randy-11
Responses from randy-11
| Stand mount speakers for a very large room !! aren't you worried about tropical heat & humidity too?also, can you split a shipping container with some friends?you could fill it with maggie 20's, wine and cheese...otherwise, the new KEFs are getting a lot of attention | |
| Evaluating a system - what do you listen for? First, get the mids right... | |
| Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps? Nelson Pass IS an Authority. But he is simply stating what numerous experiments by cognitive scientists have shown.But ARC made their amp and can advise you best -- even if listener subjectivity is an effect, that does not rule out teflon caps ne... | |
| New maggie 1.7's ........ need help! dependsdid you describe your room to your dealer? | |
| Apple Airport Express to DAC maybe the buffer is getting filled up, causing the skipping | |
| Re-wire of speakers to get more Warmth and resolve across the band re-wire inside the cabinet?or just change the cables to the speakers?what are they?"warmth" is a euphonically elevated mid-range, often associated with tube amps or pre-ampsmea culpa, I like my ARC LS25 | |
| Your choice of the most "inert" cabinets ? I will make a bet that your own measuring tools are not your ears but your eyes.Maybe the speakers are just as good or better, but only testing will show why. i.e. it may not be the cabinet | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Explain why the Quote below is true. No woo-woo -- stick to the known laws of physics."As for all those miles and miles of cable that are before that outlet and all the nasty and negative effects it's subjected to, it has nothing to do with what ... | |
| Your choice of the most "inert" cabinets ? Just post your laser interferometry data for each cabinet. | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions And the MOST IMPORTANT consideration:The role of the amp is to drive your speaker. You need to know the sensitivity AND the impedance lows all the way from 20 Hz to 20 kHz | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Budget = Krell??John Curl and Bob Carver are designers of note. So are some others.Class D often use the well-regarded N-core modules and gets around the need for pulling lots of amperes thru the wall.Take a look at reviews of the Benchmark AHD2 ... | |
| Equipment Stand I don't suppose I can convince you to put the turntable in another room? | |
| Disaster I suspect each item can be replaced with time-consuming searches and then re-modified.Back to cleaning - some firm cleans museum pieces after fires cause soot, water & foam damage, so it should not be impossible.A thorough inspection will be ... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? placebo man is a good moniker for him | |
| Disaster check for water or foam damage from attempts to put out the fire toothe real question is whether the ins. co. will pay willingly for repair, which will likely be more costly than replacement for a vintage system that ir irreplaceable - I hope you ... |