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| Speakers to audition at AXPONA 2015 I believe I recall Dale Harder will be showing his Walsh driver based speaker line there. That would be my primary destination. | |
| Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition??? Did OP indicate what else was in the underwhelming system?Speakers make no sound by themselves.Also there is always possibility of something in the system not working properly or up to spec.Or the sound might just be significantly different than w... | |
| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers Stick with nad. | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has Johnny Cash. | |
| Songs that Inspire or Move you "Never Blame the Rainbows for the Rain" by The Moody Blues"I Dreamed a Dream". From Les Mis"highway Star". By Deep Purple"Motherless Child". Van Morrison's version""What is Truth". By Johnny Cash. "Uprising" by Muse"The Unforgiven". By Metallica"S... | |
| which $1k used floorstanders for 35wpc tubes? Tekton lore is high efficiency and in that range. | |
| Tweeter placement One rule to obey is to avoid early reflections that smear the sound. Too close to walls floor ceiling is all not good. Most tweets are all directional to some degree. So it's the reflections from room boundaries in the path of the sound wave that ... | |
| Tweeter placement i agree with uber. Ear level with direct exposure may or may not be best. It all depends. Set it up whatever way sounds best. Forget about any audiophile dogma. The best tweak is usually the ones that are homegrown. It's the great equalizer and he... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... But the thing is I am sitting here as I type listening to the setup I would change thinking I don't want tonloosevthis sound. I hear all the things that gets attributed commonly to a great sounding system. Why spend more money? My wife would like ... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... I would start with the triangles. They are small for that room alone though. I would probably either have to add a sub (the one I used to use with those died a few years back) or I might decide to try something new like latest Tekton Lore with tit... | |
| New Pangea Audio AC-14 XL Power Cord St I'm with you. The 14 series I Use with my dac and preamp hit the sweet spot for performance quality and value. Some day I may try the Pangea. 9 series which is the model designed for use with power amps. | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Reb thanks. That would be a tight fit. 😖.For the purpose of truly downsizing I am close to pulling the trigger for a glow amp 1 which is much smaller and lighter. I mentioned early on I have heard the glow at shows and liked it very much. Plus for... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... I am also wondering how much heat the amp generates? I keep teh backs open on my cabinets but the front glass doors closed usually when listening so heat generated could be an issue in their. My current TAd Hibachi amps in taht system sit on the f... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Reb, what are teh dimensions of the assembled kit? It would have to fit in my vertical cabinets out of site or teh wife would not approve. | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Reb, I have in the back of my head that sometime soon I will sell off 1 pair of my speakers and maybe a second string pair of amps and some other extra stuff to help finance the high eff. tube amp setup that I have been wanting to try for quite so... |