photon46
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| Need a warm speaker for a bright room Ok, could you elaborate a little on "can't do much with the room." Are you in a position to add room treatments like bass tube traps or acoustic treatment panels? Even some modest small acoustic treatments for the corners of the ceiling can help t... | |
| Need a warm speaker for a bright room "Warm" speakers aren't going to solve your problem totally. In addition to speakers, you'll need to consider taming excess surface reflectivity with some manner of acoustic control. Are rugs on the floor an option? Very decent hand woven oriental ... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308, CCa, etc Bartokfan, one important thing to remember about tubed new gear is that a manfacturer has to be able to depend upon a reliable supply. I'm sure that most manufacturers would prefer to install 60's Amperexes, Siemens, or Mullards instead of Russian... | |
| come on guys I need help Jaybo is likely giving good advice. Nothing in your system is substandard at all, it is unlikely that genuine component defficiencies are the cause of any muddiness or lack of detail. If you go to www.acousticsciences.com (makers of "Tube Traps," ... | |
| Boltz CD racks? I've been using a well loaded 300 cd Boltz rack on berber carpet with no problem at all using only the feet. If I had kids that pulled on things or lived anyplace you could expect an earthquake, I'd use the wall fastener for additional security. | |
| How to compare Azur 640C V2 and Benchmark DAC 1? Sanjay, first of all, I'd say you need to chill and let the components settle down and burn in for at least 50-100 hrs before you start making comparisons. Second, once you do, forget the frenetic switching back and forth of sources as a means of ... | |
| Which speaker binding posts? If I were replacing mine, I'd look carefully at Eichmann's CablePods. The PartsConnexion, among others, carry them. Reference Audio Mods uses them in their upgrade packages. | |
| Tampa Bay Area Audiogoners Hi Ray, in a word, no. The mass marketers Circuit City & Best Buy are the only local electronic retailers. Have you checked out St. Cecelia's Sound Gallery in Clearwater? The owner Brian is one the nicest guys on earth and he retails well chos... | |
| Tampa Bay Area Audiogoners Hey Ed, I live in Lakeland and work in Tampa. Will | |
| any DAC recommend for around $1000-1300? Yeah, I knew it wouldn't be long before the "buy a one box player, dacs are passe" chant started. I'll agree that one box players have improved. However, to my thinking, in a search for the best possible sound, the transport/dac scheme still has m... | |
| What speaker would you replace magnepan 2.7's with Jayoo, check out the recent thread I started, "what speakers can make a convert of Maggie lovers." There are lots of interesting comments and suggestions. | |
| any DAC recommend for around $1000-1300? You'll get so many opinions about this it will be hard to find any consensus. FWIW, I would advise buying a used dac in your stated budget. I don't think there have been any great improvements in digital reproduction in the last couple of years. M... | |
| Help Me Expand My Music Taste It would help to know what sort of music you enjoy now. What instruments do you enjoy in particular? Both jazz & blues are expansive genres, so much great stuff to enjoy & appreciate. We all could throw out our favorites, but they might no... | |
| How do you clean XLR connectors? I use a pipe cleaner soaked in cleaning agent. You can bend them into appropriate loops for pins and most will slide inside small pin contacts. Electronic supply houses also carry small stiff laboratory brushes that will fit in pin sockets. | |
| What speakers can make a convert of Maggie lovers? The timing of this threads renewel is interesting, as I've finally gotten off the fence and jumped into the dynamic speaker side of the audio pasture. As the only thing I heard in dealer auditions that really moved me more than my Maggies cost $13... |