russ69
Responses from russ69
| shielded vs unshielded pros and cons? "...I think all audio interconnects are shielded?..."No they are not all shielded. A shielded cable can help reject noise if there is noise nearby. If you are in a low-noise environment and your system is not picking anything up, shielding is not ... | |
| Is bass the most important frequency band? No bass is not the most important frequency. I have heard many large panel speakers without the low frequency drivers turned on. They still sound pretty good. | |
| Add a subwoofer to the center channel? The REL T5i is -6 db at 32 Hz. That is just barely a sub in my book but you can still improve what you are hearing. I would place them in a forward firing stereo configuration. Your crossover setting will be fairly high and you will be able to loc... | |
| Stereo vs Mono Mono, without a fixed seating location, stereo is going to be non-existent. | |
| How hot does the Ayre EX-8 2.0 Integrated Amplifier get? It's best to get the most cooling you can achieve. An open back cabinet is good. But I would bore holes in the middle of the shelves to get cool air to move through the cabinet. Extra generous shelf spacing is also a good thing. | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 or Conrad Johnson ET7 S2 Cary | |
| Deciding if I like Class D. "...The Marantz 8805 is quite good. I don't think that's a factor here..."Have you ever tried a high end preamp in your system? | |
| Deciding if I like Class D. "...Then, I tried the Weiss. Well, that was another level altogether..."A few hundred dollars is not much when you get a lifetime of musical enjoyment out of good gear. My suggested upgrade path for you would to upgrade your pre-amp and keep the O... | |
| Please Suggest Approaches to Perceived System Darkening Have your hearing checked. I went from a small loss of high frequencies to profoundly deaf (in one ear) in less than a year. | |
| USPS records delivery delays Media mail is a highly discounted rate, I think they have 30 days before it is considered late. If you want it faster you have to pay for better service. | |
| NAD M33 cutting first second of song while streaming "...Does that indicate something to you?..."Not really but it proves that the music file is OK. Have you called NAD? | |
| NAD M33 cutting first second of song while streaming Can you pause and back up? | |
| Stereophiles 2021 Recommended Components is now on line. They claim to be unbiased but travel and meals are provided by the manufacturer at times, I believe. I trust that listed components don't suck but they list KEF LS50s as Class A and I just don't hear it. Also Magnepan .7s are listed as class C and... | |
| Referent point "...1) bigger is not better..."Bigger is better, just some bigger speakers are not better but I can't think of one "Statement/Reference" loudspeaker that is not a large system. | |
| Demos - To Charge a Fee or to Not Charge a Fee? $10 an hour? LOL. |