oldrooney
Responses from oldrooney
| Rumble showed up on NEW record??? Well I found out what was popping the needle out of the groove: the brand new recording is warped, slightly, in my opinion, but it doesn’t take much to cause it to come into contact with the tapered carbon-fiber arm of the MMF-5.3 tone arm. As the... | |
| Bi-Amping Options B&W 801 Series 2 @xenolith Let me assure you, I am enjoying my new (to me) speakers. I bought the speakers used from a dealer in northern New Jersey. I won’t give their name because previous posts on this forum that referenced them were removed silently. Suffice t... | |
| Bi-Amping Options B&W 801 Series 2 @lowrider57 Thanks for the compliment on my system, I’ve certainly been all-in since COVID struck which coincided with my retirement and my wife’s death May she rest in peace. Regarding the crossover, the speaker comes with two sets of speaker te... | |
| Bi-Amping Options B&W 801 Series 2 @tomcarr I like the way you think. I’m probably goin to try it, regardless, but I thought I would ask the question here, to gain knowledge from experts and those more experienced than myself. I’ve got a good deal of money tied up in the system at ... | |
| Bi-Amping Options B&W 801 Series 2 @raysmtb1 I am using at least one tone control now, the ‘Environmental’ equalizer McIntosh MQ-107, and although I haven’t attempted to ‘curve’ it as yet, I am boosting the bass at ‘2’ out of 5 or 6 (I can’t recall exactly), but I’ve had to turn it... | |
| Bi-Amping Options B&W 801 Series 2 @russ69 A single MC-252 got better highs and better lows than the Rogue Stereo 100 from the Warfedales, in my opinion. I had issues with very dissonant distortion from an Electric Light Orchestra recording when running both the Freya and the Stere... | |
| Rumble showed up on NEW record??? @dogberry Thank you for the clarification. I knew it was low frequency noise that interfered with the music, I didn’t realize the term also connoted its source. | |
| Rumble showed up on NEW record??? @elliottbnewcombjr I’m using the Music Hall 5.3. The picture you’re looking at is probably the crossover for the B&W 801 as I purchased it. @noromance I’ll clear a spot somewhere to get the turntable away from the speakers. And yes, when I... | |
| Is It Common For Questions About Gear For Sale To Go Unanswered? Shiit Audio, if you click on their ‘Deals’ product from their main drop-down menu defines ‘B Stock’ and other factory discounted items in much the same terms used by others. Their verbiage follows: “What is B-Stock and Closeout? This is a place ... | |
| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? @waytoomuchstuff I’m with @whitestix in that I enjoyed your post, and I think whoever mentioned putting LSD in oatmeal originally might be on to something; maybe we could all post in similar fashion. Would the world be in worse shape if we did? | |
| Streaming Services I think your plan of taking it slow is a good one. Use your Mac and see if you like it. I also second the opinion of those who emphasize the importance of the software to the experience. Mac and Apple Music, try a little Quboz, see what sticks. If... | |
| 2 subs connected to a 2 channel amp? @wolf_garcia are you saying that you have 2 subs connected in series across the Right and Left negative speaker terminals? Such that each sub’s negative terminal is connected to the negative speaker terminal and each positive sub terminal is conne... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More, is it a quality dac ? My answer to your question, ‘Is the Yggdrasil a quality DAC?’ I can respond with an unqualified ‘Yes.’ I purchased the ‘Garage Sale’ version with the former ‘quality parts’ from older versions I was was quite pleased, but noticed some oddities on ... | |
| DSD Remastering Software Experience @lalitk I fail to see ‘obvious reasons’ to avoid upsampling.’ My DAC (Schiit Yggdrasil) upscales automatically, and my Internet Radio AAC, and 320 kps data streams sound better than many of my CDs or albums. I am highly satisfied with the quality ... | |
| David Berning live @soix Thank you for posting the link to the chat David gave. I had only known about LTA’s products from a video of their latest product, I think it was a 40 Watt integrated amplifier, but I was so impressed by both their quality of construction an... |