o_holter
Responses from o_holter
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? Now testing the Teac NT-505 headphone output, versus the output from my dedicated headphone amp, Audiotail Jade OTL. I am surprised by the diffence. Yes, the 505 is quite good, acceptable. But Jade is much better. Regarding musicality, authority... | |
| Turn off or leave on? My experience - I could leave my solid state amps on, or on standby, with no problems (like the Krell FPB600) over several years of use. My Atma-sphere MA1 tube amps are another matter - I turn them off, after use, to preserve tube life. My Io pho... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? My experience after a year’s use is similar to big_greg’s: the NT-505 with AKM chip is a bit on the warm and polite side. But more neutral and less polite, more lively, after extended break-in. Glassy and hard? Well yes, sometimes, I hear some o... | |
| Isolation Advice Needed I was able to hammer two vertical beams into place in the basement so they support the wood floor in our living / listening room, beneath the rack and speakers. Result: we can jump in front the player without the cartridge skipping, and have no pr... | |
| Desktop single-driver speakers? The Arche FR2 speakers have now mellowed, with more break-in, and are perfectly capable of "pleasant subdued background music" as well as more in-depth listening experiences. I am impressed with these speakers. I am also grateful for the support f... | |
| Sub for single-driver desktop speakers I naively thought a a sub crossover set at - say - 100 hz - meant that the sub would reproduce the sound below this point, not above it. I should have known better. The Fostex submini 2 comes with a manual with an informative graph (p 12) that sh... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? petg30 - I agree - we are going wrong, if we dont listen to great performances. cd318 - thank you - i would emphasise my point a bit more. We had cheap but adjustable stands. In another system I use solid heavy stands for the small speakers, but ... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? I recently tested A) a ca 3500 usd active small speaker system at a holiday house for some weeks, compared to B) my main system at home with amps and floorstanding speakers, costing a lot more. B sounds much better. But I knew this from before, so... | |
| Just got some AudioEngine A5+ speaker and they blow my mind Thanks, twoleftears. Noted. Not always easy to see what is what. | |
| Just got some AudioEngine A5+ speaker and they blow my mind Thanks ozzy62. Just felt the need to say. Audiogon is about people who actually listen, and test - I hope. | |
| Just got some AudioEngine A5+ speaker and they blow my mind "I smell a rat" what thats to mean? We are idiots, finding some good qualities with the speakers? I actually tested for some weeks. I only wrote, try them on stands. I don’t like that kind of comment. You seem to devalue actual user experience, ... | |
| Comparing systems through phone recordings I am not saying it can be done. I am suggesting a method, to test it. To get a little better at it. What is the problem with that? | |
| Comparing systems through phone recordings I agree with mozartfan. The challenge is, we cannot directly hear each others systems, around the world. As consumers and audiophiles, we would be much better off it we could do this - instead of relying on second-hand writing and opinion-making. ... | |
| Desktop single-driver speakers? yeti42 - interesting. Never heard the TD307. Is it sealed or with a bass port (like the FR2)? I note it has a 6,5 cm diameter driver, while the FR2 has 6,9 cm. I wonder if there is some optimal size for this type of single drivers, fit for desktop... | |
| Just got some AudioEngine A5+ speaker and they blow my mind I recently spent some weeks with the A5+. I agree that they are good, especially for the price - and I found that they sound much better on stands, precisely positioned. Actually it was fun how even small changes shifted the sound picture, and thi... |