tony1954
Responses from tony1954
| Power Distribution - to separate source components from amplification? I run a combination two channel / home theatre setup so I have all the two channel components, except the integrated amp, plugged into one power conditioner and all the HT plugged into another. The only things that are shared between the two syste... | |
| Room Treatments and Orientation for Unfinished Basement Listening? If I was in your situation, the first thing I would do is to determine the ideal proportions, orientation and shape for a listening room. Next would be electrical. Specifically, a dedicated circuit or two and enough plugs in the right places, tha... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) "Look Sharp!" Joe Jackson "Blue" Joni Mitchell "Nevermind" Nirvana "Ziggy Stardust" David Bowie "Who's Next" The Who "Nightclubbing" Grace Jones "Island Life" Grace Jones "Sticky Fingers" The Rolling Stones "Abbey Road" The Beatles "Born ... | |
| 220v / 110v - Anthem STR Power Amplifier @fmartin Perhaps you should check HifiShark. Maybe you sell can sell everything here at half price and buy replacements in Spain for half price? No loss. | |
| 220v / 110v - Anthem STR Power Amplifier You want to pack up a huge 60 pound amp and ship it across the world to Spain AND buy a $500 to $800 big, ugly transformer that may reduce the sound quality? Duh. Just sell it and buy something new when you get there. It's just an amp and buying... | |
| Favorite Cover Album "Pinups" David Bowie "Wallflower" Diana Krall "The Birds Play Dylan" The Byrds | |
| Dual Sub-woofers paired into two sets of speakers - connection option. Why are you asking the people on this forum? Why not talk to the people at SVS? Here you will get educated guesses. The manufacturer will give you answers. | |
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| Audiophiles and De-cluttering -- your journey toward both psychic and sonic improvement @devinplombier Speakers reproduce sound. They either do it well or they don't. I have both a HT setup and a two channel setup in my condo and both work fabulously because of the HT bypass setup. The only thing they share are the two main spea... | |
| Audiophiles and De-cluttering -- your journey toward both psychic and sonic improvement @devinplombier "Which speakers excel at both 2-channel and HT duties?" Not sure what you mean? Any speaker worthy of using in a two channel setup is going to be overqualified for HT, as most of the sound in a HT comes from the centre channel. | |
| McIntosh MCT cable issue Maybe McIntosh's DIN cable is not doing what it should. Have you tried using the coaxial output instead and seeing if the problem disappears? | |
| Listening What do I do while I listen? My best guess would be: 1. Sit and listen. 60% 2. Cooking. 30% 3. Miscellaneous. 10% | |
| Collectibles signed by musicians. What do you have? I have a copy of Sarah McLachlan's first album,"Touch", that she gifted me in 1988 when she was just 20 years old, along with a copy of "Blue" that Joni Mitchell autographed for me. Throw in autographs from Buddy Rich, Woody Herman and Billy Cobha... | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles @ozzy62 "Countersinking the tweeters into the baffle would help a plenty also….." Or maybe just sinking them in Lake Michigan. |