richard_stacy
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| quiet hiss in backround? true and kind of funny! people here love to hate on krell. not sure why that is although i suspect it is the size of the company and how long they have been around. time tends to bring out haters....they also love to hate on wilson and funny how i... | |
| quiet hiss in backround? thanks mike.surprised no one else has experienced this or knows what it may be...? | |
| quiet hiss in backround? not on my current budget! the flip side mike, my stuff really sounds outstanding. it really troubles me that i often want better because it truly is amazing what my setup will do. i recently dove into sacd and it showed me once more how it will pe... | |
| quiet hiss in backround? thanks mike. it has always done this and i remember a few years ago i discussed it with some guys who are much more knowledgeable than i (they worked in a high end shop here) they said it was normal. i sort of let it go but as i started thinking a... | |
| quiet hiss in backround? it does bother me. i would describe it as a hiss, not a hum so by your post it is a gain issue? i don't see how i could adjust gain on this amplifier... | |
| quiet hiss in backround? yes. i think it is a bit louder without it which seems to suggest power issue. | |
| Narrowed speaker selection down to 5 choices you can get the sophia 1's for the lower end of the range and i really don't think it is a compromise... | |
| Narrowed speaker selection down to 5 choices very nice list. love the thiels and the revels. i would add sophia's to that list as they seem to be a similar sounding speaker to what you are looking at and can be purchased in that range. mine would be a battle to the death between sophia's and... | |
| Thiel 2.4 Signature Edition here is what i read on it...Thiel releases limited edition CS2.4SE speaker Written by Tom Philp LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Thiel Audio has introduced the CS2.4SE, a limited edition of its popular CS2.4 floor standing loudspeaker, making only 150 pairs ... | |
| Small sub i will second the thiel recommendation. i use the first model, sw1 which is now called ss2 or something like that...tightest sub i have heard and unlimited so far for my needs... | |
| whats the finest recorded cd you've heard? laurie anderson "life on a string"daniel lanois "the beauty of wynona" and "shine"tool "10,000 days" and "lateralus"radiohead "amnesiac"joni mitchel "shine"no particular order... | |
| Can you point me to CDs with awesome stage? agree with timrhu on the laurie anderson life on a string suggestion. my most played piece of music! this is not for everone but tool 10000 days is also a tremendous recording and during wings for marie prt 1 and 2 the thunder and subtle vocal com... | |
| how should i move forward...blu-ray etc...? johhny not sure what the format of the pass through is, they call it hdx looks like rs-232, may be proprietary.the only output on the vivix is component. inputs are composite, component, svideo and an rs232 for controllers. there is a dvi input on... | |
| how should i move forward...blu-ray etc...? so that sounds pretty simple johnny, just run 1 toslink from blu-ray to digital input on the casanova...what would i use to run video then to the runco. the vivix has only one pass through and i use it for the hd dtv box..? | |
| how should i move forward...blu-ray etc...? johnnyb you really have been a great help along with the rest of you guys. certainly a pleasant welcome to this forum. i never realized such an incredible resource like this existed! i always just used audiogon to buy/sell/browse and lust.it would... |