russ69
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| Perfect Speaker Placement - Put next to the back wall as much as possible. "...the long wall is rarely the best wall for speaker placement..."Let's just say this has not been my experience with the dozens of locations and systems I have owned. And there is no need to try to discount the opinions of others. The suggested ... | |
| Audio Research or Conrad Johnson Phono Pre I don't really know but C-Js have their own "house sound" so if you like their sound you would like it, I'm guessing. | |
| Perfect Speaker Placement - Put next to the back wall as much as possible. Yeah, not for home use. The long wall is usually the best wall and your loudspeaker will determine where it NEEDS to be. From Maggies out 6 feet from the front wall to Klipsch Cornwalls that like wall placement, your speaker design overrides all p... | |
| Martin Logan Descent makes “gyroscopic” sound "...or marbles at even one quarter volume...". Sounds like a voice coil is rubbing. Were you driving it hard at the party last night? | |
| Suggestions Please . . Picky Tuner It could be you have too much antenna gain? Put a 10db pad on the antenna and see what happens. | |
| Living with unsolvable hum - Any audio detectives out there? This is a tough one and it would take a book to explore all the possibilities but let me tell you what I do in these cases. I pull the equipment off the rack and set everything on the floor. Then I put the most basic system together. Amp, speakers... | |
| Focal and B&w speaker repair in NYC Most loudspeaker issues are easy to diagnose and correct for anybody that can turn a screwdriver. Blown tweeters is common, a fuse or replacement tweeter 99% of the time. Woofers are easy, a small 1.5 volt battery will tell if it's the driver fail... | |
| Optimize Stereo Experience - NYC Studio Pull the speakers out as has been suggested. Set your AVR to flat response and then play with speaker position for best sound stage and bass response. Add room correction if you must but it usually just messes things up (not a big fan of it unless... | |
| McIntosh Amp/Pre for B&W 802D3 I sold my MC402 amp. I never really warmed up to it. I much prefer my Parasound A21. If you want an all Mac system, that's fine and they will last a lifetime but I didn't get the sound I wanted from mine. | |
| Move From AVR to Integrated? 1200 bucks is not a lot of bucks for a quality integrated. Especially a feature packed one like you are asking for. It's best to focus on a solid amp and use separate streamers You can manage your bass by finding the best location in the room, ro... | |
| A deeper more holographic soundstage. In order of importance: Loudspeaker. Loudspeaker position. Room acoustics. Pre-amp/amp. Source. | |
| Tweaking Cary SLP-98P F1 Preamp I have a Cary SLP-98 F1 in my big system. I have not rolled any tubes yet. It's not the last word in pre-amps but it is still a very good pre-amp with some musical leanings. It should work well in your system but if you are looking for more accura... | |
| I had asked once, but did not buy then,...so a headphone question.. Grado if you like a musical sound. Hard to beat in all the price ranges. | |
| Preamp for under $400 with tone/bass adjustment? The loki is just a tone control I think, not a preamp. As I said in the other thread your system needs a better cartridge and maybe some loudspeaker positioning changes rather than new electronics or equalizers. Electronics to cure or change the s... | |
| Floor-standing vs Book-shelf from upper line up? Bigger is better but it would be hard to choose between the two without an audition. |