shadorne
Responses from shadorne
| How to clean pots and switches properly? Once things warm up, the volume control seems to operate fine. This does not sound like a pot. I would suspect power supply rail caps more than pots in this instance. | |
| Soundstage wide and deep but not at all tall. . . Don't sit with your back to a wall - i.e. head within two feet - it will collapse the soundstage and completely mess up the bass. It is like listening in a cave or tunnel - sur eit may sound vague and wide but imagine using the left over cardboard... | |
| Mogami balanced cables .... or another brand? Mogami are nice quality. I use Mogami and Yorkville and Mogami are better built but roughly twice the price. | |
| Speakers secured with bungee cord Sure it will work provided the stand is anchored to the floor.If not then the speaker may get injured when bungee jumping.Also if you treasure your speakers- don't let the wife select the length of bungee cord. | |
| Lack of depth problem they all roll off around 1 Khz - well before a dome tweeter can take over What I meant to say is that the horizontal dispersion rolls off. (this is caused by beaming)Another way round this is to use cones that flex allowing the centre part of the... | |
| Lack of depth problem However, I do hear vocal moved to the back and drummer to the front as Shardone pointed out. Good catch! Then you can do several things.1. Speakers closer together and away from side walls.2. Sit much closer to the speakers (or bring the speakers... | |
| Wilson MAXX musicallity and sound I am missing the liquid and icy sound of high end audio with the following expensive combination . How can I improve achieve that dream sound? Of course you are. This system is pretty much SOTA. It won't give you warm sloppy bass or icy sound. In... | |
| Driven to Tears Loud bombastic and energetic music never fails to lift my mood to total joy and exhilaration. ToP cranked! Akin to an open air sports car or sport bike screeching along winding mountain roads in full summer at outrageous speeds - it says we are al... | |
| Lack of depth problem Vet,Your JMLabs tend to have a dip in the upper midrange off axis - if you trust these measurements - so this region will be particularly weak from your seated position: well back where you likely get quite a lot of reflected energy of which a lo... | |
| Efficient floorstndrs. to reach above furniture Stuart - then horns are a natural choice with bass bins being the most efficient and with corner Klipsch type horns getting the very loudest possible for modest power. The issue will be suitable placement of corner horns and size - the Klipsch RF-... | |
| Lack of depth problem The speakers are about 9' apart center-to-center, and 2 3/4' to the side walls (from center of each speaker). Can you move each speaker 1 foot in and place them 7 feet apart. It will not throw quite as wide soundstage but it will give you more de... | |
| Lack of depth problem Lets start very simply - perhaps your speakers are too far apart? | |
| Well here's my entry level $2500 system Nice going - you must drive hard bargains - great value - enjoy the beautiful finish of those Totems - gotta love cherry wood. | |
| Efficient floorstndrs. to reach above furniture Stuart,Well a little over I agree - listed used prices comes to $4500.JBL Performance Series PS1400 PT800 is around $2500 used.An older Bryston 4B ST is around $1200 used.A Bryston Bp 25 sells for around $800 used.I figured you could haggle - I fo... | |
| Efficient floorstndrs. to reach above furniture JBL Performance series with the matching powered subwoofer (PS1400 and PT800)and a Bryston 4B ST and a Bryston BP-25. You will be exchanging good looks and beautfiful cabinetry for a room filling rocking experience... |