s7horton
Responses from s7horton
| To much wattage for B & W 805s ?? Rushton gives some good advice. You can't ever give B&W's too much power. I thouhgt my signatures sounded best when played with a 600 watt krell amp. | |
| Need complete stereo help starting with preamp My vote is for a musical fidelity A3. That's what I'm currently using. It has a decent phono stage. Ironically, I'm using it to run some B&W 601 s3. I've tried numerous integrateds in this price range and think this is the best one I've tried. | |
| Thoughts on the new B&W 800D series speakers Krell_man,It sounds like to me that the 803D would be right up your alley. Not to mention the 803D adds another woofer over the new "non-diamond" 803. I have not had the luxury of hearing the silver sigs. I do know they are held in high regard. I ... | |
| Thoughts on the new B&W 800D series speakers I have not heard the diamond speakers. However, I would like to comment on the 804's. I'm curious to know if they had been broken in fully. As the ones I heard were not. I used to own the signature 805's. Some say they are better than the silver s... | |
| Cary SLI-80: static when I touch the balance knob At first I was going to say the volume pot might be going. Typically, that is what happens when you hear static. But it made me wonder when you said you only heard it when there was no source. Are you sure it doesn't crackle when there is a source... | |
| Best monitors under $5,000/system combos The Caravelles can't be had in a complete system for 5000 dollars. I'd look at some B&W signatures and a classe integrated. Although, I think the Cremona Auditor and cary amplification would be very nice as well. Especially with the chamber mu... | |
| speaker grilles paradigm is one company that I can think of that recommends listening with the grills on. Like newbee said, that is how they are design. Most other companies recommend removing the grills during listening. | |
| McIntosh MA 6500 VS Musical Fidelity A308? I had just the opposite experience than Aball. I had the 308 paired with B&W signature 805's and was very happy with the sound. Involving and very listenable. Jeffjarvis has a good point though. The Mac gear will always have better resale. But... | |
| balanced/xlr vs. unbalanced/ single ended Depends on the manufacturer. Meridian believes in balanced, so they put more research into balanced systems, so their system will sound better balanaced. Musical Fidelity, however, does not believe in balanaced, and don't even offer anything besid... | |
| What's wrong with this system? I have to agree with Celtic66, I think the Audio Refinement would be an excellent choice. I've seen them used for under 600. That should give you more of the detail and realism that you might be looking for. If it were my system, I wouldn't worry ... | |
| Best Value System You could do the same thing you are suggesting with other companies as well. The problem, however, is that people listen to other sources. Me, I have cd, tuner, and dvd running through my integrated. So, really, there is only value to be had if yo... | |
| Best bass response in under $1500 used towers Paradigm Studio 100's. | |
| Best CD player...for ME ; You might want to check out the Rega Planet 2000. If you buy used, it can be had in your price range. I think that might be just what you are looking for. | |
| How Screwed Am I? If you keep the bose system the way it is and add a powered sub, there shouldn't be any gaps. Don't worry about the output of the LFE, you should be able to cut off frequency extension on the sub itself. Check best buy, I think they sell Athena su... | |
| What to do about speakers? Your wording is close, but a little off. Two channel refers to how many channels the recording contains. For example: mono, two channel, four channel (quadophile), or 5.1 theater. In stereo music, there are two channels, hence the reference. Cente... |