vonhelmholtz
Responses from vonhelmholtz
| Fee for home audition I was able to audition integrated amp and speakers together in local shop, so no need to return. I bought many big budget new items at 20% off and 60 day trial and no questions asked return. Returned items are sold open box. I purchased big tic... | |
| Subwoofer Choice I think that many of us have limited experience with directly comparing subs. I’ll count myself as one of this crowd, but I went through a similar selection process last year. Up front I decided that if I was going to go line level then I would wa... | |
| Small, Effective Subwoofers? @navyachts Well, that’s depressing I tried to give you positive steps to rectify your setup. I guess that you stopped reading after my initial sentence. | |
| Small, Effective Subwoofers? Looked at photos of your space and will be interested in responses from here out because to me, your room isn’t useable for serious listening. Your speakers are against the wall with a large loveseat blocking the right speaker. A glass wall is to ... | |
| Some famous reviewers have atrocious listening rooms! Another issue is when old ears are used to evaluate music without a disclaimer. | |
| Solo sucess Alvin of the Chipmonks. | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE Rip CDs bit perfect and play from Aurender’s internalSSD. | |
| going from tube preamp to solid state @innersound300 I tried various combos of amps and pre amps over many decades. In the end I generally preferred a solid state amp and a tube preamp. I have the same preference. Consider posting the issue that you’re having with sound reproduc... | |
| FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M) Let’s go with power cables post Edison. GR Research and DH Labs, but complete cables still over your budget. | |
| Rell or JL subwoofer? For you, which is the greatest evil, more electronics in the signal path, or your fear of integration problems? | |
| More Bass Now look at the specification for your amplifier. Looks promising.. | |
| Small, Effective Subwoofers? If you really like your speakers, but aren’t liking the bass, then small ported subs would likely give you the type of bass that you are looking for. My speakers pretty much mimic your speakers 3dB down point for bass. I really like the high leve... | |
| More Bass Sealed vs ported plus room setup acoustics probably hold the key. The manufacturer can help you with room/speaker setup and ported vs sealed expectation. For me, subwoofer setup was in itself instructive, because I wanted bass without noticing th... | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? My 16yo KPop obsessed daughter asked me if I had the Fleetwood Mac Rumours album and for the first time asked to listen to my system. I was in a state of shock when she told me it was one of her favorite albums. Upon reaching the end of side B w... | |
| A SHOCKING DISCOVERY ABOUT DIGITAL AUDIO Sounds like what my friends say about their divorced spouse. |