mapman
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| A Must Hear under $5,000 Can never go wrong building a system around Dynaudio IMHO. | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall Duke,All of what you say rings true to me, as usual.A large 3-D soundstage created by properly managed reflected sound is like a large format well done 3-D movie. Our eyes can resolve things more completely and accurately in 3-D compared to a proj... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall "How do we reconcile these two contradictory statements?"Personal preference and perspective.THere are many favorite flavors of ice cream. Even more beautiful women, no two of which look the same. | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system YEs, but the question is, why?I can see how the proper eletronic mating might be trickier with a passive, but I cant see a disadvantage if done right, other than that various active pres might provide more flavors of sound to please more people. N... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system It may be that active preamps often sound better.The next question would be: why?Synergy is always a consietation. Why would a good passive mated well be any lesser than with an active pre? Easier to mate correctly perhaps due to voltage and imped... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall Coherency among drivers matters for soundstage and imaging as well. Crossover can be a big factor there. | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall "speakers should get a grip on the room." That's a very good way to put it! Its fundamental to best sound. Room acoustics always determine the end result in all ways.No early reflections always. Then tune in from there as needed. Many ways to get ... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system Good is good.....however one gets there. | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall "It is not only the harsh sound. The mid freq. are not that natural and realistic. With classical music a violin sounded a lot different than in real."With the good mbl demo I heard, these were exceptional with no qualifications, especially when t... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall NVP,I'll agree to disagree and leave it at that and chalk it up to different goals and expectations, mine being to simulate a live performance as best as possible in order to be fully satisfied. That does not infer a soundstage that is too big, to... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system It is something I want to try as well sometime. 1) I like the simplicity of the solution for the task at hand2) I am curious how things might sound if done right3) I like the small size and low priceFor now, I have 4 decent quality pre-amps to tin... | |
| Passive preamp w/Rogue Medusa and Rega DAC How are people liking the Tortuga's these days?I like the concept and approach and have seen some good reviews but have not heard these. | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system There is no right or wrong answer. Each case will be different. PErsonally I would strive to minimize the role of the pre-amp. IT is needed for source switching if more than one source and volume control only for the most part these days. Everythi... | |
| Shrinking my system A tube amp will work against you somewhat in terms of being able to use top notch smaller monitors, I would lean towards Totem or Dynaudio, but still an option.For higher efficiency more tube amp friendly speakers, Focal and Triangle are also quit... | |
| audiphile power cords I think I hear it, but have not done enough A/B comparisons to be sure. As long as it sounds as good or better to me than before, I am happy, placebo or not. I think not, but these more subtle things are hard to say with absolute certainty without... |