mashif
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| Lowend amp The Parasound A23+ is in your price range. Damping factor >800. Class A/AB 160w@8ohms. | |
| The Midnight Effect - Who-How? I "warm up" my ears before seriously listening. I start at very low volume while "getting my head together". I allow my brain to "tune in" to whatever is on at that volume until I can hear details and depth. At some point the "switch gets flipped"... | |
| The real truth about recordings @budjoe +1 | |
| The real truth about recordings @soix That's how I feel about sausage. I just want it to taste good. But tasty sounding recordings are something I want to know more about. | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? If you want more modern electronics, look at Rotel. Modestly priced, good quality, and nice features in their integrated amps. | |
| The real truth about recordings @mahgister 🙂 | |
| A little test I always thought it was a keyboard, sample or synth. It's Sailing... | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble @curiousjim I also have a sensitivity around those frequencies where trumpets, sax, and certain guitar notes sound annoyingly loud. Less toe in did make a big difference as does room treatment. That frequency is typically around 2-3k and unfortu... | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! I solved that problem with a Schiit Kara preamp, but any good quality passive preamp will work. I simply run the output of my Microzotl pre into an input. In passive mode the volume control acts as an inline attenuator. I set mine about 2 o'clock ... | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble Both. Absorption will reduce the brightness and diffusion will scatter the sound so room resonance frequencies are not emphasized. GIK has some nice slat diffusers in different absorption depths. 4" works well for most rooms. Most of their panels ... | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble Flat frequency response is indeed what you want for accurate reproduction. Music has a natural high end roll off, but if your speakers don't reproduce the entire spectrum, you will have an artificial rolloff. | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble Good room acoustics is more important than equipment. Without controlling frequency response and reverb time, it sounds like the room, not your gear. The proper balance of absorption and diffusion is critical to hearing what's coming out of your s... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps Parasound A23+ is only 27lbs. You could run 2 in mono. It's Class A/AB, 500W/channel @8 ohms in bridged mode. | |
| Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc. The files streaming services send out are acquired from record companies or other copyright holders. The hi res services all send the file unaltered. Can someone explain why they think the same file sounds better on one service than another? Once ... | |
| Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing You could build a floating floor like recording studios do. Various YouTube articles show how. |