randy-11
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| Preamp with tone controls other then McIntosh C22 Good for you! The best is almost surely the Luxman Classic CL-38U. very good control parameters and Stereophile loves the thing (Class A0and it is a bargain | |
| What is most important part of a system? I am not likely to let big kidz anywhere near my system. | |
| Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20 if a living room it cannot be too odd lookingyou may well have standing waves as most rooms do, so need to test | |
| Ghost in the machine? you have a router, don't you? | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... there are definitely some loose minus signs floating around... | |
| Separate conductors for separate frequency ranges in cables <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3UQDTZcpsDE"; frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> | |
| Help in selecting 1 of 3 amplifiers can you return any after listening? | |
| Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20 you might be surprised about the bass....whether it is worth changing the look of the room is another issue | |
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? if you did not do a double blind test then it could indeed be placebo effector... maybe the Bros. in Arms CD is really well mastered and Tidal used the same master(???)I would not spend hard to get $$ on a Tidal subsc. if I was (still) a student -... | |
| What is most important part of a system? another issue is that DAC design is advancing fairly rapidly, esp. compared to loudspeakersengineers seem to be focusing on noise in DACs, which can cause jitter - not just alter DR and the noise floormany are saying that noise is being injected f... | |
| $6k ish amp/preamp budget you need to choose an amp that can drive your speakersare they 1. cone type (what is the impedance?), 2. magneplanars (simple 4 ohm load at all freq.s - need good current delivery; low efficiency so need more power than many others),3. horns (mos... | |
| What is most important part of a system? show me the blind listening test results | |
| What is most important part of a system? Categorizing importance and quality of components is a good idea because some things are more important than others, and because improvements in some things for a given cost make a larger SQ improvement than other things.If you built your own list... | |
| Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20 a Moog might go a lot lower than 20 Hz on rock tracksotherwise, sub 30 Hz sounds are pretty much limited to organ music and cannons (Tch. overture)I’d bet some DSP testing and room treatments would be much more rewarding, tho maybe an amp that rea... | |
| Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20 OP, at what freq. is the 20R 3 db down?and what music do you listen to that has much energy at or below that freq.? |