have always had to buy my gear outside the state. I have a fairly high end system consisting of Rockport speakers, VTL amps, ARC pre and phono pre amp, VPI/Graham TT. Over the years I have vis... | |
| Ears hurt when listening after changing speakers Thanks to all for your suggestions and thoughts. For nkonor I am so sorry to hear of your situation. Some of you had questions for me so will try to answer. - I had a Pass Labs amp (was a typo in my earlier description)- I do love the Aviors eve... | |
| Ears hurt when listening after changing speakers Thanks to all. I was using Paavo XA 160 amp with Audio Research LS27 preamp. Switched amps to VTL S-200 | |
| Anyone have this turntable issue? After years of no problems, I suddenly had this static problem with my VPI TNT table and Graham arm. My tonearm cable is grounded. To fix the issue I taped a copper wire to bottom of the bearing well and grounded it to my ARC phono preamp. Probl... | |
| Rockport Avior 2 vs Wilson Sasha DAW I listened extensively to both and bought the Rockport’s. My room is 15.5 by 27 by 8 high. Love the Aviors. Before I had 3 different Martin Logan’s. Driving the Aviors with VTL S200. Don’t know where you are located but recommend the Sound Enviro... |