mnnc

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How much does your system retail for?
About $10,000 retail. Have $4,000 invested. Monster and Bluejean cables. I have to get best bang for buck on my salary but think I have done pretty good over the years. Most equip is prev owned. 
The wall behind me.
It is my understanding that one should have some reflective surface on the back of room and absorbing/non-reflective on sides. Sound needs to reflect off back wall back towards ears. Just experiment with some panels(I like diy because I'm crafty a... 
added amp...now hiss from spkr's
Just realized something but don't know if it has anything to do w/ my stereo issues or not. My recv'r has 7A on the back and the amp has 10A on it printed. That is a lot of pwr consumption is it not?...well, my fuse box/circuit breaker in the gara... 
added amp...now hiss from spkr's
That was/is a super price. It won't be the last though. What amps do you have? Have you isolated your pwr cords? Not an exagerated seperation but rather not touching. You may want to post a thread specific to your brand and make notes of feedback ... 
added amp...now hiss from spkr's
Tiffany...I have read according to ps audio's website that the unit will indeed eliminate all if not most of internal transformer hum. In fact, I visited the site to do some research and according to them, if I remember correctly, an amp that hums... 
added amp...now hiss from spkr's
Hens, Sometimes, perhaps one out of every ten 'power ons' the amp will emit a little vibration/rattle but then settles down to dead or near dead silent operation. I don't have any abnormal quirks like sound cutting out, volume change, run hot, har... 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
I hate to admit the fact that I forgot to mention Yes 90125 tour Frankfurt...wow!!!!!!!!!!!! I was in H.S. I know that is 6 faves...so what. In fact...if I go to see it then it is good because I'm not going to see someone I don't care for. It's li... 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
Rush 2x's, Steely Dan, Seal, Days of the New 3x's, Joe Satriani...not in any particular order. All fantastic. From large venue to seedy club. It's all about the music and your liking. 
Why not use a power conditoner
Don't have an answer however I do share the same problem. Just added an amp into the rig and now I have a slight hum/buzz from spkrs. I messed w/ it for hours finally having it down to just the amp and spkr wires connected to spkrs and still hum/b... 
HIGH end 7 channel amp
How about Halo? Considered the a51/a21 combo?