rick_n
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| Throwing 2 High End brands together will not automatically equal success. Thoughts? Sonus Faber + Mac: The brands use the same distribution company so that is a reason that you see them paired up so often. Same for Naim + Focal. System matching is almost an art. Listen to everything you can, understand what each sound signatu... | |
| Hegel H390 Roon Endpoint I would send Hegel an email. They're usually respond very quickly. | |
| Digital and Analogue XLR Cables - Is There a Difference? XLR cables are balanced they have a pos, neg & ground. The actual conductors vary according to brand and price point. Analogue XLR cables are 75ohms while Digital are 110ohms. The difference between analogue and digital is the resistance. | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers I just went through the journey of demoing new streamers. Your question is a good one and though the answer is counter intuitive, yes there are very discernable differences. Even with the same streamer, different digital outputs will sound audib... | |
| Focal Diva Utopia active speakers less than impressive. Bummer. The Focal Utopia line is long in the tooth and about due for an update. I hope the launch of the active Utopias and the lukewarm reception doesn't stretch out the calendar. | |
| Sonus Faber Amati Tradition or Serafino G2 Outstanding. If the room sounds as good as it looks it will be audio nirvana. Enjoy the music! | |
| Picking a power amp For sure settle on speakers first. You mentioned that it's a modest system which doesn't say what's your budget for speakers and amp. Sharpen your pencil and you will get some very useful advice from the members. Also are you only looking new g... | |
| Listening Room or Components or my ears? I used this method that came from Focal with good results. Might be worth a try. From Focal: Optimisation For perfectionists, here is a formula for optimal positioning: If A is the distance from the centre of the woofer to the nearest floor or ... | |
| Listening Room or Components or my ears? Couple of thoughts from a fellow Focal owner: Are the cables fully run-in? Your speakers are very close together and this may be strangling the midrange thus highlighting the HF which you aren't loving. My mains are a little more than 8' apart.... | |
| 2 Channel system sounds weak and lackluster I forgot to mention something important. If you're going to spend your hard earned money on finishing your room with rugs, drapes or whatever, use natural fibers. Synthetic fibers like polyester, rayon etc. will help but they are still reflectiv... | |
| 2 Channel system sounds weak and lackluster Well that's a bummer. Small and medium sized rooms always have a place where the bass gets cancelled out and causes a big dip in LF volume. Try moving you seating position and see if that brings up the bass you're hearing. The untreated room is... | |
| Favorite rock/pop male voices Check out Chris Cornell solo or with Soundgarden. His solo work might be more to your liking. | |
| Holo May KTE vs Lampizator? @jaybe Thank you for the call out. @lurch-uk Bad form x2, why not start your own thread? | |
| How to choose speakers that won't overpower your room? I would think you will get the best results with front ported stand mounted speakers and a sub. This will maximize your placement flexibility and give you some low end that floor standers won't provide when playing at polite volume levels. Good ... | |
| Aurender N20 versus Innuos Zen NG If I'm correct the Grimm units are a pretty old release. Will there be a next gen soon? |