russ69
Responses from russ69
| Is there a remedy? A buzz is usually a bad driver or a wire touching the speaker cone/element. Try to isolate if you can. | |
| Audio gear, sonic quality when you listen in less (or non-) focused ways I only have two types, critical and non-critical. This can often be the same system or a lesser system for non-critical. | |
| Ultimate stereo nightmare With a complex system it's always best to have full access to the back of your gear. Best you can do now is try to hook up a minimum system configuration and see if you can get the lost channel back. Most likely a wonky RCA connector or cable. | |
| Quicksilver with Walnut Faceplates at Aural HiFi Quicksilver is a high value proposition. I ran my Mid Monos with a Zesto Leto preamp and I could not believe how good those amps sounded. Totally not out of place with a high end preamp. 100% This. | |
| Headphones vs speakers…. It takes a really good system to beat a decent set of headphones. I'm not sure a set of Totems are up to that task. If you are putting together a really good headphone system, it's going to take serious bucks to get better quality out of a loudspe... | |
| Fluorescent light noise through tuner Get LED lights. | |
| Why does pulling out main speakers from wall improve sound? Simple answer: Because they are designed to work that way. Mostly due to the increased use of subwoofers the speakers no longer need the bass reinforcement of a near wall or near corner set-up. | |
| room size question. @bshaw I have not achieved a great soundstage without some toe-in. Try crossing just in front or just behind your ears. I'd also like to know if your tweeters are at ear level. Finally I would space out a little wider if you can. I like that you ... | |
| Help me make sense of this - Midfi system sounding better hifi. If it was me I wouldn't feed the 802s with a Krell, I'd want something much warmer sounding. | |
| room size question. Yes, most loudspeakers today need to be pulled out from the wall. 3 feet is a good starting place. A 12X12 room is big enough to get a great sound stage but you'll have to work to get the best set-up. | |
| New to vinyl question Set the tracking at 2 grams, and play a Stanley Clark album. Hendrix and Cream are not the reference standard for good sounding records. | |
| System set up in front of corner Vs flat wall - acoustical issues? Corner layouts usually work pretty good, even better if you move the speakers forward and the TV back. | |
| To Tube or not to Tube, that is the question To tell you the truth, your Sphinx is getting you 99% there. Tube gear takes a few more bucks to own and operate and you'll need some really nice tube friendly loudspeakers to go with the tube amps. My favorite tube set-ups featured Triangle floor... | |
| Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.) There are good players in every price range. Look on Amazon, a few very affordable name brand players that will sound really good. | |
| How long does it take a decent quality speaker to "wear out"? Loudspeaker materials usually don't last forever but it's hard to wear out most speakers. |