mapman
Responses from mapman
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? IF either speaker alone sounds better, that would seem to indicate the problem is not in either speaker, like detached/loose voice coil or something like that. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Subwoofer would be a band aid.BEtter to get to the root of the problem and fix it. The PSBs should leave nothing to want if set up well. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? FIsh,It is what it is but for future reference, its not a bad idea to always keep a spare component around to switch in as needed to help diagnose a problem or even to pinch hit when a starter piece goes down.For testing purposes, an inexpensive r... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Do you have any other speakers around? What happens with them? Results would help determine if speaker/amp match or defect in amp is an issue. | |
| What component is responsible for dynamics ? OF course, being hard of hearing could be another explanation for the system not sounding as loud as it is. :^)I've heard the effect Ralph describes on some amps but not others in recent years. Mostly with tube and Class D type amps. | |
| What component is responsible for dynamics ? "However I don't normally listen very loud- this results in the system being so effortless that it has no sense of loudness at all- you can't tell how loud the system is playing unless you try to talk to someone standing next to you. This to me is... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? You might also try a different pair of easy to drive speakers as a test and see what happens there. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Fishing, Any difference at all in when the problem occurs between old amp and new? If so, equating the two to produce exactly the same problem may be confusing the issue.My guess at this point is it is some combination of these that is causing the... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Switching source has an effect I recall. COuld be defective source control switch. COuld be defective volume control if volume is adjusted at all in test cases. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Not likely though that two amps would have the same inherent defect though. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Amp could be defective. | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? "That pretty much sums up this hobby. If you don't believe that you will hear a difference, you will not. If you do believe that you will hear a difference, you will. "...and back to the topic of the thread, a lot of product marketing that might r... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I think everyone has their own unique findings and perspectives that most others may or will not grasp, beyond the common learnings/understanding . Nothing new there. Not worth getting too upset about. If something works for someone, that's all th... | |
| here is my delima............ darn, I had researched your gear and posted a lengthy response with a multi-step plan that did not make it through somehow + I am too lazy to do it again.In a nutshell...Good news was you have a problem which is solvable, not a dilemma, which is n... | |
| Best bookshelf w/ ribbon tweeter under $2000 Goldenear AON (larger model) at ~ $1000 designed for good sound and value should compete well up to $2000 otherwise. |