whitecap
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| Know a Good NYC Electrician for Dedicated Lines? Many thanks for the helpful responses. Will take all comments on board. Agree, Buconero, can't be too careful in these matters. | |
| What's under your sub? Two different approaches in different systems. In the office system, I use a Sub Dude under a Velodyne. It made a very surprising and significant, instant improvement to tighten up the bass, correct for more tuneful bass, and reduce boom. At home ... | |
| Room treatments on the ceiling? I use four ASC Cinema Panels, that both absorb and difuse. The effect was helpful in taming an overly bright and bleached sounding room. I have them mounted directly above, and parallel to, the wall behind the speakers. Helpful. We have soffits al... | |
| Why do McIntosh come with cheap plastic remotes? Agree with Hansk46 and Theo, ARC take the cake for cheap remotes that are not remotely commensurate the with quality of its components. The remote for the CD-8 is an embarrassment. Why not add ARC to your thread title? The McIntosh remotes may not... | |
| Preamp with tone controls? The C220 could indeed do the trick. I suggest do some tube rolling to address your brightness issue (and also room mods, but it seems you have that covered). Tone controls are convenient to have, but they will mask, not address, your fundamental i... | |
| Impedance Matching No, I would not bother. Too many work around heachaces. | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Bifwynne/OP: As many have already said, it often boils down to buy and try, prefereably used, so as not to take too big a financial hit. Right now I am A/B/C'ing three different pairs of monitors. All three are great speakers, but each is unique. ... | |
| Does anyone know of a good 3-way bookshelf speaker KEF 201/2, top ported, so can get closer to the back wall, although perhaps a bit large to be consider "bookshelf." Also, the Linn Akurate 212, albeit a 4-way, is compact but delivers BIG TIME -- way underrated around here. | |
| Room size & choosing speakers Need to correct my post, our listening space is 2X the size of the OP's room, not 3X (wish it was). | |
| Room size & choosing speakers To be sure, monitors are the way to go under your circumstnces. While the Mac/B&W is a nice pairing, IMHO, better results can be had. As a threshold matter, I suggest integrating a sub from the outset (e.g., JL F110 would be plenty in 10x12 ro... | |
| Kef 201/2 your impressions and comparisons Ah, my error on the the Cayin power rating (I read the specs too quickly). I am not familiar with the amp, but your experience speaks well of it. Good luck with the 201/2. I'm running a JL F112 with them. Keep adjusting and you'll get them synched... | |
| Kef 201/2 your impressions and comparisons Interesting that the OP found the 50W Cayin A100T had enough juice to drive the KEF 201/2. I have had a pair for about two months and found it a difficult load to drive. They like power and high current, with lots of reserve to maximize dynamics. ... | |
| tv stand for pass labs amp? Get in touch with Steve Blinn -- ads here on A'Gon. Complete custom designs to fit your needs, reliable, reasonable. No, I'm not affiliated with him; just a satisfied customer. (BTW, I just picked up an X250.5. Yikes, nice amp indeed.) | |
| Small Speakers For A Large Room... Linn Akurate 212. When paired with a good sub dialed in just right, the 212's deliver big time. And, in any event, which ever monitors you choose, if you go with a monitor/sub combination, consider using a crossover, to take the bass burden off th... | |
| Best monitor for under $4000.00 Given your music preferences, beyond the choices listed above, you should consider: Dynaudio C1. Perfect for your music and room size. Now that the model has been and updated, you should be able to find some C1's around here for at (or perhaps sli... |