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| speakers for a smaller listening room Bob_reynolds, I disagree with this statement."The size of your speakers in your new room only means that you won't have to drive them as hard to get the same SPL." One of the main problems Zak42 mentioned is "lumpy" bass, an indication the room is... | |
| Is this clipping? Overdriving the amp = clipping. Overdriving the speakers is something else. Either way you stand a chance of damaging drivers. Many audiophiles believe their tweeters are not in danger with tube amplifiers because they clip so graciously. This not... | |
| speakers for a smaller listening room Your speakers are just too big for a small (11'x12') room. I doubt that room treatment will cure the problems.Stand mounted speakers have the best chance of sounding good in your room. There is a wide variety of speakers to choose from such as PSB... | |
| Warming-Up Amps w/o Inputs or Speakers Attached I agree with Herman. It is the output tubes that are in danger and running a tube amplifier without a load is a bad idea. Why not use an 8 ohm resistor in the place of speakers? | |
| Can I ground my preamp? "Did that in my system. Didn't solve the problem."Was it a ground loop problem? | |
| Can I ground my preamp? If you are having a ground loop problem you can drop the ground on your amps and leave the rest alone. You don't have to ground any components. | |
| Warming-Up Amps w/o Inputs or Speakers Attached I don't know about all of the solid state amplifiers out there, but I do know VTL and it is not recommended with your amps. | |
| Can I ground my preamp? Does your CD player have a ground? | |
| Extending an existing speaker wire This is not recommended. You obviously need a longer set of speaker cables or move your second set of speakers closer together. | |
| In need of Audio Research preamp recommendation Eee3, PLease explain "LS-25 which is a dynamic preamp". | |
| Martin Logan CLS setup I'm not sure that the CLS-1 is more demanding than the CLSII.Minimum recommended power for the CLSII is 80 watts and the minimum impedance is 1 ohm. | |
| best position of components in relation to spkers? I have had the best sound with my equipment on the side wall. While using mono amplifiers behing the speakers with short (1 meter) speaker cables and 25' interconnects. I agree with Elizabeth, it just sounds better. The music is more involving wit... | |
| Martin Logan CLS setup When I had CLS's I tried subwoofers with mixed results. I always thought the Vandersteen subwoofer would be a good match. It has a unique way of connecting to the system and relieves your main amplifier of dealing with the lowest octaves. It uses ... | |
| Martin Logan CLS setup Your CLSIIs will play with your 60 watt amp, but soon you will hear the short comings of not enough power. You may want to consider tube amplification. Any tube amplifier with 100 watts or more will do. I assume you will be placing your speakers o... | |
| Martin Logan CLS setup First we should talk about the rest of your system to be sure we are not wasting our time with room placement and room acoustics. The CLS is picky about electronics and cables. |