mattsaunders2000
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| Topping D90 bass bloat? @dougsat , I did try the Topping in 'preamp' mode, which is how to engage the volume control that you refer to. Didn't notice a difference there to be honest, and with the ARC preamp in the mix, I don't love managing two separate gain dials. I ele... | |
| New Speaker advice Update! First of all thanks to everyone here! This thread was so helpful and I appreciate the generosity and advice from y'all. I ended up purchasing a pair of MoFi Sourcepoint 8’s. They are bringing everything I was missing with the Vandersteens... | |
| New Speaker advice @soix, whew Nelly! David Lewis Audio! That’s some high end stuff! I have an appointment with them on Monday 😬…will definitely audition Joseph Audio and ProAc…thanks for the rec @soix, and all the advice in general. I just hope I don’t fall in lo... | |
| New Speaker advice I really appreciate all the feedback from everyone! I’ve been reading these forums for years, and it really feels like a community, and as a relative newcomer / rookie to hifi, I’m really grateful for the support! I used to talk with my dad about ... | |
| New Speaker advice Testrun, I don’t dislike the 3A’s per se...they have a good soundstage, and the midrange is awesome...and I have a lot of sentimental attachment to them because they were my dad’s and he got me into hifi. It’s just that they have a very narrow swe... | |
| New Speaker advice Thanks Soix. Really appreciate it. I was under the 'illusion' that I was taking advantage of a separates system when listening to two channel by using the preamp section of the Denon...what you're saying makes SO MUCH sense...has me thinking that ... | |
| New Speaker advice Thanks Lanx0003. I should have mentioned in the system profile above that I am running a pair of SVS SB2000's, as well as an SVS ultra center speaker. I don't really use them with the Vandersteens during 2 channel listening, but do engage them whe... | |
| New Speaker advice Thank you Soix...I have often considered the same thing re: the addition of a high quality preamp. One of the reasons I went with the Denon AVR is because I needed HT functionality for movies and tv...but that Denon AVR line has a 'pure direct' mo... |