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| Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room? I think you can get a system together that will sound pretty good if you accept limitations in terms of bass response. The biggest issue I have run into is not being able to get adequate space between the speakers (9' minimum is ideal) and distan... | |
| Who needs a Preamp?? My experience has been with the preamp stage of the PS Audio DSD vs. an Ayre K-5xeMP, PS Audio BHK and Art Audio Conductor. Hands down, the preamps deliver a better sounding signal with a more dynamic soundstage. Could just be the PS Audio, but ... | |
| speaker break in It will vary wildly from speaker to speaker. My experience on my speakers has been for the first 5-10 hours after install dynamic changes in volume within a piece of music are incoherent. Transitions from quiet to loud are poor. This has been t... | |
| New Preamp arrived.... Regarding your overall placement, proximity to the sidewall should be less of an issue but the imbalance with one side reflecting and the other not has to be interesting. I had a similar scenario in a home theater and move to a smaller satellite ... | |
| New Preamp arrived.... For non-permanent room treatments, reach out to Michael Green Audio. Michael is a friend and offered me some good advice as a consumer and as I have moved into the business. He specifically has a "Room-Tune" kit that consists of stuffed fabric p... | |
| New Preamp arrived.... Small tweaks would be appropriate to speaker placement. I found, that a small tweak to the toeing was necessary and I ended up closer to being aimed perfectly at my eating location where with the SS I was tied slightly in front of it. Eliminatin... | |
| New Preamp arrived.... Tubes can easily take 100 hours to burn in and start sounding like they will for most of their life. Also, don't even consider any critical listening for the first 20 minutes the unit is on. I have found with the two tube preamps I have owned t... | |
| Roon Nucleus Question? Unless your TV support apple or android apps, I don’t think it will work. I am not familiar with a TV that does though the Sony TV I had is several years old and currently have Samsung’s. A big part of Roon functionality is being able to search wh... | |
| I am Looking for That Elusive 3 Dimensional Room Filling Soundstage Placement is critical but if you can get them 2’ off the wall I would look at the Revel Performa3 line. I had the paired with a different Rogue power amp for years. The M105s with stands are $2K. The M106’s without stands $2K. It is a well des... | |
| Monitors for a 240 The MC240 is an awesome amp. I love 6L6s and am thinking my first build is going to be a 6L6 amp as I am trying to learn more about amp design. I use a pair of 845 mono-blocks that are 45w and usually speakers that pair well with 845s also do we... | |
| Bookshelf speakers for a NAD C368 integrated amp Check out the Monitor Audio Silver line. Good bass extension. 12" from wall will not be ideal but should not be the end of the world with those either. | |
| Time to buy a class D amp? The Rogue Hydra and Medusa are Class D. With the stock JJs it is slightly bright. Roll in a pair of NOS Mullard Long Plates and you will have a neutral to warm Class D. I have had the Hydra for years and it is a spectacular Class D. It has tak... | |
| Good Pre-Amps For McIntosh I am a pretty big fan of the Mc C22. A bit below your budget but it is an impressive unit. I like it better than the PS Audio BHK which I have owned and the phono stage in the C22 is far better than it should be. The PS Audio BHK is an interesting... | |
| Paradigm 3f, KEF reference 3, Monitor Audio PL300II ricred1 - Thank you for the kind words. I am far from perfect in my posts but I do try. | |
| Paradigm 3f, KEF reference 3, Monitor Audio PL300II It is ultimately a matter of taste and neither speaker is bad. But, the Paradigms tend to be a bit more forward compared to the MA,s. Audiotroy has discussed this extensively in another thread. The Personas are great but will pair well with war... |