scotthmartin

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Parametric EQ for Mid-bass Hump?
Thanks for the very helpful feedback.Stehno - I am already pretty close to the speakers maybe 7 feet from each one. Pulling them out in to the room a little would help, I am sure, but there is a LARGE resonance peak at (I am guessing) about 60 hz ... 
Can speakers be too good?
Thanks to all for the input. Some good speaker suggestions that I will look into and some good feedback on the general concept of system balance. I am particularly interested in the comments recommending British speakers (ProAc, Harbeth and Spendo... 
Anyone else like to Listen in the Dark?
Funny story about that. About 20 years ago, when my best friend and I first discovered/fell victim to the arms race of high end audio (you've got Yamaha Natural Sound and Advents? I've got NAD and Infinity's), we used to listen in the dark, togeth... 
Anyone else like to Listen in the Dark?
Funny story about that. About 20 years ago, when my best friend and I first discovered/fell victim to the arms race of high end audio (you've got Yamaha Natural Sound and Advents? I've got NAD and Infinity's), we used to listen in the dark, togeth... 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Ear wax remover. Tall chair. Equip into closet.The post above is correct about having clean ears. This is not a joke. There is stuff made by Murine (I think) called EAR that will disolve earwax. My system was sounding harsh and I cleaned my ears a... 
Design an entire system for $800? ?
This one is right in my wheelhouse. Tsugury and MWilson are both correct. The Cambridge CD player has uneven QC (I had to try three to get one that would open and close and spin, etc. Kind of makes you wonder about ISO9002) But it was worth it. Th...