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| room setup suggesion needed How important is back wall setback for the front ported speakers ? As @newfzx7 mentioned, you will get less bass reinforcement for all speaker types by moving them father away from the back wall, but the key is finding the position where the s... | |
| room setup suggesion needed Experimentation is key, and the good news is it’s free. As @ghdprentice recommended I’d pull the speakers out further from the back wall and closer together, and try decreasing the toe in of the speakers so they fire just to the outsides of your ... | |
| What is the Current Guidance on Stereo and AV Configurations We have however found that the mix is such that music significantly impairs the vocals. I assume you mean that during movies the dialogue gets obscured? If that’s the case then a center speaker could probably help. If you’re looking at only a... | |
| What is the Current Guidance on Stereo and AV Configurations If you can both sit close to the sweet spot you might get away without a center speaker, but if anyone will be off center a center speaker is pretty much mandatory. That aside, your biggest shortcoming for video/HT is not having a subwoofer, whic... | |
| Quandary $300 just to demo the amp, and it’s not even the right amp??? You gotta be kidding me. The prospect of making a nice sale should be plenty for him to let you try the amp for free especially if he’s really so damn confident your system would “sound... | |
| Streamer / CD Player? What’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| why expensive streamers @siox //Audio (even hi-res) has so little information content relative to the mega and giga bit communication and processing speeds (bandwidth, BW)// Doesn’t that mean the audio signal is simple comparatively? The audio signal is simple the freq... | |
| Luxman 509x or Simaudio 600iV2 with mágico A3. I got to speak with Alon Wolf at length in person, and during the course of the conversation and unsolicited he said he really likes Hegel amps with his speakers so you might add them to your list. | |
| PSB Stratus Silver Go look what they’re selling or have sold for on hifishark.com. | |
| why expensive streamers You are right to understand that audio is a simple signal for electronics. Look at even simple video is a much more complex signal, a few dozen years ago some manufactures [sic] put video parts into audio equipment and the specs went up exponenti... | |
| I’m afraid my Audio Aero Capitole mk2 has died That player owes you nothing, and there’s a decent chance at that age that after you get this fixed something else will pop up. I’d take this as a sign from the Audio Gods that it’s a good time/excuse for an upgrade. Just my $0.02 FWIW, and best... | |
| audible distortion and tube gear? Either tubes or solid state can be made to sound softer, more polite, warmer, etc. that frequently comes with a masking or blurring of detail usually most notable, but not exclusively, in the treble region where you’ll hear muted dynamics, air, re... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION Thanks for the additional info — most helpful. I was gonna recommend the Backert Rhumba Extreme as well, but the current version is $8500 so a bit above the OP’s budget unless buying used. Personally, of your choices I’d choose the Rogue over th... | |
| My new B Stock speakers Listening to the Revels through the break-in process, although somewhat painful, can be very instructive. The real moment of truth will be after you have >100 hours on them and you’ve become accustomed to their sound and then plugging the B&... | |
| looking to replace Fyne speaker jumper cable I want to see if single speaker cable with jumper as good as bi wire cable can be I had both single and shotgun biwire versions of my speaker cables and although I slightly preferred the shotgun pair I’d say your incremental $$$ would be better... |