shadorne
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| ProAcs or B&W--Not hifi experienced, but luv music Jane,Take a moment to visit a local Guitar (music) store. Audition some active speakers in their home studio setup and see if you find something you like. A lot of musicians use these type compact speakers with Mac's and PC's. They will not have t... | |
| fuses - the $39 ones or the 85 cent ones Anyone try to simply wire it without a fuse (bypass it) in theory no fuse might be the most open sound so why bother with gold plated fuses? Of course, you lose circuit protection for the equipment (rely on house breakers alone)which might be a fi... | |
| Re-masters again Yes, it is perhaps the single biggest issue for audiophiles that have invested serious money in good equipment! Turn me upUnfortunately, we live in a disposable society with cheap disposable garbage music - it is what many people want including th... | |
| Silky and soft highs: product of coloration? I consider the Anne-Sophie Mutter recording "Carmen Fantasie" as the ultimate test recording for treble sweetness. That is an excellent recording - although I am not a fan of DG. I'm wondering if this silky presentation can be considered as a hal... | |
| Do any speakers image/sound-stage close to walls? Great advice here from Duke - I'd also suggest dispersive acoustic panels on side walls at first reflection points if they are bare - you can have some made to suit whatever the wife wants - from family photos to artwork to even being creative, su... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Dave,So you don't like ATC. I hear you loud and clear and you are quite entitled to even go as far as to hate them. That is fine - and it is OK with me - many people don't like this kind of sound. A forward sound that can "make your ears bleed", a... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Anybody who does not hear diffrences between a SET amp (any one) and any class A or AB solid-state amp is either Well the only reason that you may hear a difference is that one has distortion or coloration that the other does not (for example at ... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Chord makes some of the best solid state gear I have ever heard. (I am not a Chord dealer) Your point about Chord is a good one - I have recommended these amps in other threads. I am glad to see you finally came up with what I would say is a fair... | |
| Room size for large speakers? My experience is that there is a dranatic improvement between "bedroom" sized rooms (12 by 14 feet) and rooms in the 20 foot range. After about 30 foot size you still get improvement but diminishing returns. Much greater than 50 feet becomes a pro... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? I'm glad Mr. Gilmore has learned enough about high end audio to have gotten that far. I doubt however that he is an expert in this area like he is in making music and playing guitar. Well I'm glad that you treat me, Bob, Ryder and David Gilmour o... | |
| Preference for large drivers? Dr joe,Well said - you put it very well. Designers who want uncompromising sound with low distortion at realistic (loud) SPL levels will invariably ALL use larger woofer drivers...although the woofers alone can cost more than many two ways...so it... | |
| Tube amps vs solid state for large speakers Try biamping or triamping..use SS to drive the woofers. | |
| Why does it sound better at lower volumes? Dave,Instead of messing around with XLR cables - get a PEQ and just cut the mid range by about 6 db SPL from 1 to 5 Khz - that should do the trick to get rid of harshness, as this is the range where your hearing is the most sensitive to nasty dist... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Examples of things that these studios don't or won't consider are vacuum tube amplifiers and exotic audio cables. They are also often hindered by a misguided belief in the superiority of digital and DSP. Well it is a shame that these professional... | |
| Why does it sound better at lower volumes? I'm trying to figure out if many of the newer i.e., last 20 years, recordings with compression and boosted highs are the problem. Is my system just too good reproducing the dreck out of studios these days? This could easily be your problem. The o... |