twoleftears
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| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey The Salk Song3 BeAT's and the Encore's both indeed great. The BeAT may be the slightly better speaker overall, but it doesn't go so low. But given the journey the OP's been on, the Salks would be a gamble. Hence recommendation for a brand with ... | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey That's the first time I ever heard someone use etched in an audio context with a positive connotation.I'm surprised you haven't tried Vandersteen. You should. | |
| power cord directionality Like people who have been brainwashed, it needs to be deprogrammed, left to rest, and then reprogrammed. | |
| Renaming The Forum Whatever you choose, you've got to work cantankerous into the new name. | |
| Vibrating speakers Send an email to Alan Shaw with your question and await his response. | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music The moral of all this is one size doesn't fit all; in fact, the very opposite, every case is unique. Variables, among other things: size of room, construction of room (floor, walls, ceiling); viable positions for speakers; speakers themselves, et... | |
| High Output Preamp for First Watt SIT-3? Regardless of its output, putting a dedicated preamp in front of your power amp will not make the power amp output more power. It may well change, and likely improve, the overall sonic presentation, but your decibel levels won't change. I can't ... | |
| Need some Tube and Class A SS Suggestions Other amps: tubes: look at some of the higher output integrateds from Raven.Or class A SS: Sugden, Belles, or the standard fall-back, Pass. | |
| Need some Tube and Class A SS Suggestions Hard, bright, etched, edgy, strident, harsh, take your pick.Put on a recording of massed violins in a symphony orchestra playing in a higher register fortissimo; if you don't want to listen or want to turn the volume down after 5 seconds, you know... | |
| ISO good quality tube pre-amp Quicksilver, Modwright, Rogue.There have been several long threads recently on tube preamps. | |
| Brightness Hang on a moment; what about a combination of factors, several links in the chain? As others say, first comes the vinyl/CD test. But then... what if pre, power and speakers all were adding a little something to the mix, and the three together....... | |
| Quarantine Project--A Full Range Speaker Kit Definitely check out the many Troels Gravesen designs. They're really very interesting. | |
| Another Newbie, Another Help Thread Raven over PL any day. https://www.ravenaudio.com/ | |
| CDP that Contains Slate You're thinking of Brinkman. | |
| Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos? Pass, hands down. The after-market support from that company is second to none. |