surfcat
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| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... I see the point and can't disagree. Once a system has good, revealing speakers, the impact of changing the front end can really change the listeners experience. And I forgot about the recording. Even on a mid-fi system, a poor recording or poor... | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... The last thing I changed. (if I got it right) Seriously, though, I'd have to say speakers. Every time I change speakers the system gets VERY noticeably different. I've made small, to the extent I can, modifications in the room and there is imp... | |
| One Sub or Two? I'm going to go against the popular view here.... and for the record, I have a pair of Sopra 2 and a pair of Rels. The B&W 801 D4 is a serious, high-end speaker that is tonally accurate, fast and tightly controlled. It will deliver clear, pr... | |
| From B&W 804 D3 to Focal Sopra 2? I have a the Sopra 2 fed by a Hegel H390, 250 watts at 8 ohms. PLENTY of power. Room is 17X28. Smooth, clear, extended and quite fast and detailed. Chopin to Foo Fighters, Susan Tedeschi to Snarky Puppy . Always dynamic and, most importantly,... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Yes, kinda, as in you're rolling some dice. It may work out grear or at least very good. People do it a lot and have verygood luck very often. But it isn't quite as certain as hearing them first. Important to remember, though, that even hearin... | |
| AI and the future of music Well, there is value and importance to ongoing discussions about AI and how society will respond/be impacted. There are things that loom negative in the future with regard to AI. There are also positive things as well. This is true with pretty ... | |
| AI and the future of music Interesting reading all of the reactions to AI. A lot of absolute declarations, which historically turn out to be inaccurate over time. Few things in life are absolutely black and white. I don't agree with the view that we are socially mature o... | |
| Why do almost all women today hate home audio? To don_c55. What a bizarrely, and disappointingly, misogynistic, question. It's written in a form that pre-supposes an assumption that is certainly inaccurate in every way. Our friends/visitors range from middle class to noticeably beyond and ... | |
| Speaker upgrade for Primaluna EVO 300 - Looking to find some audio nirvana bliss! I'll be a little iconoclastic here. Have you thought of point source speakers? They often image better. The KEF LS 50 Meta is a pretty surprising speaker. The wireless version drives the price up, but you already have amplification so don't ne... | |
| Subwoofer Choice First I'll admit I only have ownership experience (lots of listening time) with REL. I'm sure other manufacturers also make fine low frequency speakers. I have the Sopra 2 I had an old REL, a later model Strata I believe. For its time it had... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) For people with downfiring drivers I wonder if the Townshend Pods, which I imaging would be used in a manner similar to Isoacoustics Gaia pods, wouldn't solve the problem. Also the Corners that he sells are interesting looking. I wonder if there'... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) Hi hilde45 Your description of the changes pretty much precisely coincides with mine, Sopra 2 on a hardwood floor. I didn't have space for the Podiums so after an email exchange with Mr. Townshend I purchased the Bars. The improvement was drama... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? I'm not sure what everyone is getting out of this. It turned out to be a good exercise for me because breaking it down into percentages (for the first time) let me see what my distribution of spending is. While it is true that price does not exa... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? 29% -- Speakers 5% -- Subs 10% -- CD 13% -- DAC 11% -- AMP 4% -- Vibration Isolation 13% -- Power conditioning/distribution 1% -- Router 14% -- Cables | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? Hi Hilde, I have a pair of Focal Sopra 2 driven by a Hegel H390. I had the GAIA feet under them for a couple of years, for a while driven by an H360. Before that I used spikes. Hardwood floor. Something about the system always seemed lacking ... |