lowrider57
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| Power Cord & Power Conditioner Recommendations Me thinks you need to educate yourself on the different types of power conditioners. There are passive and active conditioners. Then there are power regenerators which PS Audio is known for. Also, not all PC's have surge protection. That's what's ... | |
| More watts or better power ? I'll bet it sounds very good. And since the sub is hooked up, you must be hearing some well balanced music. From thecomments you've made, you shouldn't be worried about power output anymore. | |
| More watts or better power ? Mark, if you plug your subwoofer into a preamp output it will relieve some of the bass load from the Pass.Set the crossover and the sub will supplement the bass and provide low-end extension. | |
| More watts or better power ? Mark, you don't need more watts, unless you notice a lack of low-end at your typical listening level. That's a sweet amp that produces high current which is what you really want in your system.The only addition I would recommend is power condition... | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? I haven’t heard the Rotel 1592, it gets very good reviews. I liked my Rotel receiver which I owned years ago.I think B&W’s would be the problem in this matchup. They’re very revealing and much of that is from the tweeter. IME, highs are extend... | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? I wrote a review on the RA1592... I have one on my sonus faber olympica 3 and I don’t have any issue.That's an entirely different setup. You have the warmth of the SF's. They are polar opposites from B&W. | |
| Parasound A21+ vs Adcom GFA-585se +1 @audiotroy .Nothing wrong with Taiwan manufacturing. Even the Japanese use Taiwan. | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? Who keeps pushing Rotel amps to mate with B&W speakers? I'm guessing the dealers.B&W has extended highs. Rotel also has a lot of high-end energy, they do not make a good match.There was a thread posted last week, the member asked for help ... | |
| List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey. High Fidelity products, specifically signal cables and power conditioner modules. | |
| Age of masters @chakster That's very true. But in some cases, they dare not run a decades old master tape with missing or peeling oxide, or edge damage on an ATR. | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality This is the "Bruce Springsteen" "Born to Run"That Quobuz streams/downloads that you pay for.https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/58448It’s the worst compressed version of all 28 re-issues/originals.And here is the original 1982 uncompressed CD.... | |
| Age of masters Many record labels transferred their analogue libraries to digital to preserve the master. | |
| what is the best cassette tape maker in your experience? Maxell XLII late manufacture and XLII-S. | |
| Moving the sweet spot In your original listening position, have you tried toe-in to the point that the drivers are facing you?Or tilting the speakers back (rake angle)? The angle would depend on the size of of your room. | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used Look at Omega Speakers.https://omegaloudspeakers.com/collections/tower-speakers |