rlwainwright
Responses from rlwainwright
| Rel T7 vs Rythmik F12G I'd go with the Rythmik - it is an exceptionally good sub and is certainly reasonably priced at $875. Start with one and see how that works. If that's not enough to load the room properly, get a 2nd one...If 2 subs is "socially" unacceptable, cons... | |
| Got Static? 2 things: You need to increase your room's humidity, probably via a humidifier. And you can eliminate static shocks by simply placing a Bounce dryer sheet near your electronics and just touch it before touching your equipment.If you do these 2 thi... | |
| The Best New HT Processor I realize that this is well below your specified budget, but you should probably take a good look at the Emotiva XMC-1 for $1999. It is a whale of a good processor with state of the art room correction capability using Dirac RCS. The 5 year warran... | |
| Looking for suggestions on in wall side surrounds I believe that KEF also make some very good in-wall speakers. However, I do not believe that you are soleley limited to in-wall speakers.Gallo makes some *very* good speakers that are quite small and are made for on-wall mounting. Looka at their R... | |
| Passive radiator The *very* successful GoldenEar Triton series of speakers use passive radiators, apparently to very good effect. This is a well-known technology used by many speaker mfgrs...-RW- | |
| Need New Bookshelf Speakers of Certain 'Style' The KEF LS50s are *fabulous* speakers, hard to go wrong with those. I also greatly admire the Gallo Stradas, the CDT3 tweeter is an absolute marvel. Plus the Gallos are built like tanks, *extremely* solid construction. And they can be mounted on a... | |
| Newbie question regarding DAC... I agree with Elevick - the Oppo directly into the XPA-5 should sound terrific. I did the same thing with an Oppo BDP-93 into an XPA-5 and it sounded terrific! Or, if you can afford it ($1999), get the Emotiva XMC-1 7.2 preprocessor with Dirac Room... | |
| Stillpoints Ultra SS Orientation Good for you, mate! You might want to consider using 3 Stillpoints per component rather than 4 - you might be surprised at what you hear.... | |
| Thoughts on Emotiva Everything I've read about the Emotiva players indicates they are a very good value. And I believe the same could be said for the Oppo BDP-103 except that it can playback many more formats: Bluray, DVD, HDCD, CD, and quite a few streaming services... | |
| Distance from the front wall for magnepan mg 20.7 If you really want deep bass you will need to add a subwoofer to the system. Your current positioning would seem to be pretty good for achieving a deep and wide soundstage. You might consider moving the speakers another foot or so apart with a bit... | |
| Oppo 103 and PWD II - coax audio worth it? Coax or TOSLINK will provide very good sound quality. It will be 2-channel only, but that may not be important to you...-RW- | |
| Which receiver would be the best choice? I'd go with the NAD, they tend to have robust amp sections. 2nd choice would be the Harman/Kardon...-RW- | |
| Anthem D2V 3D/P5 or Cary Audio Cinema 12/7.250 You should probably also consider the Emotiva XMC-1 with Dirac room correction. $1999, 30 day in-home trial, 5 year warranty.https://emotiva.com/products/pres-and-pros/xmc-1-RW- | |
| worst sounding great lps Bop 'til You Drop a "catastrophe"? I dunno, sounded pretty darn good to me. And the music is superlative, one of my all-time favorite albums.Maybe you need to process your copy with an Intelligent Chip, Geoff? [smile]-RW- | |
| Anyone of you ever heard of Dissanayake? Looks like exquisitely built gear, some of the most beautiful I've ever seen. Thanks!-RW- |