prismdissonant
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| Help selecting Pioneer Elite used receiver From what I can tell the 80TXV is the latest and the 56TXI originally the most expensive. You won't be able to get them repaired unless you have a nearby hobbyist and it's something simple like a parts exchange, but all these are likely to be and ... | |
| Can a DAC sort out a flat\cold amp? The amp itself can’t be the problem unless it’s defective. Yamaha integrateds always have strong bass, no reason an amp wouldn’t. Here is a review that mentions the bass being too strong: (skip to "The Listening" 2nd paragraph) https://www.stereon... | |
| Can a $750 system sound good? Easily. (Good =/= Great). Any older NAD Power Envelope, T761 etc, pre-HDMI Denon receiver, locally available tube receiver, occasional bargain Carver etc. $200 - $250 Craigslist floorstanders somebody doesn't want to move. Allison 7, CV D-5, Thi... | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers The popsicle like stands are a bit strange. @ghdprentice ^^ A cello stand would be better if you don't mind the speaker reclining a touch (shouldn't matter for a shorter speaker). Most cello/guitar stands of course have a spine, but in that... | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers This thread had probably run its course but all the same Sony SS-M7 (lifted these pics off another forum) These fit my eye a tad better than the M3 and M9 models. While I'm at it might as well toss in Cerwin Vega. Sure all they did was add ... | |
| Why Do You Post? I've posted a couple times in lightweight opinional threads, the type of thing it feels would coax out more lightweight/low-fi members if indeed that's something the usership has an interest in here. Why? Because I haven't assed myself into listin... | |
| Room help Is it possible that the spacious sound I get when my system is set up along the long axis is because the back wall, which is brick, is so far behind me (about 17 feet) and the reflected bass is not there to muddle things? That was my first id... | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers That's a very fine center. Does it never come with a grille? I don't see any photos of one online. FWIW I own neither Phantom nor the Nautilus. The Phantoms, do they punch precisely? Everybody always talks about surround diffusion, but even with ... | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers Legacy Audio Phantom and the HD model. B&W Nautilus |