williewonka
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| Need help with room and speaker setup, big dip from 250-80hz The port on these speakers appears very small, and could be causing a reflection off of the wall/corner that effectively cancels out the frequencies you mention.First - remove the bass traps - temporarilyTry different distances from the wall with ... | |
| Oh brother, am I in desperate need of help! 8) Maggies take a bit of driving to get the very best out of them as ADG101 points out - you need a good amp to bring the bass out and articulate the music.You could try the ProAc floor standing modelsIf space is a premium the floor standing KUDOS sp... | |
| Bullets vs. spades and/or wire gauge? Effischer, for standard types of cable, "generally"...- improving the quality of the copper will result in better dynamics, clarity and image- increasing the gauge will improve bass performance and dynamics- Improving the connector will improve c... | |
| Question about valves running hours Migueca, Glad to hear Cayin are top notch.Re usage: Tubes have been used in broadcasting 24/7, so using for more than 8 hours should not be an issue in quality built amps.But to extend tube life a d reduce hydro bill, power down between listening ... | |
| Dedicated lines: 1) isolated grounds or not? 2) Subpanel connection wiring Lem321...my thoughts on your questions...Isolated grounds or not? - depends on how old your wiring/panel is?- have your electrician verify how effective the existing ground is- older instalations may have a grounding issue.- a licenced electrician... | |
| Question about valves running hours Migueca, I do not want to alarm you, but it looks like the Cayin is of Chinese origin?Several years ago I purchased a Raysonic sp120.Designed in Toronto, built in China and CSA approved.Turns out the power transformer was not really rated for 120v... | |
| Help with Cable selection Take a look at KLE Innovations cables.http://kleinnovations.comI’ve tried most of them in my system and they outperform the other more pricey cables tried by a significant margin.I would recommend the gZero3 interconnect and the gZero2 speaker cab... | |
| USB DAC Dumb D99, Your CD player probably has a SPDIF output.Sending SPDIF Input to the DAC's USB input cannot be accomplished by a simple cable type of adapter/converterYou will need an electronic converter. USB - SPDIF converters are common, but I do not kno... | |
| Kimber kable 8tc or 12tc warm? Since you are using a good SS amp, just beware of the fact that higher capacitance speaker cables like Kimber and especially some Cardas product can sometimes drive the amp into oscillation and can cause it to fail.An acquaintance blew two very go... | |
| Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi or Hi-Fi- What's your system and why? Zman, I’m ot surprised at your findings, considering the Nuwave is over twice the price of the bifrost.But it would be interesting to compare them in my system😆Looks like the Gungnir multibit is probaby a better choice as a competing productHaving... | |
| Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi or Hi-Fi- What's your system and why? I had the Bifrost and it was a bottleneck in my system. It's not a bad DAC, it's just not a great one.Granted, it is not the best DAC in the world - i.e. right out of the box - but if you want to make it "soar" - it is possible...1. bypass the US... | |
| Ghost repeats during vinyl playback It can also be caused by...https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&u... Thin, closely spaced spiral grooves that allowed for increased playing time on a 33 1⁄3 rpm microgroove LP led to a... | |
| Do 180g vinyls sound better or is it a myth ? It's just a ploy to get you to part with more of your hard earned cash.The "label" tends to be a better indicator of the quality of a recording - not the thickness of the vinyl.I've had expensive150gm vinyl that had metal shards from the master e... | |
| Suggest a digital cable- For retail products: + 1 on the KLEI gZero3D - seehttp://image99.net/blog/files/category-klei-gzero3d-spdif.html Also agree on analogue sound 😊If you are into DIY cables try this cable...http://image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e38310436436037... | |
| Suggest affordable cable options +1 for AnticablesAlso take a look at J W Audio, affordable and effectiveFor the exceptional, look at KLE Innovation gZero2 and gzero6I have the gZero6 on my audio system and they are superbI also have the gZero2 on my AV system and they are also v... |