tomcarr
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New CDP or standalone DAC...? Hello mesch, nice to hear from you! Yes, I am loving the Vincent/Schiit combo. I'm staunchly (stubbornly?) redbook. Our computers are in other rooms, none in the listening room. Since I'm so happy with the Freya, I'm leaning towards getting one of... | |
New CDP or standalone DAC...? Opening this thread again. Thank you previous posters for the tremendous amount of information.My system now consists of Oppo 103 UDP, Vincent SP-331 amp, Schiit Freya preamp, Vandersteen 2Cs bi-wired, Anti-Cables. Room is acoustically treated all... | |
Is Pre-Amp needed So...maybe using a preamp is less accurate, but it sure sounds better to me. | |
Is Pre-Amp needed Re the accuracy debate: interesting comment in Stereophile from one of the writers. He quoted JGH as having said something along the lines of...Accuracy is something all audiophiles say they want, but when they get it they don't like it. | |
What is an Audiophile? Here's the list for newbies. @bstatmeister- Ain't that the truth!!! | |
Considering Vandersteen 3a Signatures @audionoobie- my room was an echo-horror chamber. I treated all four walls, the ceiling, and the floor to get the desired results. | |
Is Pre-Amp needed It's not "needed" if you like what you are hearing. I was doing the same thing but was not happy with the sound. Adding a pre-amp in my system changed the sound that to my ears was an improvement. | |
Considering Vandersteen 3a Signatures Do room treatments. I'm using Primacoustic panels from Sweetwater Sound in a moderately small room with Vandy 2Cs and the difference between untreated and treated was jaw-dropping. Bigger improvement than ANY gear change will do. Remember, the roo... | |
Near-field speaker placement Buy Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound.Read it.Read it again.Make notes.Start moving speakers and listening seat.Repeat as needed.Be patient.Do more moving.Enjoy your now much-better-sounding system that only cost you the price of the book and your... | |
Power Amp advice Another Parasound?Sanders Magtech? | |
Used PreAmp around 1000 The Wolf-Man beat me to the punch. Love my Freya. Highly recommended. | |
Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? What has worked best for me is to play something the listener is familiar with and actually wants to hear. That elicits a much greater response than me assuming what they like. | |
Best return for the money, system upgrade suggestions please. Congratulations on being selected for the internship position! Enjoy your music, and enjoy your new career.Peace,Tom | |
Klipsch Heresy II Special Ed VS. Vandersteen 2c Why don't you hook up his speakers to your system, listen, and decide for yourself??? | |
Advice on acoustic treatment My dedicated room has Primacoustic panels purchased from Sweetwater Sound that I installed on all four walls plus the ceiling using guidance from Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound. I also used his advice for speaker and seat positions. Made all th... |