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| Switch with volume control Placette makes a 3-input passive preamp that is basically just a volume control. Not sure how it would work with your Oppo though.http://www.placetteaudio.com/passive_line.htm | |
| Need advice on how to dip a toe into digital Maybe something like a used Bryston BDP1 or BDP2 wouldn't be a bad option. Good reviews from a sonic perspective and relatively easy to use versus other options, and I've heard Bryston provides very good support if you have any questions/problems.... | |
| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ There's a Bel Canto DAC3.5VB for sale here. A bit more expensive than the Berkeley you're looking at, but comes with its own "Virtual Battery" power supply that really takes things to another level. I had the 3.0 and 3.0VB in my system for a demo ... | |
| salesperson recomends what do you think What sound characteristics are most important to you? Imaging, soundstaging, tone, dynamics, PRaT, etc.? | |
| Do I have a "balance" problem? Forgot to mention what Cal brought up. I find better and fuller sound with balance set to the middle as well. Big trade off to get a center image. Hoping the room treatment stuff snaps everything into focus. | |
| Do I have a "balance" problem? I have the same problem, except my balance control has to go the 3 o'clock to lock in a center image. I had several other people listen to my system and they all preferred balance at dead center. I went to get my hearing checked hoping my right ea... | |
| Amp to Add Dynamics & Detail to 'Polite' Speakers You don't state specifically what amp you're using right now, but I assume it's either the VAC or Atma-sphere. Regardless, driving B&W speakers with tube amps seems like an uphill battle and may be part of the problem given that the rest of yo... | |
| Amp to Add Dynamics & Detail to 'Polite' Speakers Agree with others that it would be most helpful if you listed your current components and interconnects/cables. That said, if you're using some polite copper interconnects swapping them for silver interconnects that possess the characteristics you... | |
| Joseph Audio Advice What's your budget? I'm also a big fan of the RM25s so hard to see going wrong there. My only other thought was getting Pulsars (they occasionally show up used here) that use drivers more similar to those used in the Pearls, and they may have enou... | |
| gallo nucleus 3.1 vs. vandersteen sig 3a I think driving those speakers with Rotel electronics is a non starter and probably a big contributor to the edge you heard. The bass weight thing probably has a lot to do with being on a concrete floor. That said, the Gallos may also take some ge... | |
| Sound room flooring advice needed I had a similar experience but in reverse. I had my system in a second floor apartment and moved to a house where I have a dedicated listening room in the basement with carpets directly on the slab. In the apartment I had to plug the speaker ports... | |
| Speaker suggestions?? You're not the first to post here looking to tone down the Focal tweeter. Given your preferences the first thing that popped into my head was PMC. There is a nice pair of PB1is on sale here that would probably be just a little over your target aft... | |
| Wet speaker cables Our basement flooded or at least got wet a couple times a year and I got sick of humping my audio equipment upstairs every time it happened (my cables also got wet and they're fine). We had french drains installed a couple years ago, which is basi... | |
| XLR cables that sound bold, natural, real..silver? Third the AZ Silver Reference II. Detailed but still natural sounding with good tonal properties unlike some silver cables. The original Silver References weren't bad either if you can score a good deal on them, but the IIs are a little more refin... | |
| Let's Talk Audio Companies Second Audio Connection. Heard good things about Park Ave. Audio too. Worth a road trip to Goodwins outside Boston. Great products and they know how to treat customers, unlike most places in our area. Let us know how it goes. |