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| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh Apologies if someone else has mentioned this...AI notes that the L1 inverts phase and you should swap your + and - cable connections at the speaker.I have had an L1 for many years; this makes a big difference. If you were nice and smooth with the ... | |
| Mapleshade boards under speakers Do an Ikea Lack platform, like the Lack Rack, except you'd just be using the two bottom shelves of the set-up (base shelf + first shelf).Ought to work well, no? | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 and Rogue M-120 Okay? Once I get used to noises I'm able to tune them out, so I'm okay with it.But I can definitely see someone else being driven bonkers. | |
| Best amps for Totem hawks?? please help Since bobrock's sound preference makes him think of Bryston and Krell as stale, I'm guessing that he would really prefer some bloom/body/tone, which from my experience he can get from Hawks by using an amp with a relatively low damping factor.Bobr... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 and Rogue M-120 Okay? Yeah, if a recent AI preamp is noisy, it's almost certainly too old tubes or the owner has tried a different tube type in an attempt at rolling the sound. | |
| Best amps for Totem hawks?? please help I agree with Rumadian - the key is low damping factor. Hawks love amps with low damping factor. It just lets them open-up and gives them a huge amount of body.IMO you need a stable damp, but the watts aren't hugely critical.I've run Bryston (3B-ST... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 and Rogue M-120 Okay? They'll match fine impedance wise.Sound wise, I have a similar set-up in terms of the sound sound characteristics of the components: AI L1 and Rogue Magnum 88. In a nutshell, the combo is very dynamic, has lots of body, and enough tube "tone" so t... | |
| Anyone here using vintage speakers? Have used many excellent modern speakers from budget to pricey, but like vintage better. Currently using Tannoy Cheviots in one sysemt and KLH Model 6s in the other system.The vintage speakers have a really nice "chesty" sound to them that I find ... | |
| Tradeoffs going to a hybrid from all tubes? the issue of having to crank it up to get louder isn't a tube versus solid state versus hybrid issue, unless you are using an amplifier that is seriously underpowered.the issue is sensitivity, or gain. So whatever type of amp you decide to go with... | |
| NAD C370 with Wharfedale Diamond 9.1's You're right. Everybody's ears are their own. Should have mentioned my own likes sound wise and asked about Bobcuzi's before saying "spectacular budget sound"In any case, I think it would be applicable regardless of sound preference to say that a ... | |
| NAD C370 with Wharfedale Diamond 9.1's I ran a C370 with Diamond 8.3s a few years back in a budget system (with a NAD CD player originally, then a Rotel RCD-1070). this would be a similar sound to what you'll get from the C370 and 9.1s, though the 9.1s are likely to be more detailed ye... | |
| FAB audio 1 speakers, how good are they? I heard them at length with Audio Upgrades modified equipment and MuRata super tweeters.To my ears, they were the most lifelike speakers I have heard in terms of dynamics and bite. Total lack of boxiness as well. Fantastic speakers. The one issue ... | |
| Sonic Frontiers to Conrad Johnson . It couldn't hurt trying to listen to some different speakers (?) I'm only suggesting this because usually people that love the big, warm, lush, sound have something like old Tannoy 15 inchers or similar crazy stuff.Regarding the SF Line 1: I have ... |