russ69
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| Valhalla2 vs Freya+ as a preamp Valhalla 2 as a preamp in my big system What's in your big system? | |
| Do you own Magnepan LRS speakers? If so, please share your experience/opinion. I have had Magnepans in the past, 1.6, 3.6, 20 Can you fit 1.7s into your space? You might find the LRS a little disappointing but it's a cheap mistake and can be sold easily. I have .7s but I thought my old MMGs were better. Stereophile says t... | |
| Do you own Magnepan LRS speakers? If so, please share your experience/opinion. Just know that Maggies need to be placed in the room where they need to go, not where you would like them to go. Minimum 3 feet out into the room and preferably 5 feet. Everything b_limo said is right on. | |
| CD transport vs.streaming You can't improve on the original source so if your ripped files sound better it's the equipment chain, not the source. | |
| Parasound Halo A21 + NewClassic 2125 (Mono) VS A31 for L/C/R You'll have plenty of power 250 wpc vs 400 is less than 3 db and the A31 has better power supplies. | |
| Happy Birthday Bob Marley Born February 6th 1945 Died May 11, 1981 | |
| Parasound Halo A21 + NewClassic 2125 (Mono) VS A31 for L/C/R The A21 and the A31 are better amps than the 2125 but your setup is just fine, you just have to get the levels right. I think an A31 would be an upgrade but only if you have money to spend on such things. | |
| Preamp recommendations for Quad IIs with ESL-57s You cannot spend too much money on a preamp. Really good preamps are worth it. Having said that, Stereophile had a nice test on the Topping preamp, easily shipped worldwide (on Amazon). I've never heard one, but the measurements are impressive. | |
| The new Rogue pharaoh II slams I never thought in a million years I would like a class d amp, but here we are. Ditto. | |
| Schiit Mini loko+ First, you determine what the issue is. Then you determine how to fix it w/o using a band aid. This can be with room treatment, speaker placement, component upgrade, etc. Adding another electronic box to the signal chain is not my idea of fixing ... | |
| Acoustic treatment and acoustic mechanical control over gear upgrade for improvement Good post mahgister but no amount of room treatment or equalizing will make a poor speaker sound good. And a good speaker will still sound better than a lessor speaker. Now if are talking about optimizing what you have or your room, I'm on board w... | |
| Burn in period I wanted to add, I saw a show on building transformers, I think it was transformers. The first thing they did was find the correct direction for the coil wire before feeding it to the winding machine. So it must have some validity even if it's not... | |
| Schiit Mini loko+ Not a fan of any external EQ. Just one more thing to degrade the signal. | |
| Burn in period I have no clue. I use good cables and I tweak my system using the cables that sound best but I have not been able to hear directionality. A lot of my cables are marked so I just put them in the direction the manufacturer recommends. | |
| Upgrade Reccomendations It looks like amplification is your weak link, not your loudspeakers. The B&Ws need some power and maybe a little more warmth and musicality. I’m thinking a Rogue Pharaoh II Integrated Amplifier. |