newbee
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| Speakers vs. headphones Is this a single purpose room? If so, I agree with the others, near field listening with everything well away from walls and with speakers toed in so that the axis crosses in front of you. It's kind small, but if you close your eyes it can relly s... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Not only credibility, which isn't too important unless you are running for some type of award, but more importantly it might lead to a solution. I have not read all of the posts. This has probably been addressed, but I'll risk it. When using a SPL... | |
| Mcintosh MC240 + Audio Research SP-8? What aspect of your system's present sound are your trying to 'improve'. And, for those of us not intimately familar with your speakers, what is their nominal impedence, minimum impedence, and what is their efficiency spec? What in your budget for... | |
| All of a sudden getting a hum in my system? Loud pop's and hums usually are related to tubes and/or caps. With you unit's history it is probably caps. FWIW, it is recommended for any tube component user to have a spare set of tubes on hand so he can rule out tubes issues when problems occur... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? I wonder if the problem could be better addressed if the OP had a SPL meter and a test disc so he could actually measure the SPL's at the listening seat. That way he would know if it was in his audio system or in his head. It would also help to kn... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD For me tempo and orchestration are major factors in performances. I especially favor brisk tempos with a good beat, which I think more what Beethoven had in mind. I also like reduced orchestration where the inner instrumental detail becomes audibl... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Lloyddelee, Have you considered Harnoncourt's cycle? Don't be put off by the fact that it is HIP. It is, but not to the extreme. I like it a lot. Much more in fact than most of the slow, grand, performances. It got pretty good reviews and is highl... | |
| Anyone Ever Listen To Home Theater Thru Headphones If you mean a full out home theater with multiple speakers, amps, etc, all properly set up, why would one want to?Personally I find it more than satisfactory to listen to a large flat screen TV using headphones, amp, remote control for the sound (... | |
| Need speaker advice FWIW I think its a poor connection as well. Alan's a nice guy - he warned me when I bought my Bolero's to be careful because the Esotar costs about $1000 to replace, not the Esotec! Perhaps your dealer confuses the two. Why not just contact Alan a... | |
| CD player with Tube Output or Music Server If you use good 75 ohm digital cable I suspect that you may find it less important than other cables in your system. By way of example I have been using a 6' Cardas cable for a number of years and have been happy with it. As I recall it was cost o... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement Mt10425, That's a benefit I forgot to mention. It has to do with the fact that the length of the on-axis signal from both speakers is obviously unequal to the off center listener (your wife), but this inequality is balanced by the fact that she wi... | |
| CD player with Tube Output or Music Server Don't overlook the Marantz SA 11s3. I got one a couple of months ago. I'm not an expert on SACD performance as this is my first one, but I was really impressed with its Redbook. In fact I was quite surprised. While not a 'tube' sound at all it doe... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement After some reflection I would suggest that you avoid something that, while it might help in initial speaker set up, would really activate your OCD to new levels. Don't buy a sound meter and test disc and try to obain flat frequency response (at yo... | |
| Looking for a good set of speakers cables. If you really have no frame of reference or starting point consider getting some inexpensive yet very good quality cabling from Blue Jeans. They sell Canare 4s11 and Belden 10ga cable which will not only sound quite good (neutral), but can serve a... | |
| CD player with Tube Output or Music Server OK for your dealer to pitch his product, but not allowing you to compare with a CDP is a red flag because he must feel that it would underpin all of his arguments re the sale he is trying to make. Who needs a dealer like this?Personally I will sti... |