mike_in_nc
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| Thinking about the good old days... It’s not just our hearing and vision that deteriorate with age. When we were in our 20s, we were bursting with energy and hormones, we felt immortal, the world was in front of us, and everything was new. Whether at a live concert or on the stereo,... | |
| Power amp recommendation for Harbeth 30.2s You’ll have to try it to see. Many do like more powerful amps with Harbeths. But to some degree that’s just one factor in choosing an amp that you like with your speakers. The reason the discussions are inclusive is that it’s a matter of taste and... | |
| Proud Harbeth p3esr owner - need help tweaking/troubleshooting Glad to hear it! I’m using 200/330 wpc into 8/4 ohms. Great sound!You might experiment with something like the Benchmark AHB-2 amp. Compact and superb by all accounts.Earlier, I suggested upsampling in Roon. Here’s the link. | |
| Could Audiogon create some FAQ pages in each Forum Category? Given the state of audiophilia, you could use the same answer for all FAQs: "Opinions vary." ;-) | |
| Now Hear This I saw the Haydn episode and plan to see more. I enjoyed it a lot. The Hungarian violinist was a kick! Great musician and lively character. | |
| How to physically move large heavy 100lb amplifiers easily (up and downstairs) A hand truck with pneumatic tires. You also NEED one or two CAMLOCK STRAPS to hold the item to it. | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? Charles Lloyd at the Village Vanguard around 1978 or so. Just an incredible evening! -- though he is always inspiring.Oh, and I just thought of Leon Thomas, singing at CBGB (yes, that one) around the same time, maybe a few years earlier. What verv... | |
| Upgrade preamp? I don’t own, but have heard, a system with Bryston preamp and amps, and I thought there was great synergy. I’d suggest (as @soix did) that you at least listen to a Bryston preamp. (I have a 4B3 but use a different preamp because my room necessitat... | |
| Permanent carpet sliders? I've got 'em under my subs. They are back savers! | |
| Best method to connect subwoofer to amp I agree with @imhififan on this. People hold strong opinions on which way is better, but the diversity of opinion itself shows it's system- and listener-dependent. | |
| Proud Harbeth p3esr owner - need help tweaking/troubleshooting I'm not currently a Roon user, and I don't know where it is. But I've been told it can oversample. I think it would be with other DSP settings, rather than specific to the device, but that's just a guess.Try Google! | |
| Proud Harbeth p3esr owner - need help tweaking/troubleshooting Oh, one other thing. Have you tried having Roon oversample the digital data? The graphs I've seen of NOS DAC output from 44.1 kHz sources are pretty jagged. They get much better at quad rate (176.4 or 192 kHz). | |
| Proud Harbeth p3esr owner - need help tweaking/troubleshooting The other thing that will tame harshness is attention to room acoustics. | |
| Proud Harbeth p3esr owner - need help tweaking/troubleshooting I don’t know your DAC, nor the Croft, but I do have a pair of P3ESR, so I was curious about your dilemma.I don’t think it’s the wires. Wires are always the LAST place I’d look, and then only for very subtle changes. So please, don’t go spending a ... | |
| Best streamer given my constraints I've been quite happy with my Auralic Aries G1. Auralic so far has not changed their products every few years. Even if they do, it's an excellent unit. |