saki70
Responses from saki70
| How to evaluate amps that are not broken in? If a component breaks in when no one is listening , does anyone know it ?Hmmm . ;-) | |
| speaker recommendations? Problems associated with square rooms can be mostly alleviated by using a setup arranged on the diagonel .Setup your speakers in one corner firing to the opposite corner where your listening position is . I learned this from an amp and speaker des... | |
| Power amp for Reference 3A speakers? These are indeed nice speakers . I have auditioned them with tube and SS amps . Because they were designed for tube amps , tubes naturally sounded better , during my auditions .I have heard these with a 5w SET amp , it was not really enough power ... | |
| audio from comcast and other providers Yes. Good luck . | |
| audio from comcast and other providers On my brighthouse box , the cable will carry the video and audio to the TV . The left and right audio out , from the back of the cable box , then goes to my integrated amp .Also the "CD quality " music only channels sound better than the VH1 , MTV... | |
| tube friendly speaker rec I love my Reference 3a Di Capo i's with my Primaluna Prologue 2 . The Di Capo's were designed for tube amps .While auditioning , I heard them with a SS Carey amp and did not not care for the sound at all . I switched to tube amps , Cary and Cayin ... | |
| under $500 used which a/v receiver or processor Rrekstad ;This is from Onkyo's website : TX-SR6057.1-Channel Home Theater ReceiverHDMI V1.3 repeater (2in/1out, 1080p compatible)HDMI video up-conversion with DCDi technologyDolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding90 w/ch x 7 ch What a... | |
| Best Buy selling Vienna Acoustics speakers Yes I have seen and auditioned them . They really sounded terrible !First , there are no decent amps , pre's or sources for auditioning . Nothing with any good clean power ! Where I am , the only thing to use are A/V receivers such as Yamaha and o... | |
| under $500 used which a/v receiver or processor I think that the pre/pro route may be over your budget , for a decent one anyway . You may have better luck in the A/V receiver market . You should be able to get a nice 5.1 , without HDMI , A/V receiver in the used market for $500 . If you want H... | |
| Paradigm Monitor series vs Studio series You have received some very good advice about switching to soft dome tweeters ! I have been there and done that , I will probably never go back to metal .If you are going to be in a nearfield situation try to find speakers that will give you the s... | |
| Music Reference RM-200 Not to get off of the subject of RM comparing but... I have read someplace where Salk and Van Alstine have been working together on their products . I believe that Van Alstine uses Salk's speakers in his own system and vice versa . Something to th... | |
| Primaluna Dialogue Two + Wilson Sophia I Musicwave ;Call Upscale Audio and ask them for a tube recommendation .I did for my Prologue 2 and found them to be right on the money . No pun intended ! I don't know if the tubes that worked for my Prologue 2 would work for your Dialogue 2.Good l... | |
| Next step in upgrading my home theater system?? I think that Rotel may have better name recognition and reputation . Important when it comes to resale !Speakers are more easily damaged from to little power than too much . I wouldn't worry about it .Good luck . | |
| Next step in upgrading my home theater system?? I moved to Rotel seperates from an Onkyo A/V receiver . It sounded like I had taken a blanket off of my speakers , which were fairly efficient at 89db. ! I had better clarity , dynamics , definition and extension . I don't think that you have hear... | |
| Primaluna - seeking opinion from any owners I have owned and enjoyed my Prologue 2 for 2 years . I have had zero problems and tons of enjoyment . Tube rolling is a joy , it is plug-n-play . Turn it on and enjoy the music . A tough act to follow especially at the rediculous price that they s... |