onhwy61
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| Are You a Swifty? @arizonabob some people have lost mega system's worth of money on their Truth Social "investment". It's a sensitive subject. | |
| Am I right for this forum? You lost me at that oddly constructed first sentence. Your remembrances (fondly) are beyond my comprehension. I guess it takes all kinds... | |
| Solar Eclipse Music Was in the path of totality and music wasn't needed. | |
| Seek advice on forums but always listen to your own ears! You can only trust your ears if you have good ears and know what to listen for. Otherwise it can really be helpful to take advice and direction from others. Unfortunately it can be hard to figure out what is good advice and what's not. What I ... | |
| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio @soix I look at it another way. It a 19 year old preamp that is no longer in production. The power supply board that originally needed replacement is not a piece they had in inventory and they took it upon themselves to fabricate a new replaceme... | |
| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio The newly repaired Pathos InControl preamp lasted less than two weeks before one channel went dead. I called Upscale and they say No Problem! Their repairs have a 90 day warranty. They send me a return authorization and a prepaid FedEx shipping... | |
| if you had this system, what would you do to make it sound the best you can After a certain point it's not about the equipment, but how you setup the equipment in your room. You have very good equipment that would easily reveal the benefits of good setup. First experiment with finding the optimal speaker/listening posit... | |
| Good small/single outlet power conditioner for preamp. Try the Furman AC215a, it's small (2 outlets) and has the features erik squires recommends. It's about $100. | |
| Limiting a full range driver It's an 8" driver and it can handle but low frequencies without distress. If you really want to set a low limit you should aim for a 60Hz or less. Do you really want your 15" subs handling the upper bass region? | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble Mijostyn is correct about target frequency plots taken at the listening position. You want a smooth response that slopes downward from the midrange thru treble. | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble Flat frequency response at the listening position is way too much treble. | |
| Acceptable to ask seller for option to return a component? There is harm in asking in that I believe many sellers would not sell to you. If I describe the component as it truly is and safely ship it to a buyer, then the transaction has concluded. No do overs. It protects me because I have no idea (or c... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps If you insist on getting a component too large or too heavy to handle by yourself, then hire movers to do the heavy lifting. If you want to go all out you could even hire piano movers. | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) It has to do with what your goals are. If you just want a system that gives you good sound and conveys the emotional content of the music, then you don't really need to spend that much money. If you want a system that gives you great sound, impr... | |
| Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing Build a room within the room and pay special attention to the floor isolation. There are commercially available prefabs, but they will be pricey for the size you need. If you have basic carpentry skill it's a DIY less than a week long project. |