riley804

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Classe Audio products, past vs. now?
The gear I have had the most of in the past would be ARC, CJ, Classe, Bryston, BAT and others. oh i have read that a few times in your threads.why not stick with one of those that you have had before or so you want to try something different this ... 
I bought some Owens Corning 703. Now what?
“Let me just stress that I’m not asking for advice (yet) about how to fix my room, but rather experiments to try.”it’s your room and you are the one that has to play around with placement. it can be fun / interesting to hear how the sound changes ... 
Classe Audio products, past vs. now?
are you thinking of trying their equipment again and if so what ? 
Rega P2 or ...?
not that my opinion means anything to you.....but when i had the Belles Aria, I didnt think the output for the phono was enough, so you might want to look at a external phono preamp. Do you think a Rega P2 hooked into the pre on my Belles Aria In... 
Tuning my system towards a darker tone
just seems like a waste that you can spend all this money on this system and that is ok.....but you cant do any kind of room treatments.....and you are now looking at band-aids to fix the room issue. 
Cardas Clear High speed USB cable
@thyname          i don’t want you to admit anything, i was just simply answering to your reply..      you’re good.....no worries  
Cardas Clear High speed USB cable
I wasnt going there......and just thought by asking the OP some simple questions , maybe it would give members an idea of what to suggest to him.        is  the Cardas Cable he is asking about going to be an improvement from what he is currently u... 
Cardas Clear High speed USB cable
@ thyname I thought this was going into a different direction. The unfortunate direction all cable threads go nowadays where did you think it was going ?        guess I am missing something? 
Cardas Clear High speed USB cable
@thyname since you are asking.....maybe he could look at the cables from Kubala - Sosna.     What about something from Morrow Audio as he has that trial offer, so nothing to lose if you dont like it?does that make you happy now ?and what is wrong ... 
Cardas Clear High speed USB cable
what cable are you using now ?what's wrong with the current cable you are using ?what are you expecting this Cardas Clear usb cable to do that the current cable you have isnt ? 
Owners of Vandersteen 2CE & Ayre Ax7e...
@jsbach1685 so, what seems to be the issue then ? 
Matching subwoofer
@brianportugal   Riley, the room is still lively but as much a problem now. huh ?         you should still consider room treatments.    buying different equipment / speakers isnt going to fix the room issues. 
Owners of Vandersteen 2CE & Ayre Ax7e...
@jsbach1685  I asked about room size as I’ve also read that certain owners have reported the ax7e not having quite enough gusto to run the 2CE’s.  and how big were those rooms ?    your room is not all that big ( 11 x 14 ) and I am sure you are ... 
Owners of Vandersteen 2CE & Ayre Ax7e...
was room size an issue with the other equipment you have had ?i can see equipment/ speakers not being a good match but have never heard where equipment didn’t work because of the size of the room. 
Matching subwoofer
before you start getting subs, you had made a comment in a previous thread that your room was lively.         have you addressed the room at all with room treatments?