newbee
Responses from newbee
| How much does the transport affect sound quality? Transports certainly contribute to the sound of a transport/dac combo. For the good or bad depending on you system and DAC, so I agree with Zd542 that using the same brand for each piece would probably be best. BUT, if you are going to do that how... | |
| Request for assistance please room treatment FWIW, while I too would like to hear what you think can be changed or improved by the use of room treatments, I think that the photos of your set up suggest (to me anyway) that one of your problems may be related to side wall reflections which mig... | |
| My stereo isn't doing it for me. Need advice My experience mirrors Shakey's advise. If this room is dedicated to audio you might try a nearfield set up (for example a 6' triangle) where the speakers are well out into the room. At moderate levels this could sound quite nice. The alternative I... | |
| Gain stages on Preamp The main benefit of adjusting gain at the pre-amp it to match the amp(input sensitivity) and speaker SPL. Too much gain and/or too much amp sensitivity and/or speaker SPL and you will raise the noise floor substantially and reduce the range of the... | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf Silverline Bolero's which I have used and venerated for the past 5 years. | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf Wim1983, FWIW I bought some Dentons for a second system but I did play them in my main system 'just for fun'. I was amazed by the fullness of the bass (well away from the wall behind them) and the tonal balance of the mid-range which was both on t... | |
| Primaluna - Rolling pre tubes question... The two center positions will reveal a greater difference than the outer two. But, I suggest that power tube selection will have a far greater influence in the sound quality. If you haven't already done so, start there and then fine tune with the ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "Now WE MIGHT THINK.....". IMHO "WE" is most probably constituted of no more than Rok2id and his shadow.Frogman and Learsfool, FWIW I have found your posts, wherein you have tried to inform Rok2id, quite interesting and informative. It's nice to s... | |
| Getting phantom image perfectly centered Mark, I'm sure you will notice, but I posted a response under your "System". | |
| Help with System Musicality You sound like an experienced audiophile but I have to ask...Have you exhausted set up possibilities, i.e. speakers far out into the room, triangulated listening position/speaker location, wall treatments, toe in, etc? A few inches can make a big ... | |
| Help with speaker cable under $500 for new system FWIW, I have used the Canare 4s11 sold by Blue Jeans as well as some 10ga Belden sold by Blue Jeans. I have used them both in 15' lengths and to my ears the Belden is much cleaner and balanced than the 4s11 used in a single wired configuration mak... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? FWIW, I just bought and set up a pair of stand mount monitors from Music Direct (Wharfedale Dentons at half price ($500). I used a tube amp and they sound far beyond my expectations. They are well reviewed in the English mag's. Caveat - they are r... | |
| Retired audiophile? I'm semi retired I think. My main system has stabilized and hasn't changed for the past few years. Unless something fails or I move I think I'm pretty much through.BUT, I did just set up a second budget system using some small and inexpensive stan... | |
| Is revealing always good? Robster, I've never tried a tube buffer and it might work. You might post a question about the experience of others. FWIW, the single biggest component change I've made in my system which helped with early digital issues was the introduction of a ... | |
| Is revealing always good? I tend to agree with Onhwy61.Your problem is one often solved by simply getting a second CD player, frequently a tubed one in which you can change the tone by a simple tube substitution. You have to be very careful though because most CD players a... |