secretguy
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| Advice on Speaker Wiring - Larger Advent w. McIntosh MA6500 Amplifier / Speaker Settings Theoretically, the shorter, the better. And also most will tell you that 16 ga. is too light. Personally i doubt you'd hear any difference with changes, | |
| Maggie owners -- Mye or Magna Riser stands @krelldreams +1. I've been a Maggie guy for years (lots of different models) but i recently changed my room around and Maggies won't work as well. I'm trying some Cone speakers that sound ok....but nothing as lifelike as Maggies. I'm thinking tha... | |
| Budget amp that will give Magnepan 3.6Rs better depth of soundstage Magnepans are never going to have a deep soundstage. It’s the nature of the beast. They do what they do well, but aren’t all things to all men. LMAO! As Art Linklatter used to say....kids say the darndest things! | |
| Is it heretic to do it ? Peavey 5150 The word you're looking for is "heresy". | |
| Using preamps with Bass Management and Room Correction? I use the STR integrated. It's a wonderful amp to begin with and the ARC makes it glorious. | |
| what cd player ? you can't buy anything good with that money... Steve Descartes recently made an sd card player with a transformer output - call him. Better yet, use a mac mini + software by Mark Levinson (now Daniel Hertz's company). A real good CD player is 5... | |
| Which turntable to keep? Good choice. If it's in good shape, the Dual will do you right! | |
| Teac A-3340S That was the go to machine for musicians back in the day. Several people I know or recorded with used them. Great machines. | |
| FUSE BOX delivers perfect protection and superior sound Only YOU can prevent snake oil. | |
| Made in USA VPI...Magnepan...Anthem.... Marantz and NAD....not sure about them or ML subs. FWIW, I've had GREAT Chinese products too. | |
| Raised Towers Yah...like I said I figured it was dumb. So I guess I either live with the Maggies or inferior sound. | |
| Raised Towers The tweeters have pretty good dispersion so that may not be an issure. I'm wondering if raising them could make them seem more "spacious". I'm thinking about trying to kick the Magnepan habit...but then I listen to cones in boxes...they sound l... | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? No. | |
| Phono Pre Gain I have one that provides 70 db of gain for MC. I don’t use it anymore. It’s a great sounding phono stage. | |
| Do you find yourself turning down the bass on Coldplay albums? I turn down the volume. All the way. |