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| What is the best way to approach improving room acoustics? Buy the book "Premium Home Theater" by Earl Geddes. It's a very approachable and practical book that will not only give you helpful ideas and solutions but also give you a good foundation in room acoustics in general. Geddes writes in a way that... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers You've got some great recommendations here. I'll add the Joseph Audio RM7si, Silverline SR-17.5, and Amphion Argon 3s, all available used now. Sorry to make your job harder, but these are all worth a look given what you're looking for. https://t... | |
| Magico A3 vs. Joseph Audio Perspective vs. Spendor D9 @sciencecop -- I've also heard several JA speakers at home, in dealers, and at shows (including the Perspectives with my own music), and I've never heard anything indicating breakup or distortion in any of the models I've heard. Nor have I read a... | |
| Speaker recommendation for Home Theater I'm with @m-db on this. If this isn't for critical 2-channel listening and more for just enjoying movies and TV, you can spend less than one third of your budget on speakers and still have one damn good sounding home theater. I say this because ... | |
| help decide what av receiver under $1k to choose Well, a first step is to identify how many channels you need. That could be 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, etc. and if you want to include ATMOS. Is your budget just for audio or does it also need to cover a display? | |
| Magico A3 vs. Joseph Audio Perspective vs. Spendor D9 Why not put a bid on these? Since you know you really like them it might be worth a drive to pick up...https://www.ebay.com/itm/143017219129?ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F7... | |
| Best earbuds/earphones Oh no. Someone used the "B" word. @richard_stacy -- I'm not familiar with Droid world, but on my iPhone there's an equalizer in the sound options that can vary the sound significantly. Is there a feature like that on yours and have you experimen... | |
| Magico A3 vs. Joseph Audio Perspective vs. Spendor D9 Can you provide more info on what aspects of speaker performance are most important to you besides snappy bass? You have three excellent choices (to which I'd add Nola KO), so more info would help in recommending one over another. | |
| Used audiophile preamp Maybe consider a tubed preamp? | |
| Totem Forest Signature v. Joseph Audio Profile I’ve read that the Totem can be placed as close as 1 foot to the rear wall (I don’t have much more than that space available). Any idea about placement for the JA?Sure you "can" place either of these speakers one foot from the wall, but you’ll squ... | |
| Totem Forest Signature v. Joseph Audio Profile Agree that these speakers share many of the same strengths, and, frankly, I think you'll be thrilled with either. But, if I had to make a choice, especially if I couldn't demo either before buying, I'd go with the Profiles. Despite having simila... | |
| Tube / SS amp that handles 4ohm loads well and delivers lively texture / palpability These Clayton Audio Class-A monoblocs will do the job. They can be used in Class A or A/B mode to save energy during non-critical listening. Best of luck. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649466855-clayton-audio-m70-class-a-monoblock-amplifiers/ | |
| Considering used towers under $1000.. How about these Linn 5140s?https://www.ebay.com/itm/132801448631?ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F7... | |
| Monitor speakers with great dynamics ... experience need it +1 ATC SCM19. Add a third one for a center or get their C3C center speaker. I don't think you'll be disappointed by dynamics. Best of luck. | |
| Need help picking PreAmp I was just focusing on a preamp as it seemed like you wanted to keep your amp for now, but an integrated amp is certainly a good option as well if you’re open to selling your Adcom. I’d think the CAP-151 could be a good match, but I’m not familiar... |