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HELP AFTER MY MODS, My tweeters are subdued and weak-
+1 What Erik said 
Doh, left system off all night
I remember old carbureted engines that had a manual choke and had trouble starting on cold mornings. Amazing that they fixed this with modern technology. Sad that some audio equipment should be still so poorly designed as to sound terrible until a... 
MQA according to new Stereophile "loudness button" and "tweaking EQ in presence region"
Update :Tidal masters are once again a mixed bag just like other high resolution shops ....HD Tracks, Pono etcIt it ALL depends on the Mastering quality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...led zeppelin deluxe sounds great but red hot chili peppers stadium Arcadium... 
Did you know....?
Mike Balzary and Keith Barry founded Silverlake Conservatory of Music (non-profit school). They raise money for the school regularly. 
Did you know....?
Marcie Campbell (wife of Mike of Tom Petty and Heart Breakers) runs a charity for dogs and they have many rescue dogs on their Woodland Hills property and even Chinese chickens and pot belly pigs! Really nice people. 
mc602
No comment needed. This is legendary stuff. It runs Class A Up to moderately loud levels. 
Did you know....?
Jimmy Page never learned to drive. Always has a chauffeur. 
Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer?
Benchmark make a DAC with built in pre-amp. 
901 series 2 speakers
901 sounded terrible even back in the day. The Bose cube acoustimas which came much later was better but rather limited dynamically. 
MQA according to new Stereophile "loudness button" and "tweaking EQ in presence region"
@brianlucey +1 Harmonic content and low midsAs a listener that is what I care most about in the work that you professionals do.ATC 150ASL are nice and clean in the lower mids and my preferred choice. I find almost all other speaker designs sacrifi... 
What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ?
Downside of electrostatic panels is their lack of dynamic range to produce realistic rock or big band jazz or large symphonic pieces (Mahler) levels. They also tend to have a small sweet spot due to the extreme directivity of very large transducer... 
Might changing cables require repositioning of speakers?
It seems most likely that something has changed in your settings in your player or DAC. For example are you using phantom to recreate a centre channel? For example, how is the oppo or cable box set up to handle downmixing of 5.1 TV signals? Is the... 
Glare on Choral recordings, classical vocals
Never had problems myself but are your tweeters old? Dried up Ferrofluid perhaps?Also if your space is small and crowded especially around the listener or speakers then many early reflections can collapse the soundstage and make for a harsh sound 
Richard Clark $10,000 Amplifier Challenge - Why Couldn't Anyone Pass this Test??
What Ralph saidhttps://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/application_notes/power-amplifiers-the-importance-of-the-first-wattThis explains why my amps are designed as Class A to 2/3 power. The switching distortion at high output is insignificant compared to... 
Hearing is believing?........power cables.......
@toddverone     No need to worry about end of the world BS with regard to man-made climate change. I studied Atmospheric Physics in college. I understand the scientific principles and the physics very well and there is actually no cause for concer...