subaruguru
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| Maybe my comparison was too specific... I tend to agree. That California-hot tweeter in the NHT is pretty fatiguing; and as you say as soon as you position fora bit of softnening you get loose'n-boomy bass! Yech.I'd change the speakers to something more neutral (NOT B&W...more of th... | |
| Need Help on Dedicated Listening Room Now, now....You CAN do it. Arrange a VERY tight nearfield triangle, with GREAT 2-way monitors that don't try to reinvent the bottom octave. Any of a bunch of 5 or 6" 2-ways would work.My favorites are the Revel M20 ($$$) and the Spendor S3/1p($$).... | |
| Need Help - Difficult room accoustics I'm not sure, but I think that omnipolars (like those new HORRIBLE Mirages!) are the LAST radiation pattern you'd want. You need to erase those cose sidewalls as much as possible. Tight-pattern HT speakers are best to erase the room as much as pos... | |
| Electrocompaniet EMC-1: let's talk? Jayme.It's not too hard. The new DAC (UPCC-1) was put into production in late spring of 2001, having the so-called "UP-DAC" (for upsampled DAC), and going from $4k to $5k. These units came to be known here as the MkII. For awhile in Europe you cou... | |
| So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician? Raised as a baroque organist through seminary; escaped to play those great Canadian organs sprinkled around northern RI canuck parishes as a teen (weddings and funerals), then bought my first big 'ole Boston upright piana as a young adult, finally... | |
| You never know what today will bring Huh? I thought that true balanced operation output is ALWAYS EXACTLY 6dB higher as the "equal" signal "halves" are summed, which is exactly +6dB, and has NOTHING to do with reduced noise due to common-mode rejection. Oh well, maybe I'm wrong here?... | |
| Tickled Pink. Make that Aquamarine I too have been very happy with my Essence XLR on my EMC-1 MkII. I'm now trying SPM as well, and am curious as to which I will prefer. I am initially very impressed by SPM's more transparent portrayal of transients and leading edges, and without l... | |
| Marble or Granite shelfs in a hifi rack? I have to agree with Red on this. I find it interesting that the Spectral user finds the Neuance shelves to accentuate the high frequencies. I suspect that what's happening is that the absence of smear and lower-frequency resonances results in a "... | |
| Choice of Wire for Dedicated Line Lak, I do NOT find that the Belden 83802 is directional. ALL the PCs I've made sound the same. Since the cable is NOT marked, I'd imagine that 50% are each way....interesting about the Romex, though. Red, do you mean that USED Romex sounds worse w... | |
| Choice of Wire for Dedicated Line Lak,How long did you burn-in the 83802? The advantages of Teflon over PVC should become more apparent over time. I trust your front-end is resolving enough to yield a perceiptible difference.My order of preference:1. 83802 (12AWG)2. 10AWG Romex3. ... | |
| power cords and krell amps any suggestions? I build PCs ($69) and assemble DIY Kits ($32) around the outstanding Belden 83802 12AWG in Teflon cable. Many of us have used this stuff for a year or two and are very gratified by the results as a surprisingly low price. Now that really great HD ... | |
| What prevents DIY speakers to become the ultimate? Northcreek notwithstanding, a non-dedicated non-OEM can't buy tight-production tolerance drivers required for superb-imaging, ultranatural response. As alluded above, the best manufactures have custom-made drivers specced within a tight sensitivit... | |
| I close my eyes Firesign in the 70s! Yeah, we closed our eyes, too, but I don't remember if that was just to reduce hyperstimulation because of the recreational chemistry rampant around me little body at the time!...Caught Benjamin Zander and the BPO on Mahler 3 ... | |
| Choice of Wire for Dedicated Line W,I resell Belden 83802 for dedicated lines ($2.50/ft first 25 ft, $2.25/ft above....)It's 2x12AWG tinned stranded (7x20AWG), in FEP, twisted pair in FULL shiield, then in a nice red, slippery, thin outer jacket. Threads easily through walls, and ... | |
| Is it worth it? In order of excellence (and $$!): Verity Audio Monitors ($6k); Revel M20 ($2k); Spendor S3/1p ($1400). Maybe the Concertinos. I prefer the more forgiving nature of the SF and Spendors rather than the ProAc under $2k....Have fun...at least these ar... |