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| How to isolate bookshelf speakers on a bookshelf I had a setup at my old house with Von Schweickert VR1s in my built in bookshelves. I used a quasi blu-tack product I got at my hardware store (it is blue and can't remember the name but you find it where they have the picture frame hooks)and it w... | |
| Double down, good or bad? Read Nelson Pass's discussions-see passlabs.com. Nuff said. | |
| Speakers for Rock Music Dynaudio audience 82. There is a new pr here for 1500. They are big and they rock hard. | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered I am with Elizabeth. I run an Adcom GFP 750 (blue board model) and can select either active or passive, so you can have the best of both worlds. I have tried running a DAC direct with no preamp, one elite preamp that cost much more than the 750, a... | |
| Looking for New Speakers - Suggestions How about Dynaudio Audience 82? There is (was?) a brand new black pair here for 1500. I picked up a pair on Craigslist locally for 1 K and they have dynamics out the wazoo but also sound nice at lower volume levels with any kind of music. I think ... | |
| Beatles Mono Boxes Good news more on the way I ordered a set from Amazon last week and it is supposed to ship tomorrow. | |
| Refoaming vintage OHM speakers Check Parts Express...they have a database for refoam kits where you just enter the mfg and model | |
| Budget minded bookshelves Find some VonSchweikert VR1s. You can find them for a bit over your range, around 400 or so. Very efficient at 90 db, wonderfully smooth crossover, easy to place in any room and sound good, can place close to wall with a really small rear port. Fa... | |
| Using both balanced and unbalanced outputs I own one and just checked the owner's manual. There is nothing in there about not using both XLR and RCA outputs at the same time. However, their other products (such as the DAC 3) emphatically state that using both outputs at the same time could... | |
| Digital Cables You have them listed in descending order of preference for sound quality. Optical would be least desirable and most prone to jitter, especially with the length you are considering. | |
| Anyone tried Passive Pre's with Class D Power amps I have bel canto ref1000 mkii and have run them with passive (DAC3 direct as passive pre) and have used a true pre both active and passive (bel canto pre3 active and adcom gfp750 passive and active) and for me the clear winner is the adcom in acti... | |
| System synergy Ps there is something about Nelson Pass designs that just sound right as you know too! I would love to run 2 subs too. Someday.... | |
| System synergy I liked it passive when I used it with my forte 5 amp and Von schweikert vr1 bookshelf system but with the bel cantos the active really sounds fabulous. I guess the class d do even better with the active stage. I have flipped back and forth but se... | |
| Switch from Parasound JC-1 to Bel Canto Ref 1000? I have the bel canto ref 1000 mkii driving a pair of dynaudio audience 82 and it is wonderful. I live in DFW and replaced my class ab amp with these. Driven at full throttle they truly run cool and offer incredible control. I urge you to try these... | |
| Bel Canto CD-2, what DAC Chip? I have a BC DAC3 and feed it with a Bel Canto CD1 via the balanced AES outputs. I can say that the DAC 3's DAC sounds far superior to the CD1's internal DAC, and I believe that the CD2 is inferior to the CD1 which was discontinued after 100 units ... |