mapman
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| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall B_limo,With my OHM omni's, speaker distance apart has little effect on soundstage width. It is wall to wall, about 20" total even if speakers are just a few feet apart. My room is L shaped with the OHM's sitting at the base of the L firing into th... | |
| Another Next Best Tweak Ear Cleaning kit $100 from CVS Audiophile Technologies, Inc.Or you can get the same thing marketed to normal people for about $13 at local CVS pharmacy. | |
| audiphile power cords The # 1 rule for more marginal audio tweaks is always ask "why?". It works in life in general the same way.There should be some good reason to try anything, especially an expensive piece of technology. Any technical gadget worth its salt is design... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system Good stuff! | |
| audiphile power cords Two different tweaks, each with potential to change the sound in different ways. Which is better or does more is likely to vary case to case. In general, performance of tubes CAN vary more widely, from high performance to dead and everything in be... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system AL, thanks for that.Yes, I suppose I'm back to my original post. Passive appears an attractive option for cost, small size, and simplicity, inc cases where those things matter, like mine, and perhaps other reasons, but you never know or sure what ... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system "I admire Al's technical knowledge as well but what do you expect him to say? "A purely technical analysis/comparison as only a good EE might concoct.Understanding the technology is always the key to making good decisions. Of course, you never kno... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system In my second system (the one in the vertical cabinets in my system photos), I have 6 sources:1) phono2) Squeezebox Touch3) DVD4) tuner5) VHS tape6) cable boxThe last 4 feed into an old Radio Shack/Realistic unpowered "passive" 4 source switching b... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall "Bo, the reality is that people are misinformed and ill advised everywhere not justin audio."So true, unfortunately. The information is there more than ever, but so much noise to blur the picture.... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall Duke's speakers always catch my attention, though I have yet to hear. Like I said, Duke is the man here when it comes to talking about and explaining these things. That goes a long way for me. | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall Here is a photo of those Goto horns at Capital Audiofest a few years back that I heard. This was a top 5 all time most impressive system demo for me I would say. Not to mention the speakers, setup room and venue were all simply gorgeous. | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall I would love to have a pair of large, good horns. Avantegarde would do nicely. Not sure I would have the right room for those though, but I would love to have the chance.THe best horn speaker demo I have ever heard was a pair of large full range c... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall I have never owned any speakers designed to go up against wall + maximize soundstage depth, which is what suffers the most usually when speakers are close to the wall.OHM Walshes are designed to be able to go closer to walls than pure omnis, in or... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system I need Almarg to chirp in and offer up his usual well informed and no nonsense assessment this time about good passive versus good active pre-amps!Tortuga is one line that has caught my eye recently. LEt's use that as a test case for comparison pe... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system "Trust your own ears."No doubt that is the main key, but I also find that most things that really matter in good sound can be explained at least in theory. WHether the theory is then supported by the facts during listening or not is another story.... |