tomcarr
Responses from tomcarr
| What do you listen to? Old curmudgeon here. 99% old music, (1950s-90s). 1% new. Then I realize I don't like it and listen to something old again. | |
| Best Compilation Discs? The Cult Remastered 19 tracks One of the albums I would include if I could only have 10 albums | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles I like meatloaf. Don't like beer. @erik_squires Love the post. Have a great day! | |
| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound Active or passive ATC. Dynamic and play loud. | |
| Mono recordings and my new respect for them Well- recorded mono is a joy to listen to. Poorly-recorded mono is not. | |
| !!!OK OK - I'm Big Enough To Admit I Was DEAD WRONG!!! Class D Doesn't Always Suck!!! Well said. Couldn't agree more. Love my PS Audio M1200 monoblocks. | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations PS Audio M1200 hybrid monoblocks. 600W/8 ohms 1200W/4 ohms Stable for transients at 2 ohms Sound fabulous with my B&W 803 D3. Huge dynamic swings and soundstage | |
| Throwing 2 High End brands together will not automatically equal success. Thoughts? Agree. It doesn't. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? @prof Sorry to hear that. Hope it improves. | |
| Speaker set up for more than 1 person I only have one guest over at a time. They get the sweet spot. I sit off to the side. | |
| Forget surge protectors of any kind!! You need a drone That's interesting Erik! Thanks for sharing. | |
| One Sub or Two? My B&W 803 D3 speakers sound improved significantly after adding two JL Audio subs positioned beside each speaker with the plane of the subs and the plane of the speakers equidistant from the listening seat in my 14x15' room. | |
| Focal Diva Utopia active speakers less than impressive. +1 @larsman | |
| Gain level on a REL sub Lots of excellent advice about placement. Pay attention to that. You need two subs. Placed next to your speakers that are in the best position for your room. The plane of your speakers and the plane of the subs should be equidistant from your lis... | |
| Picking a power amp +1 @jallan ATC and Schiit yes! |