onhwy61
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| Bass in my room isn't good? Help Two comments, the low frequency response you measured, while not excellent, is actually quite good. The two dips in response are not particularly serious and you have no real peaks. As a rule peaks are much more objectionable than dips in frequenc... | |
| Help with Martin Logan Ascent cables Don't make any changes until the ML Ascents are fully broke-in. The bass driver takes over 50 hours of high level playback before it settles in. I use Discovery Essence and +4 interconnects/cables with the ML Odysseys and the combo works quite wel... | |
| What tube preamp to get to smooth out the sound????? Eantala, I have owned both the NHT 3.3 and the Wadia 850 and when properly set up neither is particularly harsh sounding. Before spending money on another preamp, you should carefully examine your current setup. Equipment stands, isolation devices... | |
| Which Transport? Theta Jade, Proceed CDD, Sonic F. SFT-1 Digital transports do not have much of a sonic signature. The digital cable will influence the sound far more than the transport. A quality transport should have high mechanical integrity and a stable, low jitter output. | |
| What is the cause of my sibilance problem? Gallaine, is it possible that your source material is the problem? Performances of close miked female vocalist, if not processed fully, will tend to be somewhat sibilant. This can also be the case if the singer is not familiar with the recording p... | |
| What are the affects of setting tracking too hi or low? Too light a tracking force will be audible as gross distortion, particularly during loud passages. This distortion will tend to increase as the cartridge moves through the inner grooves towards the end of a record side. The distortion is caused by... | |
| RCA to XLR connection I don't have their web address, but find a company out of Texas called Milestek. They sell a variety of audio/computer related products. They have the excellent Neutrik adaptors in a variety of configurations for $12/each. You do not have to pay a... | |
| Misconceptions of Speakers I would be very wary of any product that immediately sounds impressive. It's been my experience that the better components, those that give long-term satisfaction, generally sound a little bland in the audio showroom. It's not so much what the com... | |
| Interesting reading for ESL owners Ultimately, the proof is in the product and the Innersound speaker is an excellent product. The fact that their thoughts on cabling may be outside of the standard audiophile orthodoxy does not detract from the magnitude of their success in speaker... | |
| Please explain clipping Sfrounds, Jcbtubes has given the best explanation. As an aside, there is evidence that between well designed amplifiers, the amp's recovery characteristis from clipping may be a key determinate in listener sound preference. Some amps go into short... | |
| Bearing Isolation "Arms Race" Begins Megasam, I didn't do any comparisons between using the the Aurios under a single component versus under the entire rack so I can't provide any insights. My setup is somewhat cumbersome. A simpler setup would be to replace the spikes under the equi... | |
| Bearing Isolation "Arms Race" Begins I've been using the Aurios Pro for about 2 months and it's been a very positive experience. I live in a wood frame house with suspended wood floors in an area where there are several nearby train lines. The Aurios are placed atop a 1/2" sheet of M... | |
| Stereophile "coverage" A high profile, maybe THE highest profile, manufacturer of electronics in audiophile-land, a manufacturer that has consistently made "state of the art" components changes direction and unviels a line of speakers. What should the largest circulatio... | |
| AMPLIFIED MUSIC: AM I LIMITED TO SOLID S A good amplifier should be able to accurately reproduce both a Steinway grand and a Les Paul driving a Marshall stack. The magazines tend to use acoustic instruments recorded with "purist" techniques because with these recordings more is known abo... | |
| Any advise to improve my system It sounds like you have a problem with setup. Your equipment is more than capable of providing the detailed full range sound you seek. Play around with speaker placement. Also take a good look at how your components are sited (equipment stands, sp... |