tboooe
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| Speakers too wide apart? After listening to my system all morning I thought I would share some of my thoughts on the differences I am hearing:1. The bass seems to be deeper. I have always had tight, punchy bass, but now it is sounds like my speakers are going lower. It is... | |
| Speakers too wide apart? fihigh, thank you for the kind words. My speaker are about 5ft 9inches apart measured from the center line of each speaker.tvad, I do know the mirror trick. My problem is that I cant do anything about the first reflection point anyway since my sys... | |
| Speakers too wide apart? wwshull, I wonder if in my case, bringing the speakers closer together helped with the first reflection point? I am in a situation where I cant really put up room treatments so what I can do is limited. My speakers are now more than 3ft away from ... | |
| Esoteric P5/D5 Opinions please its hard to believe a cdp that costs as much as the X-03se can be considered "value conscious". In my opinion it is a very good player and can easily be the pinnacle of digital playback for most people. In fact, a cheap $50 cdp from Best Buy can b... | |
| Esoteric P5/D5 Opinions please nolitan, i use the D5 with both the Esoteric P3 and a Sonos digital music source. My personal feeling is that the transport makes more of difference than the dac (assuming you are comparing decent quality dacs). That being said, I would get the x-... | |
| Ayre amps - cool running? I too have the MXR and they stay pretty cool but I dont listen at loud bolumes (<75db) and my speakers are 8 ohm nominal and fairly efficient. I used to have the Pass XA160 and there is no comparison. My room would get noticeably hotter with th... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? I am now off the merry go round and after a period of depression I have finally come to terms with it. What I found out about myself was that the process upgrading and swapping out gear was a big part of what I enjoyed about this hobby. I was just... | |
| Soundstage wide and deep but not at all tall. . . tpsonic, can you please explain why you think diffuse is better than absorption at the first reflection point? I am beginning to try and get some room treatments and this information would be very helpful. | |
| Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording? I have soo many its ridiculous. Sometimes I just like listening to catchy pop music. Over the past year, on heavy rotation at my house is Colbie Calliat, Tristan Prettyman, and Jason Mraz. I also have a soft spot for 80's nostalgia. Last night I w... | |
| Soundstage wide and deep but not at all tall. . . Not much help but I have this same problem. I prefer to hear my music a few feet above the tweeters because it reminds me more of musicians on a stage. I have heard a few of my friends' systems (many much more modest than mine), and they all seem ... | |
| What's your profession? Age? autodexr, where are you going to get your mba? I went to the Anderson School at UCLA, wish I was still in school instead of facing "reality" and working everyday. | |
| Why are all the Virtual Systems mega-assaults now? One thing to consider is that those with uber systems have the means to swap out components and make a lot of changes and updates, which results in activity/discussion. Disposable income allows some to continually pursue incremental improvements. ... | |
| How international is your system? Ok I will jump in:CDP: Japan (Esoteric)Pre: Germany (MBL)Amps: USA (Ayre)Speakers: Taiwan (Usher)Digital Music Server: USA (Sonos)Cables: USA (Tara Labs, Acoustic Zen) | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound I tend to agree with TVAD. I have what I consider to be a very dynamic and detailed system which I love. Sometimes though, I find myself drawn to tubey, warm sounding systems. I know the highs are being rolled off and that the midrange is being ex... | |
| Rotel RB-1080 - good/bad for Legacy Classics? I used to own the 1080 about 2 years ago. The sound is nice but I found it a bit anemic in the midrange. Also, I recall there used to be a problem with it blowing fuses pretty regularly so be wary if you buy used. For the money, I would go for the... |