williewonka
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| difussor's I've been playing with traps and diffusion for over two years and what I discovered about my listening environment surprised me completely.- Room - 11.5 x 15 x 8ft (tall)- Hardwood floor with 5 x 8 carpet in the centre- system is at one end of the... | |
| Balanced or single ended phono cable to Aesthetix Io? +1 on the KLE RCA's - I use them everywhere and they are much better than all other RCA's I have tried - including WBTKLE IC's and speaker cables also rock and worth every penny | |
| Balanced or single ended phono cable to Aesthetix Io? Apparantly - and I stress apparently, because it is just something I have heard - so don't shoot the messenger.Balanced (XLR) cables are significantly better where the cable is longer than 30+ feet. However, there is an opinion that the balanced c... | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a budget Look at the Tannoy Mercury lineup - good value and performance.Quite neutral and well balanced.Depending on the model you may find a sub will provide significant improvements without the need for those floor-standersRegards... | |
| Audirvana 2.x Upgrade Benefits Rbstehno, when you were looking at music servers, did you happen to try the Blue Sound?I've auditioned it and it sounds really nice. Just wondered how it comparesCheers | |
| Audirvana 2.x Upgrade Benefits Samleung - Interesting.... I’ve tried it with Version 1.x, but not 2.x. No plans to try it just now because I would have to give up the remote control feature because I use a droid device for remote control currently.Of course, once Damien comes o... | |
| Schiit Mani - any opinions ? Thanks guys - much appreciated.My friend ended up purchasing one, but his vintage receiver is getting "renovated" (new caps, cleaning pots etc..), so he has not had a chance to listen to it yet.He'll appreciate the feedback | |
| Great bookshelf or small towers suggestions Kudos has some excellent small speakers that perform way above their diminutive size.Regards... | |
| Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful? I've found that most speakers (those I've tried - e.g. like some Tannoy models) that have a port in the front will operate well in corners or against a wall.Some speakers that have a port in the bottom will also work well, but some brands/model ca... | |
| Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful? Hockey4496 - The cowl vent consists of two parts...1. a plastic mount that is attached to the speaker with screws- the opening just happened to be very close to the size of my port2. the chromed cover which is than attached to part #1 via a latch ... | |
| Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful? Hockey4496 - unfortunately cork is not the solution for this problem.You would achieve better results from carpet or rug as suggested by Czairvey. Underlay under the carpet will also help.An option that I have tried with great success it to redire... | |
| looking for a stand mount speaker to match a s/s int amp. Have you tried any of the Neat lineup - some of the best I've heard in a small box.Also Kudos has some very nice small speakers that excel.Both are articulate, accurate and pretty dynamic, with a nice depth to the bass line for a small speaker.Mig... | |
| Has there been any inexpensive item that enhanced your system's sound? I epoxied a little brass plate/shim to my Denon DL103 MC CartridgeThe fastening nuts now tighten down on the brass plate and not the plastic bodyTake a look at My System for a photoImprovements...- far more clarity- deeper bass with better control... | |
| STUPIDLY high resolution pure silver interconnects Timtim - since you are an adventurous DIYer - take a look at this design...http://www.image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.htmlI have also tried tightly twisted architecture using solid silver conductors for neutral and signa... | |
| Multichannel sounds better than stereo Coli - I'm of the other camp, but that's just because I was put-off multi channel recordings early on because their "sound engineering" seemed contrived.Because of that I focused more on my 2 channel system and used my 5.1 setup for movies only.Ha... |