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Will floorstanders work in a small listening room?
Thanks @knotscott, I didn’t want to try and see, as it will mean I need to move a lot of things around to try...In the living room, I currently have my speakers about 8 ft apart and sit about 9-10 ft away. I like the big soundstage, but in room A ... 
Revel Performa 206, PSB T-2, Focal Aria 936: Which offers the best overall sound?
@sunnyjim I'm curious, did you manage to decide?I'm also contemplating between the Focals 948 and F208, it is indeed hard to decide... 
Jazz for aficionados
Listening to Ann Savoy, If Dreams Come True... sounds good! 
External DAC
@yansad I was just wondering .. finally did you decide on which DAC? 
Songs for Speaker Placement
@soundermn , I had boomy problems too with Claptons album too. The song Old love, sounds boomy or muddy, I spent a few days tuning it. I think I got what I wanted... I had my speakers too close the wall, I keep inching them out and now I am 2 feet... 
Songs for Speaker Placement
What do you guys think of Eric clapton’s unplugged? Any good?@audionoobie, will try tin pan alley. But how do you know where is what, I guess if the song comes with an actual sound map... maybe this is just asking too much :) 
Songs for Speaker Placement
@audionoobie, At least this is what I experience too. I am also experimenting a lot here... PS Audio founder Paul McGowan explains midbass in his youtube video titled "Optimal distance Between loudspeakers". I also find different listening distanc... 
Songs for Speaker Placement
I managed to place them at a good spot... it's been a year and finally found the right spot where all music plays well.Finally got the bass managed well... moving out from the front walls tame the boominess, reducing speaker distance apart increas... 
Cover songs that are better than the originals.
Ann Savoy and her sleepless knights ... The very thought of you 
Hegel H300 still worth getting?
@fsmithjack , yea I experimented with the LAN cable and it is better than using wifi. USB connection somehow is a bit sketchy when playing dsd64 files but is ok streaming Tidal/Spotify. @respected_ent,Possibly its the AC. I tried turning off every... 
Hegel H300 still worth getting?
Hey guys,Been playing around with my H360 and so quite happy with it.However, I found a few issues with it. I am hearing a slight hum (60 hz) when I come close about 6 inches away. Apart from that I don't hear the hum, is this normal on your Hegel... 
Safe to use stereo amp for Movies in the long term?
Ok, good to know... yes I do notice after watching movies, the amp seems to have warmed up nicely...   
Hegel H300 still worth getting?
Hi All,Just an update, I finally managed to find a H360. It is amazing so far, sounds really nice when warmed up.@rbstehno , which DAC would you recommend to pair with the H360? Will it be a big improvement?I have been playing with it using DLNA (... 
Hegel H300 still worth getting?
Thanks for all the feedback...!! If its just a slight difference then I prefer to have 250 watts on tap... one of these in future days I may swap mine for a heavier load speaker... Was thinking to get a powerful amp and live with it for years.@phi... 
Receiver for B&W 702 S2
Hi, From my experience, I upgraded from a Yamaha 1060 to Marantz SR7012 and it was much better for both music and movies. The 1060 was very harsh on vocals...Hope it helps..