rhljazz
Responses from rhljazz
| Equipment between speakers... I prefer the equipment to the side. Another option would be a low boy (maybe 20-22 inches tall) between the speakers, or even wall to wall shelving. This would be less disruptive than something floor to ceiling or a normal height rack between the ... | |
| Cary SLI-80 F1 & Special Edition or CJ Combo? On paper the Helicon does not appear to be an ideal match for a tube system. If you are dead set on tube amplification, I know there are better candidates for speakers within the same price range. As I recall, Cary had a 120S powering Helicon spea... | |
| Guru QM-10... Anybody Heard Them? More Than Lows? I heard them at RMAF 2007 and was impressed. Are they in the top ten of the best stand mounts? No they are not, but given their intended location (very close to the wall) then they would definitely be in the top ten. There really aren't that many ... | |
| Miltiple amps for stereo Matrix 801's If you're going with the W4S DAC, why not buy the amps also? Why spend more for Bryston? The ST500 on my N802's easily surpasses the Classe amps I had in the past. I suspect the Bryston would fare no better. | |
| B&W's objective opinions lean or accurate I have two pairs of B&W speakers and I find them to display an even frequency balance. One pair are the original matrix construction, non ported, infinite baffle and they still sound great. The N802's are ported as are most speakers, but I fin... | |
| Curtains to cover bass traps Ever thought of having someone paint some type of artwork on them that would match your esthetic? I want to do that to one of mine. I watch the designer David Bromberg on HGTV all the time whip out these awesome paintings in a matter of minutes. I... | |
| what percentage of us really knows sound I will flat out state I don't want it to sound exactly the same as "live" in my room. Can you imagine a drum kit, horns, and guitars all playing in my average size room. It would sound like crap and be way too loud for comfort. We only have record... | |
| Using different gauge wire for biwiring 05-03-10: Douglas_schroederThe ideal is to use identical wire.Why would that be the case? Wiring in just about any application is sized to the current demand. My experience is with the DH Labs cable which is a 14g and 12g combination and it has wo... | |
| Best speaker cables for longer runs My equipment is on the side also which means I run 21 ft speaker cables. I currently use DH Labs Q-sonic which is silver plated copper in a bi wire configuration. These cables sound excellent with either of my two very different speaker/amp combin... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound STP Se preamp tweaks and upgrades ? Well, it could sound "better" than fantastic! That's the thing with audiophiles. How do you ever know for sure "that's as good as it gets"? I've had the system sounding great and then do something to muck it up. Then throw more money at it for dif... | |
| Amplifier progression and change I'm guessing the Accuphase is a solid state amp, and if that's the case, a modern solid state amp will offer sonic advantages over what you have. A relatively inexpensive amp that I can recommend is the W4S ST500 with WBT outputs. They also make a... | |
| Is my room doomed? Pic I would guess the side firing woofers and lack of side walls is the major part of the problem. Wrong room or wrong speakers, take your pick. An omni like MBL or Duevel would certainly be an option. In that space, you could also do a large planar l... | |
| Modernists Unite, or: saying no to room treatment The popular modern floor plans with minimal walls and the kitchen/dining/great-room all together certainly does not create the ideal venue for hi fidelity reproduction. Room treatments will help to some degree, but I find a defined space is better... | |
| Class D amp wyred4sound and B&W 803D See my comments in the thread "opinions on wyred 4 sound ice amps". The W4S amp is not at all "dry" sounding in my system. However, I suspect many users would not have an $8500 preamp in front of a $1600 amp. I have not listened to the ST500 with ... | |
| B&W 803S, are they the right speakers for me? I totally agree with Pkubica. My setup very closely mirrors his. Class D amp, tubed preamp, silver interconnects, copper speaker cables. Result, no glare, fantastic sound. |