twoleftears
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| Audio Rack Selection Are you sure you don't want to put the monoblocks on individual amp stands (that sit directly on the floor) rather than all-in on the rack? | |
| Recent upgrade to Cronus Magnum The center front tube, although only one tube, handles preamp duties for both channels, so on both counts it's the place to start. I'd consider getting a couple of different options to roll in there rather than retubing the whole amp. Andy Bouwm... | |
| Spendor Classic 1/2 https://darko.audio/2020/01/spendor-the-classic-1-2-versus-the-d7-2/ A pretty nice comparative review here. | |
| Looking to get the best out of Redbook Cd listening with Dac a d Transport under 5K? Yes, the Mohican is made.....substantially using the parts of an antediluvian Chinese Opera Audio Consonance CD player. Search the 'gon for threads on this subject. | |
| If Caveman Had Stereo https://www.ionaudio.com/soundstone2 | |
| Tekton 4-10 Subwoofer Tekton=4 cheap drivers in 1 box positioned at one point in a room.Swarm=4 separate subwoofers scattered at different modal points within a room.Search subwoofer + swarm on the forum and you'll find a bunch of posts. | |
| Recent upgrade to Cronus Magnum The tube that will make the biggest difference is the single one in the middle at the front. You could try a NOS Mullard in that spot, which is about as mellifluous and forgiving as you can find. | |
| Looking to get the best out of Redbook Cd listening with Dac a d Transport under 5K? There are lots and lots of highly recommended DACs in the $1500 to $2500 range. Sample a few of the recent threads. Then add a Cambridge or Audiolab transport and you're done.OR...……….Just get the Marantz SA-KI Ruby and be done. (See the review... | |
| Single output at amp, tri wire at speaker. Any benefit? First try running the main cables to different terminals on the back of the speaker, with the jumpers adjusted accordingly. You may find a difference with using the tweeter vs midrange vs woofer input as the one that directly receives the signal ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Here's one final Liszt recommendation: Geoffrey Tozer, Liszt Piano Transcriptions [just about everything/everyone other than the set of Schubert transcriptions] on Chandos. Very natural, good piano sound, and some fine pianism. Tozer is mainly a... | |
| Love it when it snows No more fresh fruit or veg in school lunches, water pollution standards being removed, coal still being mined. It's a sure recipe for success! | |
| What creates the effortlessness in sound reproduction? I agree that it results from all components giving you the desired volume while functioning well within their operational envelope. | |
| Power Cable from wall to my conditioner? The obvious thing to add is Isotek's own Synchro EVO3. | |
| Stereophile reviews the Magico M2 While Absolute Sound reviews the M6.http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/magico-m6/ Two covers in the same month. I wonder how much they had to pay to pull that off. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I presume you guys saw this news too.https://www.classicfm.com/artists/vladimir-ashkenazy/russian-pianist-conductor-retires-public-concerts/ |