toddcowles
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| Pass amp paired with audio research pre? I dumped my vinyl pursuit a couple years ago, so I have 0 skin in the game, when commenting on phono pre’s, but Harbeth + Pass I will say is quite epic. I too was reviewing ARC pre’s, and ultimately settled on a XP-20. I did not A/B them, so I’m... | |
| DEQX Premate...no sound output Disregard. After 2 hours of troubleshooting, I solved it. Wrong input selected on my preamp...facepalm. | |
| Help looking for dynamic warm romantic sound with detail It’s without question, we all have our own perspectives towards gear and will engage in technical banter, data points and all things from here to the moon. But one thing I’m almost certain all will agree upon, room treatment and how it impacts s... | |
| Monoblock suggestions to compare to SimAudio Moon Neo 400M? Love Jambo’s. I spoke with him a few years ago, when I was looking to have a pit built. As expected, he was a little too far out for pit completion, so I moved on. Happy hunting with the gear! | |
| Monoblock suggestions to compare to SimAudio Moon Neo 400M? Also one of my other favorite pursuits, BBQ. I have a custom pit from Pitmaker. My wife calls it, excuse my language, “the dick magnet,” because anytime I have it out, guys come out of the woodwork to speak with me about it. Ran pellets for a c... | |
| Monoblock suggestions to compare to SimAudio Moon Neo 400M? Kcpellethead, is that a reference to BBQ and an allegiance to using pellets?Love PS Audio. Ran their BHK mono’s for about 2 years and recently sold them and moved to a used set of Pass Labs xa160.5’s. Absolutely love the sound. I wouldn’t say t... | |
| Harbeth Super HL5+...thoughts @jwcinsd I do not have that big of a room, but do have GIK room treatment. I’m coming from a set of Dynaudio C4’s, which I really, really liked. But, you really had to drive them to get the most out of them. At low to sub-moderate levels, they ... | |
| Harbeth Super HL5+...thoughts Finally got everything setup. I’m driving the Harbeth’s with a pair of Pass Labs 60.5’s and using a Pass Labs XP-20. Well, it sounds epic. I’m a huge Lamb of God fan, just as much as I enjoy Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. I’ll put the flag in ... | |
| Harbeth Super HL5 Plus speakers & integrated amp pairing recommendations @curio How do you like it? | |
| Harbeth Super HL5+...thoughts All, thank you very much for your inputs. I enjoyed reading them and added color to what I’ve already read. They’re arriving tomorrow, but I likely won’t get everything setup until mid-week. Very much looking forward to it. | |
| Harbeth Super HL5+...thoughts @ericsch Thanks for sharing. Though, I do listen to a fair amount of heavy metal (Anthrax, Metallica, Lamb of God), I would think the Harbeth’s would highlight the overuse of compression and all other forms of trickery used in that genre. | |
| Harbeth Super HL5 Plus speakers & integrated amp pairing recommendations What did you end up going with? | |
| The Music Room ^ Mic drop. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? @mlee I will concur regarding your sentiment with the time dedicated to interfacing with a DEQX product, but this is a very small price to pay, given the end result. I do not work for them, so I’ll do my best to avoid coming off as “salesee,” per... | |
| Dynaudio C4 old stock discounted @steve59 I can’t speak on the Ushers, but the first room I had my C4’s in was approximately 11 x 13 and that room was way too small. The room they’re in now is approximately 20 x 30 and they sound exponentially better. |