soundermn
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| Speakers near fireplace Have you considered rotating the whole room 90 degrees counter-clockwise? This would put the speakers on the wall to the left of the fireplace. It may resolve your issues, and even sound a little better for when you are dining. You would want s... | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? I've owned three of their amps, and used them with several different sets of speakers. I think they are really good, and great for the cost. But, I also found them a little fatiguing. I think it's because they are a little on the "clinical" sid... | |
| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. His points are valid in theory. However, when it comes to implementation, the story changes. First, for digital equipment to "smooth" the curve effectively, it must be well designed. Sure, there is plenty of equipment that is well designed and ... | |
| Songs for Speaker Placement Maybe "boomy" is the wrong word... but I do notice it being very prominent. Otherwise, it's a stellar recording, but might be a little tricky to use for speaker placement. Not sure... I haven't tried. | |
| Songs for Speaker Placement I find that Clapton's Unplugged is boomy in the bass area. It seems to come from the fact that his mic is on a stand, and the floor is wood. When he bounces his foot, it reverberates through the mic boom, and you hear it as a hollow boomy sound.... | |
| Anyone with Manley Chinook use a custom Power Cord? By the way, @lewm the power cord I bought was $69, so not super expensive. We'll see if it helps in any way... | |
| Anyone with Manley Chinook use a custom Power Cord? @lewm I hear you and completely agree! I'm not sure about the output cap, but I'm not likely to mod something like that, which may end up voiding my warranty. Anything I do has to be able to go back to factory without being permanent. | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Knowing that the markup is 30 to 40%, perhaps call that dealer with whom you have a relationship, and they may offer you a discount. | |
| Anyone with Manley Chinook use a custom Power Cord? If you are reading this in the future, this is an interesting read about op amps. I’m not expressing an opinion, only sharing what I found. http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/08/op-amps-myths-facts.htmlI bought a new new set of tubes to roll, and th... | |
| Anyone with Manley Chinook use a custom Power Cord? @johnss I think you mean the duals. Those suckers are $80 each?! So that’s almost $200 after tax and shipping. Is the difference that great? For that much I could buy a set of NOS tubes, and they are in the signal path, so can have a huge imp... | |
| Anyone with Manley Chinook use a custom Power Cord? @slaw I agree that I don’t want to do any soldering or anything that would void warranty. I can see how they could help, but I like warranty! At the same time, I’m not convinced by a $150 fuse. It could work, but hard for me to conceive. I’d try i... | |
| Amp/Preamps vs. High end AV Receivers I don’t know about the B&K, but I’m sure others will. If you want new, the Monoprice Monolith 5 channel amp is $1300. It’s well reviewed... and I remember a very positive review by Sound and Vision a few months back where they really liked it.... | |
| Anyone with Manley Chinook use a custom Power Cord? Thanks, @johnss ! What do you mean "grunge"? I've read that those aren't in the signal path, so I'm curious how they impact the SQ. I agree it's easy, and less expensive than a new PC. | |
| Anyone with Manley Chinook use a custom Power Cord? Thanks! Yes, that is likely what I would do. But, I'm wondering if it's worth the expense and effort? Would it make any difference on a phono pre? | |
| Caps and Tubes To answer your question on replacing tubes... they simply pull out and you can replace them by gently pushing new ones in. Give them a little wiggle as you pull gently, and they should come right out.If one fails, you don't need to replace all 4,... |