russ69
Responses from russ69
| Good to remember ... how to tell what sounds better " mijostyn says: Listening to one speaker for a week then listening to another speaker for a week is not a good way to evaluate minor differences between speakers because we accommodate to sound. Switching back and forth is always the best way to ... | |
| The conclusion I've reached about speakers Kenjit obviously doesn't have enough money to buy better speakers. | |
| Planar speaker characteristics This one is right up my alley. I have owned Triangle Celius and currently own a new pair of Antals. I have extensive experience with Magnepan MMGs, 1.6s, 3.6s and have a new set of .7s on order. I also have a Parasound A21, and have experience wit... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? I'd give Mike at Quicksilver a call. | |
| Pick oldtimers memory. As long as the driver is in good condition, the plate amps are easy to replace with an aftermarket unit. But I would not spend too much on it. | |
| More power for moderate listening levels? If you have never inserted a high power amp into your system, now is the time to try it out. Beg, borrow, or steal a big amp and give it a try. | |
| Why don't speaker companies reveal the flaws in their designs? As long as an engineer is alive, they can find something wrong. Nothing unique about that. | |
| Subwoofer line array for 2 channel Many top tier large systems have vertically stacked stereo woofer systems. I use the woofer towers from an Infinity RS-1B. I personally think this is close to ideal. | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? " don’t forget to also audition small floor standers.. "Yes, this. Small stand mount loudspeakers take up the same amount of floor space and you usually get better low frequencies with a full tower. I have had my LS-50s in many systems and so far ... | |
| Best way to transport turntable to new home The best way is to repackage it using the factory packaging. But generally speaking, if you can pull off the platter and secure the tonearm they will transport pretty good. For the distance you are driving though, I'd put it into the original pack... | |
| External EQ/other solution? Get it to sound it's best first by moving the speakers around. | |
| Upgrading Quicksilver preamp or amp caps -- warranty impact? Mike sells upgrade caps right on his website. Check with Mike, he has a good ear. | |
| Your system quality vs. recording quality For sure some recordings are better than others but your music system should play your records in a way that is satisfying to you. The goal is to have 80% of your collection sound good. If only 10% of your music sounds good, you need to work on yo... | |
| What's your definition of an audiophile? "Your system sounds like crap" See, I'm an audiophile! | |
| I am indecisive about choice due to room size I am the king of small rooms, I have had many set-ups in small rooms that sounded great. In fact I had a 12X12 room not long ago. A small room has it’s limits on volume because the room gets saturated and the sound is bouncing all around. But list... |