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| Planar speaker placement @ct0517 That vintage quad pic is a classic, OMG. Love the pipe! So I understand the point to avoid corners, but the manual quote doesn't tell me why "sound waves from the front and rear of the speaker should be restricted as little as possible". ... | |
| Mytek Brooklyn+microRendu -or- PS Audio DS Junior? Well said @kendrick2 ! You are a wise man. Good to hear about those results, and not surprising. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Are USB-SPDIF's relevant with today's DAC USB technology? @itsikhefez, RPi and HifiBerry w/linear PSU will crush most of the computer bandaids being suggested. The Pi family is an amazing thing...nonprofit scientific community at its best, nice that us audio nuts can take advantage of some of that goodwi... | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design @ozzy, the M60s are great amps and they should be a super match with your new speakers WITHOUT zero transformers. Congrats. @charles1dad is correct, it's all about the impedance match not about bass (sorry Meghan Trainor!) FWIW, IMHE those much pr... | |
| No playback from my MacBook Pro to Bricasti M1 Apple O/S system updates often cause this problem. One of the many reasons I was happy to get the Mac out of my system.Try disconnecting the cable, rebooting both devices and then reconnecting the cable. Go back to Sound and see if it reappears in... | |
| Yamaha GT 2000 Turntable @lewm Admit it, Lew. All the ladies call you "hot reliable". Cheers,Spencer | |
| Have you ever tried a pair of speakers and said this Is the last thing I will ever need. Sound Labs. Maybe my vintage pair won’t last as long as something newer and the newer ones will be compatible with lower powered amps, but I sonically, I can’t ask for anything more. They leave all my prior speakers and most others I have heard in... | |
| Planar speaker placement @cleeds Well that is interesting and it made me want to check out your system page, but :-( yet another guy who hasn’t shared. Come on dude, let’s see it and maybe I can learn something.Take a look at the Sound Lab site, I read it all and spoke wi... | |
| DAC with USB recomndations sought +1 @gdnrbob read my mind. They have a loyal following among the headfi crowd which is filled with global buyers w/varying voltage requirements. Their value translates to any language. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Planar speaker placement Yeah, but absorption & some diffusion behind the planars will improve the depth & clarity because without it all that rear-firing energy will reflect back and smear what is heard. Agreed, with cone drivers first reflection points are much ... | |
| interconnects vs speaker cables vs power cords - which make the biggest difference? @dave_b Sure, it's the stock cord that came with your Krell. Everyone, I heard an interesting presentation recently from Josh Clark -Lead Product Designer at Transparent Cable. An attendee asked "If I can't afford to add your cables to all my syst... | |
| Planar speaker placement You might also want to read about setup & room treatments on Sound Lab's website. Dr. West's approach to live end - dead end setup has worked well with my Sound Labs and might be worth a try with your Maggies too. Cheers,Spencer | |
| How come only 1 or 2 cartridge makers offer a tune-up after run in? @testpilot My understanding as heard from VDH dealers is that it isn't about QC, it's about how the stylus wear in the first 300 hours upon inspection let's VDH see how to adjust the suspension to make sure that on the table that's being used the ... | |
| Out of these two cartridges which would you choose? @stringreen What's the point of suggesting a $4100 cartridge to someone comparing two that cost $700 & $1000? OP, I would suggest when reading about the Dyna to be sure the comments are about the high output version since that isn't always exp... | |
| Are USB-SPDIF's relevant with today's DAC USB technology? IMHO, those adapters are a waste and you'd be better off investing the money in a quieter source vs. a PC. Sure a better DAC is always going to make an improvement too. Try thinking where you want your digital rig to be in 3-4 years and I bet it's... |