mapman
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| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? Yes it’s always hard to say where a problem comes from with gear one is unfamiliar with but if brightness is persistent throughout the recording and not just the louder peaks that are the problem could just be a matter of some tweaking. Again hard... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? Btw I have KEF ls50 metas with a Klipsch sw308 sub in a smaller room running off Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks amps (class d 500 w/ch). Fronted by Audio Research tube preamp. Does Mahler well at modest volumes. The little Kefs are still the bottle... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? What is the source for these in your system? Digital or vinyl? Good recordings of Mahler symphonies are a challenge on the grand scale of things. Lots of things going on and big dynamic shifts and crescendos. That is the unique thing about them co... | |
| Salk owners -- any interest in a more sensitive Salk model? It’s an interesting question. | |
| Why does my hifi always seem to sound especially good on Thanksgiving? No doubt a nice Furman could never hurt. | |
| Why does my hifi always seem to sound especially good on Thanksgiving? Yeah clean power, wine, amino acids….it’s all starting to add up. | |
| Why does my hifi always seem to sound especially good on Thanksgiving? @hilde45 Yes well I had to look that one up but that could be an explanation. I do like lots of foods apparently rich in tryptophan it seems. Learned something new… So much for my golden ears theory. Enjoy the holiday and the corresponding trypt... | |
| Internet Radio My whole family including wife and kids enjoy Antenne Bayern. Diverse oldies station out of Germany with decent sound quality. I hear lots of oldies not heard in years there. Many Probably bigger hits in Europe than here. Heck they even just playe... | |
| Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good It’s fine as a streamer but probably benefits from a good external DAC. | |
| Zu vs. Tekton? -- your comparisons on price, build, sound Apples and oranges in both design and sound. I’ve heard both, Zu many times, but neither is my cup of tea. I do like Zu aesthetics . Tekton is best for folks with modest tube amps looking for a lot of speaker for the $$$ and probably go loud well.... | |
| Rel Does Not Recomment Isolation Stands What do they say about iso pads like Auralex Subdude as opposed to stands? Not much elevation there. | |
| Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps? It’s the other way around. You want a SS amp with higher input impedance to work with a tube-preamp. 100kohm is a good input impedance to look for but as low as 40-60 kohm may be fine. My combo is Audio Research sp16 pre to bel canto ref 1000m mon... | |
| Rel Does Not Recomment Isolation Stands Like pretty much everything in life, it depends. | |
| Replacement for current speakers suggestions Another kef ls50 fan here. I have both originals and metas. Metas are quite captivating. See system pics. Former Maggie owner. The challenge with Maggie’s for some is the distance from rear wall required for best results. Set them up righ... | |
| Moving away from inefficient/low impedance speaker in order to move to a Tube Amp Have not done it but done a lot of research investigating the possibilities. Class D amps have kept me from having to go there (tube amps) to-date. Not in general interested in large bulky speakers required for best performance in general with lo... |