shadorne
Responses from shadorne
| Not seeing the sound Reflections and edge difractions are what kill the imaging. Speakers should be 3 feet minimum from any side wall even if that means they are closer together than you would really like. | |
| Heard the B&W N804d3s ... B&W have quite a variety in sound between models and over the years. I don't think you can simply think of them progressing linearly with minor tweaks but they do produce good quality consistently but often changes are different cosmetics and ... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 Don't know about the TT as I think there are a great number of good options but the Denon DL-110 is a great value cartridge and suitable for a medium mass arm. That leaves you $850 for the TT. | |
| Interconnects, some have directional indicators, why? No good technical reason since audio is AC - except some cables may be shielded with the shield connected only at one end to ground. The end connected to ground goes to the amplifier which should be grounded at the mains. The idea of not connected... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Did you blow the tweeters?I’m a drummer too and there are precious few speakers that can sound realistic enough to do a totally convincing drum set (due to the large dynamic range required). Unfortunately Totem is not one of them but Totem Hawk sh... | |
| Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L Stewart,Of course the material and construction of the driver influences the sound. Basically, hard material cones are less damped and tend to ring but can be more pistonic (broader frequency operating envelope) - allowing the use of small voice c... | |
| Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L Clearly, not everyone can hear the difference nor can they be expected to understand how ultra light rigid cones might behave differently from soft fabric or paper/pulp or "intrinsically damped materials". For those mentally challenged, imagine a ... | |
| Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L Easy. Stay well away from Marten ceramic drivers (accuton I believe). Get the Wilson. The sound of the Wilson Sophia 2 is extremely realistic - especially in the all important mid range.Ceramic or rigid drivers suffer from the "ring like a bell" i... | |
| Jolida Fusion DAC/transport: opinions or other DAC/transport alternatives? Disagree with your strategy. Get a separate DAC. Benchmark make a DAC that can also act as a preamplifier if you don't have enough inputs to select between a separate DAC versus your CD player analog out. Being neutral the Benchmark pre/DAC won't ... | |
| Random thoughts from a sort of, kind of audiophile Slaw, Mesch No not all buy on our own tastes. I use my ears like everyone. However I follow professional golden ears too. My logic is that although I am confident that I have good ears, I trust MORE the equipment used for 30+ years by a multitude ... | |
| Focal 1037BE; All-Rounders Extraordinaire! I prefer Focal to B&W - better mid range on the Focal. Both generally suffer from resonant ported bass because that is what sells and sales are more important than precision to these highly succesful companies. B&W mid range is not quite o... | |
| Starting over with vinyl If you go vinyl, I would recommend a vintage Japanese table from the golden era. Late 1970’s. I got a refurbished one with burl magnolia veneer to match the speakers. It is manual (not much to go wrong), sounds great and looks good too. For as lit... | |
| What do you think of soundbars compared to speakers? Sound bars are speakers as far as I know. Just small speakers that are inadequate for anything except a small improvement on most poor quality TV built in speakers. For every day listening I think they provide an excellent option but when watching... | |
| Any Rotel love around here? Looking to power my Sonus Faber Olympica 3 @paraneer On Marantz and Luxman, yes I agree they do make some excellent top of the line gear and vintage gear hence their deserving historical reputation However i hope you will agree that it is scary that Marantz put their brand name on the low... | |
| Focal 1037BE; All-Rounders Extraordinaire! Agreed. Focal have done a great job - one of my all time favourites! I find the bass response a bit resonant or leaning towards one note bass - somewhat like the Watt Puppies and other Wilsons. However the success of this style design with listen... |