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| 30 foot long Balanced Cables to Balanced/RCA Adapters into Amp's Stereo RCA inputs? I would not use unbalanced runs for such a long distance, which is what you'd end up with if you used simple passive XLR to RCA adapters at one end. You're very likely to pick up a lot of audible interference.You could use a transformer-coupled ad... | |
| Which amplifier should i buy @haimr we're a Magico dealer and have tried a handful of tube amplifiers with the Magico S- and A- series speakers.I know someone who is using the S1 MkII with a VTL ST-150 and is very happy with the combination. I've also tried the VTL S-200 Seri... | |
| Move on from my Bryston BDA-1? Would love to have the BDA-3 but $3,800 is well out of my budget.@dsands In that case I second the RME ADI-2 DAC FS recommendation above, as a much less expensive option that also uses the AKM chipset. The UI can be a bit daunting and lead to acci... | |
| How would you prioirtize? @edgyhassle for improving the bass, I'd recommend thick corner/bass traps. The brand doesn't really matter, as long as it is thick and actual absorption (with data to back it up, like GIK ). There are a lot of products out there that are advertise... | |
| Move on from my Bryston BDA-1? I think you may easily find a DAC that provides a significant improvement to the sound quality, depending on what it is you listen to and prioritize when listening to music. The BDA-3 would be a big improvement over the BDA-1, in my personal opini... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well Older DACs will still sound as good (or bad) as they were originally, but there have been significant advances in DAC implementations. So I would recommend at least listening to some newer DACs before deciding to go with an older one. | |
| How would you prioirtize? I would look at room treatments first, given your open and lively room with an interesting shape and windows. If the addition of significant treatments is a problem, even some minor treatments would probably help.After that, for better detail retr... | |
| Azimuth: how critical is it? Azimuth primarily affects two things: L/R channel crosstalk and L/R relative phase. Trying to figure out either of those things visually is not very reliable, as the actual position of the cantilever relative to the cartridge internals is not visi... | |
| Bass traps - foam cushiony items from Amazon ok? @jumia if you want to put together some simple bass traps for cheap, call your local commercial/industrial insulation company and ask for some dense semi-rigid fiberglass panels. Leftovers from a job or whatever. Then cut/stack them together into ... | |
| Which order to apply room correction tools? @alanhuth I haven't used MSO myself but I believe it can be used on its own to determine the PEQ you should apply to the subwoofers. I would not apply any manual PEQ to the mains, and instead let Dirac take care of it. But you need to perform the ... | |
| Bass traps - foam cushiony items from Amazon ok? @jumia you won't get a hint as to the sound improvement in your bass by purchasing cheap foam panels. You will gain zero information.It would be analogous to attempting to find out what someone's voice sounds like from a speaker by using _only_ th... | |
| Which order to apply room correction tools? I agree you should first do everything without applying any filtering. Place the speakers, then find good locations for the subwoofers. Since you have 3 subwoofers, you are probably going to have to treat at least two of them as a single channel s... | |
| I bought some Owens Corning 703. Now what? @rc22 yes, your best bet is to call local commercial/industrial insulation companies and ask for semi-rigid fiberglass. | |
| Long power cable for subwoofer Try searching for an "extension cord", instead of a "power cord". | |
| Acoustic treatment Personally I go for absorption and think the more of it, the better. But others would disagree. |