mapman
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| 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... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall They are not harsh at all when set up right.THey are hard to set up right. SOund great in dealer showroom. Same setup by same dealer below par at shows.TO hear them set up well, go to United Home Audio in Annapolis Junction, MD.CAll first to make ... | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? Still OHM Walsh. Can tune into them for hours and still hate to turn things off. | |
| audiphile power cords I have the Pangea AC14SE cords as well, and would tend to agree with Pga on most points except I would qualify that the difference with these versus any other cord might vary widely case by case. In my case, I like the sound with them on my DAC es... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall "beautiful and well defined soundstage and stereo image that have been produced with no (or minimal) secondary reflections."Minimal, perhaps if done right. None, well, take things outside with no walls and no room acoustics and reflections and see... | |
| Using two preamps together to use the phono on one Yup, tape/record out to line level input.I just ran through this exact scenario last night looking at possible pre-amps for my second system.I'm currently using an old NAD 7020 receiver as pre-amp and use an old Dual 1264 on occasion with it. I al... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall A good analogy for listening to a good stereo recording without proper soundstage and imaging enabled is to watching a 3-D movie without the glasses. The 3-D visual information is in the film. WIth the glasses, it is processed by our eyes properly... |