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| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp @audphile1 Duh! I keep the Meitner volume on 100 because that is the pass-through setting. When I'm away from home for more than a few days I turn off all the equipment just in case. I come back, turn the equipment on, then wonder why the volume ... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp @backdoor , the Coda is previously owned (used), so I presume it has its internal kinks worked out. I suspect it's seen 200 hours in my space, so perhaps it needs more time acclimatizing and adjusting to my part of the world. Given its loyal fol... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp I appreciate the feedback and suggestions from everyone. It's discouraging to upgrade (e.g., spend good $$$) then find the "solution" presented new issues to overcome. Oh well. In hindsight it would appear the McIntosh masked some problems in m... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp When I placed the speakers initially with no height adjustments, the tweeters were pointed directly at my head. Break-in helped considerably, but adding the footers and aiming the fronts high got the tweeters pointing over my head, which was bett... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp @rick_n , I read your suggestion elsewhere and thought it worthwhile. I have the speakers on IsoAcoustic footers and they are aimed as high as I can get them; it helped. I've played with toe in versus straight ahead and it makes a subtle but not... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp @soix , fair enough. The Coda is presenting more than was available before. Thus, overall, the upgrade has brought good news and not so good news. Btw, re: the SmoothLan, I have a Muon Pro network filter in the chain. At this point, while I'm ... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp I agree that recordings play a part, as some music is tougher to listen to, but the only thing that changed was the amp so it would seem a likely culprit. I have Snake River power cables to my amplifiers, and will move one to the Backert to see t... | |
| Optimized Center Channel @signaforce, my journey with toes in and out has been fraught with frustration. I really do like my speakers but they can tend towards bright. I finally landed on a combination of equipment, cables, limiting music that exacerbated this and/or du... | |
| Optimized Center Channel @ghdprentice, your thinking got me thinking about volume, so I measured it last night. Whereas my typical listening volume was mid 40dB, I increased it to mid 50's, and it was a stark improvement for both dialog and background sound/ music for HT... | |
| Optimized Center Channel My speaker manufacturer recommends toe-in and I started that way. As the front L/R speakers are the mains for both HT and audio, I found toe-in was limiting the audio side. I got a very helpful CD from PS Audio (there are others out there) to di... | |
| Optimized Center Channel @joeycastillo, your info motivated me to get a microphone for REW. Once it arrives, I have to work out how to use the software . I plan to also use the microphone for when I get Dirac, as they typically offer a Black Friday discount. Thanks, R... | |
| Optimized Center Channel In light of the flurry of information and ideas in this thread, during my HT session last night I came to realize the system sounds pretty darned good. There is nothing wrong with tweaking and wringing all you can out of the system to overcome pe... | |
| Optimized Center Channel @mm1tt77 , the Apple TV-X is a conundrum for me. It was disparaged above, but I appreciate it nonetheless, despite the price of admission. How does it work? Secret sauce. The engineer is quite experienced in the video world and passionate in w... | |
| Optimized Center Channel @ghdprentice, these days I listen at "relatively" normal levels versus in the days of yore when I would crank the system to get maximum surround effect and be "blown away" by it. For example, when I listen to music or watch a series, I am around ... | |
| Optimized Center Channel Last night during my evening HT session, armed with the information graciously offered here, I listened with a more critical ear. Overall, I have to admit the center speaker's output is very good. Dialog is clear and generally intelligible. Enou... |