saki70
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| Reference 3a De Capo i upgrades Check member 'Ridgestreetaudio' system page , they have done some mods to theirs . They are speaker designers and builders . | |
| Monitor users, isolation? Blue-tack between the speaker bottom and the steel stand filled with sand on spikes . Each stand weighs @ 35lbs. | |
| Ref 3A Veena - Devore Gibbon 8 - Audiophysic Yara It is generally accepted that the Reference 3a's were designed for tube amps . Contact the individual speaker companies and ask for their recommendation . That will give you an idea .I have heard the Ref. 3a's on a SS amp (Cary w/tube buffer and a... | |
| Receiver vs. processer? I am in the same boat as you Mranalog .I choose to go the H/T receiver route with some fairly efficient speakers mounted on the wall .As above , integrating can be a hassle and exspensive . It will also be easier for others to operate when you are... | |
| I Feel Overwhelmed....Please Help "Being very honest here, what I got in my living room now is far better than what I have heard at several high end joints in my area. 90% of which was bought 'on the come' so to speak."Amen brother ! And it isn't that tough to do !"In my area ther... | |
| I Feel Overwhelmed....Please Help "I personally prefer to buy a designer's best possible work and enjoy it "On a 3k budget ? | |
| I Feel Overwhelmed....Please Help I've been where you are .If you can , copy somebody's rig . It is an easy foolproof way to start , if they value the same things in sound that you do ! A few emails back and forth will tell . This is how I started after making some exspensive mist... | |
| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help Bdgregory ;No offense taken...just wanted to offer up my personnal experience with a particular product . I don't put much stock in across-the-board statements ! There are just too many variables involved . "YMMV" | |
| System Building 101 Shadorne ;" The end result is disatisfaction and propagation of more audio myths about the performance of certain equipment, often the wrong piece of gear is singled out and blamed for the inevitably inadequate sound, or worse, the use of one poor... | |
| System Building 101 Bob_reynolds, we *do* have some control over that 'configuration' of voltage vs. current. It has to do with the output impedance of the amp.A higher output impedance can deliver excellent bass if properly matched with the speaker; conversely an am... | |
| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help Willmi ;I used the recommendations from upscale Audio . Just call and ask .They advised some Radiotechnique 12AU7's and Mullard 12AX7's , both vintage stock . I was told that the stock KT-88's were pretty good already . I am satisfied , for now . ... | |
| mo' better bass: any substitute for watts? OUTSTANDING !!!Thank you so much for your time and expertise ! | |
| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help Willmi ;I too have the Prologue 2 and tend toward the warmer side of things with body .Have you rolled any input tubes yet ?I have , using Upscales recommendation . A noticeable improvement !I am using a CDP that has two outputs , one SS and the o... | |
| mo' better bass: any substitute for watts? Atmasphere ;Yes we are off topic but there is sooo much info here I would hate to break it up into two threads !!!If you would address the db rating issue , that I asked about , I would consider this discussion closed .I would also consider this t... | |
| mo' better bass: any substitute for watts? Yes , compatible may be a better term to use .Not necessarily using the autoformer for problem solving ... "The fact of the matter is no transistor amplifier sounds right on 4 ohms, nor does any tube amp. If you want to really see what either one ... |