nagel
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| Competitive class D amp suggestions Also try different and better AC power cords. My only experience with class D was with older Bel Canto ref500m, thought they were so-so until I upgraded the PCs to DH audio red wave with furutech plugs, result was much better. I’ve heard the newer... | |
| Subwoofer for music, how low? +1 distributed bass system. Tried everything else for 20 years and adding one 10" sub towards the rear of the room solved the problem of weak sounding bass. I have 3 now and want a 4th for more power and headroom, smoother response, and trying ste... | |
| Two subwoofers for two channel music listening There is a diff btw stereo and mono subs, just try it and listen. Mono has more power and authority, but stereo sounds more natural, to me. You didnt tell us about your room? I've found that my 23x20ft room really needed a sub on the other side fr... | |
| About to invest in room treatments; GIK, RealTraps, DIY -- what is your experience? I had a great experience with GIK. I chose them as well-established science based and reasonably priced but was tempted by synergistic research stuff. GIK = good tools, good advice, and great results. I have a vaulted ceiling with speakers along l... | |
| Audiophile AC Outlets I have 2 20amp cheap outlets and older oyaide and furutech gtx-d (R). Each step up is worthwhile. I'm considering SR Orange outlet in hopes of gaining a little more mid-upper bass energy and clarity. Can anyone comment on their relative EQ compare... | |
| Threshold, Levinson, Bryston, Krell, ?others? used amps A little beyond your budget, but I love my ML-532H for the money. Good tonal balance, great measurements, and reveals every change made upstream. I thought 300W was overkill but I'm glad I have it now. | |
| good discussion on power cords mocassin2 said:no electrical engineer would support the Validity of the famous claims about power cords unless he turned out to be a cable manufacturer My existence disproves your assertion. I had special interconnects for a decade before trying r... | |
| Why Don't More People Into Music Reproduction At Home Play Around With Musical Instruments Don't forget RSIs and perfectionism. All that practice is hard on older hands and fingers. When I was younger, my excuse was lack of talent and dedication to practice. I wish I had stuck with the piano beyond the child's first lesson book. It is g... | |
| Low volume listening dynamics I've read that chord hugo tt2 was designed with extra robust output that can drive low levels to speakers, and it's highly regarded. I get good sound out of large boxes with clean 300w ML532h SS amp. I use all digital and have found JRiver Media C... | |
| Any love for newer Krell amps? I give them credit for using a variable bias system, but really wish it had a user option to remotely select efficiency vs sound quality. I think they still burn too much power for casual listening or HT. I'd love to hear the new versions, but hav... | |
| confused and don't know what to do +1 to audiotroy and mtrot approach. I used to use a receiver as preamp but upgraded to dac/preamp. Remember that any DAC used in this way will have to have analog inputs. It does complicate the system use and remote control, esp with a music serve... | |
| Another Analog v. Digital Thread? Not Really Putting aside mastering, I think well tuned digital surpasses analog above about $6k. Hi-rez is really exceptional, but even SoX upsampling from 16/44 is quite good now. Everything matters, and you have to pay a lot of attention to source PC, prog... | |
| Recommendation for an audiophile speaker cord that is not "bright"? I’ve also fought against overall brightness with metal domes and DAC direct into SS amp, and had Eclipse 7 speaker cables before upgrading to Cardas Clear. Either could work for you. The eclipse had more dynamics and midbass, but the Clear is just... | |
| How to get my power cord priorities right system wise Edit, Paradigm reached out and said Personas do have Grills as a special build option for a little extra. | |
| How to get my power cord priorities right system wise I agree, try them everywhere, but note that some are designed for digital and might have advantage there. I've noticed that gauge matters even for low power components, especially for dynamics. Are you using a preamp? I'm not, and have found dynam... |