nighthawk
Responses from nighthawk
| Surround processor recommendations IMHO all surround processors are compromised when it comes to 2-channel audio. Since you state 2-channel is your priority, I think you will be better off buying a good preamp and a moderately priced receiver, like a Denon 3803, and only using the ... | |
| Need better bass from Silverline Sonata I agree with Rsbeck that cables probably wont give you more bass extension. However, you can affect your tonal balance to tilt the bass up a notch which might satisfy you. I've found AZ Matrix II to give that effect and Cardas Golden Reference to ... | |
| Could This Be Your Next Power Conditioner? Twl, you're living my dream! My next house is definitely going to be off grid. I just wanted to weigh in on the air conditioning issue. It's not impossible. Geothermal heat pumps are about twice as efficient as regular air source heat pumps and ma... | |
| How's This Sound ? - Cable Testing I think switching rapidly from one set to the other is the WRONG way to do it. Hook up one set and listen to it for a few hours with lots of different types of music. As someone else said, take lots of notes. Use mostly acoustic instruments and ma... | |
| Affordable separate vs. high end receiver – which Cheap seperates, i.e. Adcom, Rotel, Parasound, etc., sound quite similar, IMO, to high-end receivers like the Denon 5803. I bought a 5800 a couple of years ago, thinking I'd simplify my life, but ultimately wasn't satisfied with it's sound with mu... | |
| Which speaker is the master of IMAGING ???? Avalon Eidolons driven by Rowland Model 12s is the best I've heard. The soundstage was gigantic. Depth, width, height were all very realistic. In a choral piece (Cantate Domino), not only could you easily distinguish the left to right position of ... | |
| Whats the coolest sounding movie? The Matrix, starting at the lobby shooting scene. For subwoofer demo try U571 depthcharged scene or Titan AE. Apollo 13 and Gladiator for soundtracks. | |
| Best arm for a Nottingham Spacedeck? Thanks for all of your responses.TWL, thanks for pointing out the need for a larger mounting hole for the VTA collar. This will factor into my decision. Also, I think I speak for a lot of people here, thanks very much for your contributions to thi... | |
| Soliloquy 6.5 vs. Coincident Super Eclipse same $ I have the 6.5s but haven't heard the Super Eclipses. Judging from T_bone's comments though, I think they may fall on opposite sides of the neutrality line. He says the SEs are somewhat unforgiving. I would say the 6.5s are somewhat forgiving. The... | |
| My Dumb Question of the Day Only an engineer could ask a question like that:)It doesn't seem like such a dumb question to me. If you can hear the acoustic effects of the stylus tracking the groove then obviously some energy is being wasted that could have been transferred el... | |
| Power strip plugging order ? Tks I think your power amp will probably sound better plugged directly into the wall. Every time I've plugged one into a power strip it has caused some loss of dynamics. | |
| Has anyone heard the Shunyata Cables? I tried the XLR Aries a few months ago ( Cable Co. rental). They don't sound anything like Golden Cross. The bass and mids are very natural but they seem to have a rising high end. Very clear, with lots of harmonic detail and a wide and deep sound... | |
| Suggestions for interconnects and speaker cables. Try moving your speakers away from the front wall as far as possible. At least four feet. If that does't help maybe a "faster" speaker cable is needed. My Soliloquy 6.5s have the same problem and Kimber BiFocal XL speaker cables cleaned them up co... | |
| Denon 5800 as preamp in "pure direct" mode? Is it severely degrading signal quality? No, but it can be improved upon. See my system. I thought it worthwhile to add the external preamp, even though the 5800 is still in the loop. For some reason, the power amp sounds better driven from the pr... | |
| Orchestral brass and fanfare - analysis of system Judit, put a Rowland Model 10 on your list of amps to try out. I am a brass freak, having played trombone for many years, and this is an amp that gets brass reproduction right. For me, the acid test is jazz big-band at high volume. The Model 10 st... |