toddcowles
Responses from toddcowles
| DEQX not discoverable... Al was an Audiogon legend, RIP. I do recall this frustrating moment, only to discover it was my USB connections being plugged into the wrong ports on the back. | |
| Speaker cable options, Audioquest, Black Cat and Canare I’ve owned Gibraltar’s, and can’t really speak to them…they carried the signal. They were fine, but expensive. When I rebuilt my system, I budgeted very little for cabling, on purpose. I’m now using Audio Art and Pine Tree Audio cabling, 1/4 the p... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system If you can locate one, the DEQX Premate is beyond phenomenal, add’s time delay and sub integration…two other fairly important components when dialing in. Lyngdorf made a unit, RP-1, if you can find one, another excellent piece. | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… @zszwedo I do think the Dyn + Pass combo is magical for many. I like them, but have been A/B’ing the Harbeth SLH5 XD’s and the Dyn HS. Very different speakers. Comparing them for my personal tastes, I’ve opted to go with the Harbeth’s. They’re... | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… Everything has begun to settle in. Some isolation bits arrived from Butcher Block Acoustics, swapped in the Harbeth H5 XD’s, along with the new speaker cables. The hiss and sheen on the higher frequencies are no longer present. Tomorrow I’m droppi... | |
| Stack Audio Auva speaker isolators I bought sets for me pre, DAC and streamer, yet to receive them. They’ll be resting on isolation platforms. I don’t know if they’ll improve anything, but it’s not an expensive loss if they don’t. | |
| Handling Heavy Amps I’ve dealt with the same. Because I don’t move gear often, but have had some heavy items I can’t even slide across the floor, I hire “College Hunks.” Gosh, I’m laughing at posting the name of this company. Either way, these two mule’s with head... | |
| Overkill for small room I’ve ran the Confidence series and Heritage Specials. My HS are in about the same size room as you’re referencing. I use the standard issued Dyn stands for the speakers, along with the HS plate. I recommend you fill whichever stands you go with. I... | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… @mijostyn Ahhh, that timing aligns…I remember seeing their pressers for the new lineup, then poof, gone. It’s good to hear, I owned one for a few years and tried multiple times to get rid of it, due to the digital limitations. Even with that l... | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… @mijostyn That’s nice to hear, but hasn’t the DEQX been in Beta for about 4 years now? I concur, the bass management, the room and speaker correction is next level. But to still not have EQ curves from them, man. Hard to stay relevant when your... | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… Update, given what I’ve heard thus far and without a doubt, new speaker cables will improve it. I can already tell there’s things I really like about this speaker and there are things I really like about the Harbeth SLH5’s, so I bought a set of S... | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… @ericeagleson I agree, I wouldn’t compare them, and both have special qualities that I adore. I won’t agree or disagree with the cable comment, but I’ll share my experience when the the current $1/foot wire is swapped…I”m reserving judgement ther... | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… Yes, I should’ve been a little more detailed. I went with PIne Tree Audio cabling for balanced/USB/power, and Audio Art cabling for my C20 power and speaker cabling. I’m running the PL X2.5, PS Audio DirectStream DAC, Innuous Pulse, PL X150.8,... | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… Thank you all. My new speaker cables will be here this week, so not over rotating on any one thing. But, they are the weakest link @coralkong and I believe my setup is fairly revealing. @overthemoon spoken like a true hobbyist!!! I am beyond... | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. Again, appreciate the comments and the financial wisdom. As I executed upon rebuilding, I found myself in a layer of paralysis analysis. Like many, I don’t have an audio store or an easy way to demo/listen to all the various combos. All of the com... |