twoleftears
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| Luxman 509X vs Mc452 + preamp I thought it was well established that the Luxman was rated at 30W class A but went up to 90W in class AB. | |
| How to Choose Speakers Appropriate for My Amp Price point? Size of room? Preferred sonic presentation?You might start by looking at Devote O/93 and O/96. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Just got the Bolet/Schubert song transcriptions. The recommendation was right on. The playing is splendid, and liltingly lyrical. I'm so involved the music that I'm barely listening to the sound... | |
| This Schitt is totally refreshing in the world of high end audio! The Salks were Song 3-BeAT, which are exceptional speakers for the price. I heard them at CAF. | |
| Faint hum.... Yes, if it's only a question of which input is selected, even if no component is attached to that input, then it obviously sounds as if the problem is internal to the amp, especially as digital input is quiet. Hum on any/all of the line-level ana... | |
| The music’s the thing but.... This is like trying to "unknow" a fact that you found out. Once you learn to listen to the sound, however much you concentrate on the music, however involving the music is, you mind will be there somewhere in the background monitoring the sound. ... | |
| Decisions on standmounts: ATC, Dynaudio, ProAc, Sonus Faber http://www.ryanspeakers.com/Products/Products/Products/S610.html | |
| Graphite for shelves, loudspeaker cases? Carbon graphite is surely different from carbon fiber.BDR were mixed with resin; Boston Audio seals a pure block (cylinder). | |
| 2019 300B tubes that are worth the money? Elrog 300Bs also come in close to 1.5K; at that price I'd go with WE. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I finally acquired and played the Reference Recordings Copland disk, recommended here or on another thread, and yes, it is remarkable: soundstage and bass are both superlative. | |
| Getting new Preamp Check with Backert. Small company and very responsive. | |
| Organic, musical and natural sounding speakers up to $12K Nice clean used 40.1 or 40.2 and you're done. You're definitely heading in the right direction. | |
| How many audiophiles do you need to change a lightbulb? Reflective surfaces. First the room must be treated with specialist reflective surfaces, to ensure maximum distribution and maximum balance of light throughout the room. | |
| 2-pin 15amp cord replaced with 3-pin 15amp? Thanks all. Everything installed this morning and working well. | |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA? Leave time for a return visit to your top five rooms. Your ears will have calibrated; they may have further refined the room, and there will likely be different music playing. Testing first impressions is definitely the way to go. |