twoleftears
Responses from twoleftears
| inserting new component--predictable results? Clarification. This was more of a "experiential" question, really. The question was essentially this: if one listens to new component X and with one's set of test dics consistently hears improvements in areas A, B and C, once that component is ins... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee - much appreciated. | |
| auditioning sessions vs. listening sessions Thanks to all for these thoughtful responses!Learsfool--perhaps I need to introduce more categories, adding the qualifiers critical and non-critical to both "auditioning" (listening to the stereo) and "listening" (listening to the music). But I do... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee--how would you characterize the principal differences in the voicing? | |
| The eternal quandary Detlof--wise words indeed!When you think about it, even before you add that last anti-vibration device to the system, we're already listening to music reproduced at a level that is superior to what 99% of listeners are hearing from their boom-boxe... | |
| High efficiency speakers Specs don't always tell the whole story.My ProAc Response 2.5s are rated at 8 ohms and 86 dB. When John Atkinson measured them back in the day, he calculated 83 dB!Yet they work wonderfully well with my Cary 300B-based SET, rated at a whopping 14 ... | |
| High efficiency speakers Silverline. Though check discussion threads for synergy of specific models with SETs. | |
| new Eva Cassidy "Somewhere" As I understand it there are two compilation albums, Songbird and Wonderful World, which would probably be best for someone who just wanted to sample.I avoided these and a while ago bought Live at Blues Alley, Time After Time and Imagine.Having en... | |
| hooking up my cdp directly to amp? OK, so improved soundstaging is your primary goal.I would think that a majority would agree that loudspeakers, loudspeaker location, the room, and the acoustic interface of loudspeaker and room are the first factors to be considered. The PSBs ough... | |
| Moving ic cables around in system? Hey Sonia:The more the merrier! Great to have the expert input.So... to mark your entry into the world of A'gon commerce, what about giving us A'goners a sweet introductory deal on your Resolution Golds? | |
| hooking up my cdp directly to amp? Let's review. I believe that the manuals you have been reading may not have been as explicit/clearly-worded as would be ideal.A receiver actually contains three different components, all in one box:(1) a tuner (=source) (just like the CD player is... | |
| Swapping atlantis biwires for signal ultra wires? My recommendation is this.With all the money that you will have saved by:(1) returning the Sonance amp to the store;(2) leaving the captive power cord on the NAD cdp alone; and(3) sticking with the Atlantic biwires;buy one of the Musical Fidelity ... | |
| Bryston amps Bridged3B's or 4B? If you search the Vandersteen FAQ page you'll find quite a lot on bi-amping. RV explains that when an amp is only connected to the tweeter/mid terminal, it "sees" the caps protecting the speakers but not the resistive load provided by the woofer. ... | |
| Which tube cd player do you like The DAC is where it's at? I'm not so sure, IMHO. I see a lot of convergence in the leading brands (Crystal, Wolfson, etc.), and actually I think it's the all-too-often-forgotten analog electronics--particularly the output stage--that could do with... | |
| Bryston amps Bridged3B's or 4B? Are your speakers bi-wireable?If so, you could go the vertical bi-amping route, without having to bridge (and lose power into lower ohms as Bob R. suggests).Drive the tweeters or tweeter/mids with the 3B, and get another 3B or even better a 4B for... |