mbacinello

Responses from mbacinello

Speakers to replace Proac Response 3's
he certainly likes the Proac sound. just looking for something better, and if possible for WAF reasons less physically imposing 
New Cain & Cain IM Ben Fostex/double horn - help
if you dont mind my asking what will be the price on it?...i believe the I-Ben is $5500? 
New Cain & Cain IM Ben Fostex/double horn - help
Sorry for the lame question, but are the speakers under discussion here the ones listed on the Cain & Cain website as the I-Ben? there doesn't seem to be a IM-Ben listed?can any one contrast the sound of these large speakers with the smaller A... 
The quest for power
ive used bryston 7b monoblocks, and electrocompaneit 250 both worked fine, but the electrocompaniet sounded better...and is more wife friendly...in fact its very slick looking 
Were to go after a Rega Planet 2000?
add a dac to it...ive heard comments from people who have added the Ack Dack to there rega planets and Jupiter's and seen significant improvement...my new Ack Dack 2.0 should arrive in a couple of weeks ill let you know how it sounds.the previous ... 
Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers
nobody's mentioned the Pass Aleph series amps, amongst the most famous of all class a solid state amps...are they not considered to be in the same league as the above mentioned amplifiers?? 
What to do about speakers?
yes two channel referes to the number of chanels...for two chanel there is a left and right chanel..two speakers5.1 chanel is home theater...where there are five speakers...left center and right..accross the front, and two speakers, a left and rig... 
Worst mismatches in equipment: your warnings
I can't say this is a bad sounding mis-match cause its not, in fact it sounds better than it has any right to for the price, but NAD gear and Totem Arros should not be matched together...the problem only exists with the Arro model where the woofer... 
Wharfedale Diamond 8.4
they were bought new and were under warranty..so no i wasnt charged 
Wharfedale Diamond 8.4
the totem is a significant step up from the wharfdales..i know because an audiophile friend of mine has the exact same system as me except i own arros and he owns wharfdale diamond 8....not sure which one, its a 3 way speaker though...my system so... 
help with speaker problem
This is an update...after talking to a fellow arro owner with the same problem, and to Vince at Totem, the problem was diagnosed as a resonance resulting from vibration induced by the metal to plastic contact of the woofer and tweeter plates...in ... 
Some CD's I just Ordered...Any Thoughts?
okay...based on my musical tastes, and previous listening experiences with other material from these artists/ other recordings of these pieces, i would expect that these particular recodings would be ones that I would enjoy :) 
Some CD's I just Ordered...Any Thoughts?
Dont have an sacd player so thats not a concern..i assume the xrcd is still sonically a good recoding 
how much current is enough?
they use the term sensitivity...the mani-2 original..reviewed in 1995 measured 80.7db(b)/2.83v/m the mani-2 signature is 84.5db(b)/2.83v/m 
how much current is enough?
There website does state they are 85 db /w/m, however when stereophile reviewed them they found them to be 80.7 db/w/m...