toddcowles
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| 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. | |
| Dynaudio C4 old stock discounted Aside from my warranty comment, I’ll second dewette’s comment regarding needing a big high-current amp. I ran my C4’s with a McIntosh MC452, wasn’t enough juice for them. Swapped it out for a set of monoblocks. Now, well, my 20 year old speaker... | |
| Dynaudio C4 old stock discounted Dynaudio’s “Guidelines for Warranty” states the warranty begins at time of purchase and lasts for two years. So, in the event there’s an issue, you would be covered under warranty, provided the speakers are being purchased from an authorized dealer. | |
| Need advice for a beginner. @spatialking Pure Direct, I believe that’s what you’re referencing. Unfortunately, your Marantz doesn’t have home theater pass-thru; which that would allow you to purchase a dedicated 2-channel preamp, have it in line with your Marantz, and allow... | |
| Stereo pre-amps with dual outs for bi-amping and a subwoofer line out I have not seen a standard preamp that offers this capability, other than DEQX products; which aren’t “standard,” per se. Peruse thru their install/config manual, the numerous bi/tri amp setup configs are in there. They also support dual sub outs... | |
| Humble Request For AC Cable Recommendations Not to take anything away from cables that are listed on Agon, The Cable Co also has “The Used Cable Co,” which they rent out cables for folks to test out. Between there and Agon, you should be able to source what you’re looking for. I should als... | |
| Humble Request For AC Cable Recommendations I realize you’re going to get numerous responses, I’ll share mine. I wanted to relocate my monoblocks, and needed longer power cables. I had been running Shunyata Black Mamba power cables, I believe I paid around $1400 a piece for them, it was 4... | |
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? I own the XP-20, best preamp I’ve owned. I don’t have an extensive list of A/B’s to other preamps, so I wouldn’t be able to comment on what it lacks. It sounds better than the handful of McIntosh preamps I’ve owned and PS Audio BHK pre that I de... | |
| Monoblock amps and REL Series R Sub-Base Systems, Revisisted Possibly you’ve checked or seen...https://relsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004486647-Monoblocks-2-RELs-Connection-MethodThey provide some logic around why 2 subs are their recommendation, but it didn’t seem that it was a connection limi... | |
| Best multi channel amp and processor good for 2 channel listening. I’ll add my 2 cents...The AVM60, in my experience, has been a great piece. I own a pretty complicated room correction piece for my 2-channel setup, DEQX PreMate, and would not recommend it to anyone that’s not super interested in the minutiae of ... | |
| Speaker recommendation for Home Theater I run Dynaudio Confidence’s in my HT, as part of my 2-channel. I use a Marantz MM8077 to drive them during HT listening, with an Anthem AVM60 on the pre-side. I have used it for 2-channel, when I havne’t felt like getting up and turning on my mo... |