twoleftears
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| Speaker Placement - When it's perfect! I don't remember the name of the guy (German? Austrian?), but he has videos on youtube.Basically, his method is this: hook up just one speaker, and position it exactly where you will be *sitting*, right in front of your chair or move the chair and... | |
| $3000 Speaker Search ProAc Studios, or look at Silverline for even more efficient and sweet-sounding speakers. | |
| looking for the best cd transport only, without dac The remote that comes with the Cambridge is pretty deficient (no individual numbered track access, no toggling of time display), but it gets the job done. | |
| GoldenEar vs Dynaudio vs Nola vs ProAc vs Everything else. With that kind of budget, definitely go ProAc--you won't regret it. | |
| Switching to solid state amp? From Cary I switched to Ayre, which is supposed to be pretty sweet-sounding, but here I am back with Rogue. YMMV. | |
| Help me narrow down some speaker choices I'd try to listen to the upper echelons of Vandersteen and ProAc. Both have excellent tweeters. | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? I did it once. The Cary 300B pure class A SET amp was the reason, as with others here. Bought when Denis Had was still running things. Paired with ProAc Response 2.5s. Dennis H was reliably reported to voice his amps with ProAcs back then. Th... | |
| Do I have to spend $4000 plus to get a better sounding speaker than GET model 7 ? This makes no sense. In one thread audiozen is bashing Tekton. Then he's agonizing over whether to get the Enzo XLs or not. But here he's strongly urging other people to go ahead and make the purchase. This kind of recommendation I can do with... | |
| Speakers are the first piece of the puzzle Exactly. How many people start with a clean slate and a considerable budget? The reality is that most people end up with a system, or most of one, and then start tinkering with it, one component at a time. There's an ideal world, and the real w... | |
| Power cord for digital stuffs? JPS Labs cord for digital is very good.Look also at Triode Wire Labs offerings for digital. | |
| Mid grade Integrated amp choices Ayre AX-7. The 7-series is being discontinued, so you should find good deals on new or dealer demo. | |
| Tube Rolling for Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum 2 It may be aging, or it may not measure well. Do you know any of history on it? For $10 more, Upscale sells a specially tested one for CJ and Rogue preamps.Also, has anybody tried using a Brimar instead of a Mullard on the pre-amp socket? I keep... | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? Lower the bias a bit before installing. Then, when warmed up, check the bias again and adjust to the recommended level. | |
| Tube Rolling for Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum 2 CMII owner here. First I tried new Genelex Gold Lion 12AU7's and 12AX7's in all five slots. A little bit better, but not night and day. So then I got an Amperex Bugle Boy 12AU7 from Andy Bowman at Vintage Tube Services, and that also is better.... | |
| ARC VS-115 6550's or KT120's This is only semi-relevant, but whatever.My Rogue CMII came with the Tung-Sol KT120s. After I little while I splurged on a matched quad of Genelex Gold Lion KT-88s. The 120s are now back in the CMII: more power/punch, more bass extension, and th... |