tomcarr
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| Really satisfied??? Always wanting to change/upgrade a system over the past 40+ years until...last year finally made the effort to really take the time to position the speakers and listening seat, have a dedicated room with a dedicated AC line, and acoustic treatment... | |
| Recordings with incredible effects or imaging that we may not know about + for Amused To Death, especially the Blue-Ray version. Even better than the already good RB version. | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? Installed Primacoustic room treatment purchased from Sweetwater in my dedicated room. Biggest improvement in sound quality I’ve ever experienced in 40+ years in this hobby. Tom | |
| Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7 You’ve mentioned your room. Most all our rooms have issues. After acoustic treatment in my dedicated room my system sounded considerably better than any other change I have done. Definitely consider budgeting for that.Tom | |
| Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7 Just saw the OPs last post AFTER I posted. Doh! | |
| Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7 You didn’t mention the size of your room, is it dedicated, do you have acoustic treatment...?Both speakers you are considering are very good.Maggies need more space and more watts. A lot more.Used Vandy model 2s sounds better than new model 1s for... | |
| Speaker distance Re the OPs addendum, Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound might prove invaluable...And the XLO test CD... | |
| Advice Needed +1 @randy-11, digital gain will typically truncate bit depth at lower levels, likely the use of a preamp to attenuate gain will yield better details especially with the music the OP prefers. | |
| Are my " diamond " tweeters really diamond Regardless of the material, hopefully you are happy with the sound... | |
| Speaker distance @onhwy61 ,Valid question. I knew. | |
| Speaker distance Vandersteen 2Cs, 84" C to C+1 geoffkait... | |
| Why is it so easy to tell the difference between live and recorded music? Have not, but have read wonderful things about the D2D LPs, and about that cartridge. Very special... | |
| CD player for heavy metal up to $400 NADUsed Oppo, Cambridge, MarantzUsed Sony Playstationj | |
| Audiogon is not responding to multiple inquiries HaHaHa!!! | |
| Why is it so easy to tell the difference between live and recorded music? My wife and I attended a middle-school grandchild's band concert last night. Dynamics/tone/timbre. Especially dynamics. Amazing really. Reminded me how inadequate my system is in comparison. Reality check. Sigh...Tom |