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| Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts? +EQ - Fletcher Munson curve | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. Room, speaker and somewhat system dependent. Focal Aria’s with narrow baffles and clear, clean (not bright, but extended) tweeters set up with very little toe-in. Klipsch Forte’s in same system toe-in almost 45 degrees. I fiddled with placement A ... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing Audio Research SP-3-1A. Classic! | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS High efficiency horn loaded + EQ, either software based at streamer or analog piece between DAC or pre.amp and amp set to compensate for fletcher-Munson curve noted above. I often listen at low volume and have a Klark-Teknik DN-360 between DAC and... | |
| Western Electric 300B problem Blue glow = good thing, in fact sign of a good vacuum of a power tube. I have several NOS 6L6 and 6550 that have a beautiful blue glow. However, never seen blue glow with any of my new production 300b, Gold Lion, LinLai, Shuguang, or KR Audio. Va... | |
| Do I need new tubes? See if you can find a good audio shop close by with sophisticated tube tester, e.g., AVO or TV-7 and have them tested. Or swap all out from back ups, if you have them. Last resort, find a decent tube tester on ebay. I bought a B&K 606 for abou... | |
| What's the best 6NS7 tube you have tried in your Atma-Sphere MP-3 preamp? I don’t have an Atma-Sphere preamp, but I do have four different integrated tube amps that run 6SN7 as signal tube and/or driver tube in preamp section in front of EL34, 6550, 6L6, KT-88, 300b or 845, power tubes depending on the amplifier. I hav... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. klipsch Forte IV, Conrnwall IV or the more refined Volti w/ a low watt SET class A amp, Decware Sarah, Cary Audio 300SEI, or Dennis Had Inspire 300b = audio heaven. | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps I reentered the tube amp world a few years ago with an Olchen EL 34 for $350, it’s not bad, but not great. Now sits in my office driving Klipsch RPM 160, predecessor to the RPM 600. Sounds good enough for background musicwhile I work. Next cam... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? +Topping D90 variant, look at the new III Discrete 1 bit. I have an older D90LE, very clean, clear, transparent “present” sound signature. I swapped it out for a Pontus Ii 12th in my #1 rig, prefer the R2R NOS with 99dB sensitivity Klipsch horns.... | |
| EverSolo DMP-A8 with Denafrips Pontus 15th, both have i2S A DDC between source and DAC is normally for “cleaning up” and improving USB input, most often from PC as streaming or SSD source. While a streamer like EverSolo is also a computer inside a box, streamers are designed for one purpose and don’t hav... | |
| Klipsch Heresy IV or Revel f226be KLIPSCH! It depends, depends on your room, your amp, type of music you listen to, and the sound you are seeking, etc. I’ve never heard the Revel, but I have a pair of Klipsch Forte IIIs and Focal Aria 926 in my main rig. Based on what I’ve read a... | |
| Do you have a perfect digital marriage? AT&T fiber optic internet w/ upgraded router => audioquest Pearl cat5 cable => TP Link unmanaged network switch w/ linear power supply #1 => audioquest Pearl cat5 cable => Mele fan-less silent miniPC running audio optimized MS OS w... | |
| Would a DDC (Denafrips Iris) improve my system? I’m running USB from a fan-less miniPC (ultra quiet) with optimized MS settings as my streaming source w/ Qobuz to an IRIS then I2S to a Pontus II 12th anniversary. The IRIS made a distinct improvement (~20%) when I put it in the system. The IRIS ... | |
| Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp Look at used Klipsch Forte IIIs, should fit your price range. I also have a 6-7 foot listening triangle and a 20 wpc integrated tube amp w 300b driving 845 tubes. I usually listen 55-60 dB levels, not too loud but loud enough to feel bass punch a... |