steve59
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| Sound Stage and Imaging kraftwerkturbo OP 252 posts 12-16-2023 at 06:08pm @steve59 That is easy: he uses the cheap china pixeldust from Walmart at one time, and the audiophile quality $50k/pound pixeldust the other time. And uses his home made electrical current with... | |
| Sound Stage and Imaging A hifi shop owner that got a fat stack from me recently knows how to make speakers sing. I used to stop in monthly and listen and he could take a pair of large floor standers and have them sound like a live band one time and the next visit, in the... | |
| Match for McIntosh 352 Local dealer was demonstrating the Dali Epikore11 speakers with the 352 and I was in love. At home I have the mc611’s with a c49 driving a pair of kef blades and I was surprised how much music was coming out of the Dali’s with the power meters bou... | |
| I am looking to upgrade - looking for advice OP, amps and, preamps and integrateds do make a difference. When speakers get more complex and revealing they’re more likely to show the strengths and weaknesses of components, The H390 has as much power as the A21 power amp and sounds more open ... | |
| Nearfield listening - once more My last visit to the shop the large Dali Epikore 11 were around 12' apart with the sofa about 6' back, the speaker toe in was extreme to the point that there was only 1 spot to sit, dead center between the 2, but results were special. I agree with... | |
| Preamp Shopping - Parasound, ML, McIntosh The A21 is built so well at its price, but it isn’t neutral and added an obvious chestiness to recordings in my system. Revel speakers, especially the newer ones can present a load and the a21 does drive them easily, but when I had the A21 driving... | |
| McIntosh MC611 (terminal 2, 4, or 8 ohms)to B&W 800d3's I'm thinking about trading my c49 for the c2700, my dealer says the c12000 is audibly clearly better...I'm just not confident my system and my hearing's close enough to justify the big step up. Reading up on the 800D3 I expect the 4 ohm taps will ... | |
| I am looking to upgrade - looking for advice congrats, i think you'll be happy. | |
| Nearfield listening - once more The local dealers set their speakers up very wide apart with toe in when using large floorstanding speakers in the nearfield. try it, see what you think.like 2 to 1. 2 ft apart for 1 foot back. | |
| Has anyone actually heard the Dali Epikore 11? Impressions welcome. Ok, just got back from listening to the Epikore 11 with a Mac MA 352 driving them. Personally, I like them better than the $110k Kore. We were barely pushing the meters past 2 watts and the sound was impressive. They retail for $60k so I don’t kno... | |
| Upgradeitis Have fun with it. If I was you I’d try the coda v2 first, then maybe different speakers. The problem with replacing Kef speakers is they ride the line so well that every other speakers improvement is a trade off for something else the R3 does bett... | |
| McIntosh MC611 (terminal 2, 4, or 8 ohms)to B&W 800d3's My dealer told me to connect to the 8 ohm taps and being the stubborn as# I am I use the 4 ohm since the speakers are rated for 4 ohms. Kef Blades. Idk what the B&W is rated for but try them all if it’s become a distraction. Btw, could you pos... | |
| Has anyone actually heard the Dali Epikore 11? Impressions welcome. I spent time demoing the Kore at simply stereo and drove home trying to figure out how to convince my wife…. | |
| Amplifier Specification questions I was just having a bit of fun. If class a operation was an actual concern for me I’d likely need to know. | |
| Blown tweeters Damn, both at once is odd. The only time I’ve blown tweeters is power surge from an electric storm, a loose rca connector opr accidental full power blast. multimeters can be found pretty cheap pull the failed drivers and check for resistance if th... |