twoleftears
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| Yep much to do about nothing. Fear brains. Strange. jerryg123 OP 1,883 posts 04-18-2022 at 10:08am Guys Jerry had a stroke last night. He is in the hospital. This was and will be his last post. | |
| Question about speaker angle There are really four basic adjustments. 1. Distance from wall behind speakers. 2. Distance of listening position from speakers (assuming this is adjustable). 3. Distance from side walls (corollary: distance between speakers). 4. Toe-in. When... | |
| Spendor D9.2 Run In A couple of years ago I auditioned at length the Spendor Classic 100's in a hi-end system. For comparison, afterwards we subbed in a pair of D7's (no D9's in the store, and just before the .2 version came out). There was no real comparison. The... | |
| GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager? Frank attributes the virtual elimination of all the residual harmonic distortion to a differential balanced design. Can someone with the technical expertise explain why that kind of design would bring about that result? | |
| GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager? Cary's 805 had a variable feedback control. I don't know how many other amps were made with this feature. | |
| Awaiting a 1st impression In their adverts Upscale makes a point of how much their preamps weigh as compared to the competition. I've heard of judging by the measurements, but even ASR doesn't say that heavier units are intrinsically better. | |
| Most Realistic Recordings One other thing to consider: most people don't listen at home to piano recordings at the same volume as if they were sitting ten feet away from a grand piano. So try this: establish a "comfortable" listening level, then inch the volume up slightly. | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @hickamore Andy Tebbe is extremely responsive and easy to talk to, and will answer all your questions. | |
| Is there a DAC ranking list? Anyone care to hazard a guess as to the total number of DACs (makes and models) available for purchase right now? I'm sure it's well into three figures. | |
| Spendor D9.2 Run In I suspect you're reacting to the LPZ polyamide domed tweeter. | |
| Most Realistic Recordings Try Khatia Buniatishvili plays Schubert on Sony. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I started a retrospective of British composers pre- and post-Elgar and Vaughan Williams. First up: Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Nice but not outstanding. I recommend sampling the Violin Concerto and Pibroch Suite. Currently: Hubert Parry. So far ... | |
| Awaiting a 1st impression It kind of boils down to this: for a very similar price, would I buy a PL or an Aesthetix Mimas (also tube hybrid integrated)? The answer is clear: Aesthetix. | |
| Bookshelf speakers - Paradigm, KEF, Totem You should really have one of the models of Fritz speakers on your shortlist. | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps And don't forget the Backert Rhumba. Lots of input/output connections, and super-easy tube rolling. |