newbee
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| I've been gifted a pair of Thiel CS2s Funny thing, Doggiehowser, I think most here do recognize that he was gifted speakers, but some of us here deal with the unvarnished truth as opposed to peddling unsupported allusions to what is possible. It would be more helpful to tell the OP wh... | |
| When's enough, enough? Funny thing happened with my last audio changes - I have always had a lot of curiosity about what is possible and, for the most part, I always knew something was missing. Well a couple of months ago, I found I could afford to seriously think about... | |
| I've been gifted a pair of Thiel CS2s I guarantee you'll hate this response. Getting those, or any for that matter, speakers set up in a room that is 10x8x9 is a major undertaking if you expect to obtain high(er) quality sound, especially a full range speaker not intended for such sma... | |
| Favorite Pianists Next to last generation should include Ivan Moravec. An outstanding if under recorded and publicized player of classical music. His Chopin is some of the finest available.Hard to really recommend the last generation due to a lack of breadth of the... | |
| 12' x 14' room; $10k budget for speakers; help I just deleted a very long post. Be thankful! :-)FWIW Your goal was my goal, non-fatiguing but very articulate speakers. I found them about 5 years ago. Silverline Boleros. They sound NOTHING like the other full range Silverline speakers which IMH... | |
| What frequency do I crossover subs Most all of the above, but if you are running sub woofers to augument the bass of 2 way speakers, not to relieve the mid-range drivers of some of the load created by doing the bass, try running the main speakers full range and rolling off the subs... | |
| If Preamp Gain is Set to High-What Consequences? Almarg, Question that occurs to me arrising out of the use of tubed pre-amps and your measurements of the gain of pre-amp in your post which suggests that the gain of a pre-amp is contingent on the rotation of the VC.My pre-amp has noise as seen b... | |
| If Preamp Gain is Set to High-What Consequences? Foster 9, Oh, the value of a re-read of your original post. :-)To answer your specific question, I would not change the pre-amp gain from 15db unless Joule feels the changes it would make in the optimal position of your volume control (as suggeste... | |
| If Preamp Gain is Set to High-What Consequences? Foster 9 and Almarg, Obviously I had a brain fart - posted before coffee! :-)But, changing the measured fixed gain of the pre-amp from voltage to db I think is the extent of my error ( :-)) unless I do not understand how most pre-amps work. In pre... | |
| Has CD playback evolved in the last 5 years? The capabilities of CDP's are constantly changing (improving ?) and players now are vastly better than they were for the first 10 to 15 years. But in the last 10 to 15 years the changes are not so clear and often are offerred at fairly high prices... | |
| If Preamp Gain is Set to High-What Consequences? You are confusing the 'gain' of your pre-amp and the strength of the signal from the source. The gain of your pre-amp line stage as seen by your amp is constant 15v (?). Your volume control does not change this. The strength of the signal from you... | |
| Can a heavy tonearm be agile ? Pani, Sorry if I didn't make myself clear. It is anything but simple! Set up can be a bitch depending on your expectations and the equipment you choose. Some might call set up an art! | |
| Budget of $30K. Help me build a system Are you familar with setting up a system in a 14x8 room? That is a serious challenge! Especially to justify the bucks you are about to spend. You have to set up your system in a nearfield set up and many speakers are not heard to their advantage p... | |
| Audio Research SP-8 with CD I said that anticipating some folks posting about how placing the attenuators between the amp and preamp would cause a (serious?)degradation in the signal. While possible I suppose depending of the other stuff in the chain it was not my experience... | |
| Vincent 236Kkii Reliability vs. Yamaha and Luxman I'd take the Luxman or a comparable Accuphase which seem to last forever. You may not always get what you pay for but you'll never get what you don't pay for! :-) |