rwatson
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| Speaker suggestions for Levinson Thanks again to all. For a number of reasons, I’ve decided to go with (used) Magico A3s. Not gonna lie: small footprint, build quality, industrial design, and US made factored heavily. I think the Levinson will provide ample power for them as w... | |
| Speaker suggestions for Levinson Thanks, all! Will definitely read up on the various suggestions: Tekton, Harbeth, etc.- Hadn't really considered it, but the room actually is rather reverberant—hardwood floors, minimalist furniture. I’m sure this is a significant contributor to... | |
| Speaker hiss from power amp @georgehifi, if I'm following you, the hiss can't be explained by the DAC since it's present whether the 390s is connected or not. Thanks! | |
| Speaker hiss from power amp Thanks, @mrdecibel, I really appreciate it! To clarify, I have a Parasound Max 5500 (actually, borrowed from a video set up in another room) that indicates (what I assume is) amps from the wall. Again, forgive my lack of knowledge regarding elec... | |
| Speaker hiss from power amp All good stuff—thank you, everyone! I guess it’s pretty apparent that I’m new to some of this, so appreciate your patience. That said, to millercarbon’s remark, I actually was a professional jazz musician in my past life (albeit a horn player so... | |
| Speaker hiss from power amp Interesting since I thought the point of using balanced interconnects was to reduce noise. I guess corollary questions, then, are: 1. Should I go back to single ended and potentially what could I be losing by doing so and, 2. Is the fact that I c... |