willemj
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| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio This is, of course, interesting because we know from the measurements that there is a difference. Methodologicaly the problem is that you do not believe it is big enough to show up in a double blind listening test, and it is beyond the level where... | |
| stereo receiver recommendations The good news of all this is that it is actually quite hard to go wrong if you stick to the mainstream brands. Just look at the various options they sport, like digital inputs etc. | |
| Please suggest bookshelf with best bass response under $4000 pr. The laws of physics remain what they are. You cannot get deep bass out of a small box and small drivers. The more you push low frequency extension, the higher the distortion. Of course technology marches on, but only slowly. In my own case, I rece... | |
| How to optimize sub integration with 2 channel? Since you already have a sub, I would suggest getting a DSpeaker Antimode 8033 first, for room equalization. You will be pleasantly surprised by the improvement. See here for a review: http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/dspeaker-anti-mode-80... | |
| Burning/breaking in new equipment? Well done. I also agree with the attitude that gear should be neutral, accurate etc. These electronics are just about as good as it gets, irrespective of price, and irrespective of what snake oil sellers and the voodoo priests on Audiogon may say.... | |
| How to optimize sub integration with 2 channel? Just discovered that the Swarm system also includes the possibility of high passing the main speakers. | |
| Turntable getting back to vinyl +1 on those older Pioneers. Use them with medium compliance cartridges and you are fine. However, with these older turntables first check if the roller drive wheel or the belt if it is a belt drive can still be had. You will probably need to repla... | |
| Dedicated Red Book CD player vs. "Universal" type players.... I am all in favour of all in one players. I have my plasma tv screen connected to my stereo system, for much better tv sound at the cost of just a cable, and for video of opera etc. With these, how can you not want to watch what you are listening ... | |
| Turntable getting back to vinyl Yes the cartridge is the most important part for sound quality, but if the arm is not good enough the cartridge cannot track properly (not to mention other issues). As for the drive system, you want it to be quiet (no rumble) with a stable speed (... | |
| stereo receiver recommendations The Yamaha RN 803d has it all. 2x100 watt rms, tuner, airplay, smartphone app for remote control, Spotify Connect, dlna compatibility, mm phono input, 2 optical and 2 coax digital inputs, plus, and this is very attractive at this price level, room... | |
| How to optimize sub integration with 2 channel? Subwoofers can be as small as they are by using big amplifiers and using them to boost the signal, the lower the frequency. However, there are limits to this if you do not want to have too much distortion, or destroy the driver. Therefore, increas... | |
| Best looking reel to reel Mine is the SME 3009 series II improved. The later series III is a better arm, but for looks I still think it is trumped by the series II. And the V15iii MR was a great cartridge with vastly superior tracking (sadly no longer supported). Even so, ... | |
| Best looking reel to reel Sadly, finding something that sounds good is the easy part these days. Any decent handheld solid state digital recorder will sound better than even the Studer. The beauty of these old recorders is their refined mechanical quality, and the look and... | |
| B&W 805 Nautilus for PC? Sorry for the typos. I was in a hurry to be in time for a meeting. | |
| B&W 805 Nautilus for PC? I meant, avoid equalizing above 150-250 Hz (i.e. the so called Schroder frequeency) for peaks (due to room modes). In addiiton, however, you can also use the Equalizer Apo as a traditional tone control or even better as an imitation of the old Qua... |