rick_n
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| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp One more thought, make sure your speakers are positioned so that you don't have a dip in the upper-mid bass. If you have this it will make the HF appear more apparent. FWIW the Hegel H30A drives my Sopras with no sharpness. | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp Robert, I'm a Focal owner so maybe I can help. It's widely accepted that Mac gear is polite and rolls off the highs. I'm not familiar with your amp but it sounds like it's giving you a full presentation of the highs. Focals have accurate tweete... | |
| high end standmounts that do not punish poor recordings? Rough recording are rough recording no matter what but there are things you can do. 1-If you haven't already, take care of the room reflections as much as possible, this can dial down the treble a couple of dBs. 2-Maybe try a different phono sta... | |
| Is my Sonos 1 Connect the weak link? The biggest problem with Sonos is that it will not support high rez. I believe that the max is 16-bit/44.1 kHz (cd quality). This will preclude you from high bit rate streams from sources like Tidal, Qobuz etc. If you could share your budget fo... | |
| Is my Sonos 1 Connect the weak link? With all due respect, Sonos is anathema and a performance graveyard. | |
| upgrade question regarding DAC and streamer Very thoughtful and well posed question. Very nice system--the system detail in your ask really helps. Myself and all my friends in the hobby with systems at this level are all using separate DACs and streamers. I would advise the same and not ... | |
| Subs with focal katna 3s I'm running Sopra no2 with a pair of JL Fathom 112V2s. Very happy with the sound in the room. Maybe look somewhere in the JL subwoofer range? You didn't mention anything about your Preamp so it's hard to know what the best sub options will be. | |
| Favorite banana plugs? FWIW is find the locking banana plugs an unnecessary complication. | |
| How do I know if I need a sub woofer? The sad reality is that unless you have full range speakers (usually very large $) AND sufficient current (not just watts) to drive them you need subs. Sigh. | |
| Asymmetric Room It's often overlooked but adjusting speaker rake (tilt front/back) can make a big difference in treble response. | |
| Securing spade connectors Spades can be a PITA. If you have the room maybe set up the cables so the spades are coming from the top not the bottom of the binding post so gravity is working in your favor???? | |
| Best selling albums of all time There was a book written by one of the recording engineers who did the work on Mac's Rumors album. Even if you're not a fan there is a lot of insight into how they actually recorded the tunes back in the day. The book is, "Making Rumors" by Ken... | |
| "What a relief!!!" Enjoy! | |
| Refreshed Olympica Nova incoming? FWIW, I consider the SF Olympicas a high end product. They really are wonderful speakers. I don't have any particular insight on this but non-digital high end products tend to have life spans or cycles around 10 years or more. Just my 2c. | |
| Streamers rabbit hole People have been impressed with the Bluesound Icon. The consensus is that it's a very strong value proposition. Ticks all your boxes and has XLR out. Down the road, you can add an even better DAC and still use the Icon as a transport. Good luck. |