xti16
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| component break in It really depends on the item. When I got my new original Dynaudio C1's I was told they need about 350 hrs to sound their best. I had never run into anything like that before. Anyhow out of the box they sounded great. BUT between 100 - 150 hrs the... | |
| nordost and magnepan To me the Red dawns and blue havens/flatlines are the brightest sounding Nordost cables. I personally think the Heimdall is the best bang for the Nordost buck. Baldurs are less bright (like Heimdall's) but not as involving. That being said I have ... | |
| speaker wire/interconnects for JL F113 I use a Nordost baseline built to Rel spec for my Rel B3. Compared to the stock cable the difference was HUGE. Better attack - Decay I never knew existed - deeper tones and most important it made the Rel 'blend in' perfectly.That being said I use ... | |
| Why do you Pick a Certain Speaker producer? I pick speakers based on how they sound. Looks size and brand mean nothing to me. ie Early on I used to think B&W were the best based on their reputation only to find after hearing other manufacturers there are other speakers I prefer. I'm not... | |
| will different lengths affect sound Funny about 25 yrs ago I was at a dealer playing with different length cables. If I remember correctly he used a 5' and 15' cable. It took a while but I could hear was what sounded like a ever so slight reverberation with the mismatched cable leng... | |
| Preference - Sonus Faber, Dynaudio or Focal The SF's are very nice but the main difference when I was looking at the monitors both the SF and Dyn's were the same price. Not sure what I would have done had there been a lower price on the SF's. As much as I prefer floorstanders they just don'... | |
| Preference - Sonus Faber, Dynaudio or Focal Before I ever heard Dynaudio the Creamora auditors m were at the top of my list. I really liked the overall presentation although a little 'laid back and warm'. Then I heard the Dyn C1's and that was the sound I was looking for and just had to hav... | |
| What else to listen to, I like Totem Hawks? Do you have a Dynaudio dealer around? Check out the new Focus series. | |
| Help with brand/item http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accsrack&1327660307&/Custom-Speaker-Stands-23-inchMaybe?? | |
| Power conditioner + voltage regulator Generally unless you have widely fluctuating voltage, you do not need a voltage regulator.Normal voltage ranges of 115 to 125 volts are no big deal.Once you are getting sags down to 110V or overvoltage of 130 volts Then you have a problemI agree i... | |
| Adding a sub - what will I loose? Great article Al - Just wish I saw that when I was learning how to get my setup right. In the end that is what I learned the hard way and with the help of a lot of A'gon members advice when I posted a similar question. | |
| How to "break-in" new speakers?? Do you have run them non-stop? Only if you are impatient like me ;) The distributor told me that. My Dyn C1 sounded great out of the box but between 100 - 200 hrs they sounded horrible. Honky - dull even a little smeared. That lasted for about 50 ... | |
| Adding a sub - what will I loose? I have agree you should only gain when set up properly. The KEY word is setup properly. When I first got my Dyn C1's I thought my Rel B3 was slow sounding compared to the C1's without the sub. Turns out I had it set up all wrong. Crossed over way ... | |
| First Tube Amp: Advice? Keep spare tubes on hand? If it's a manual bias you need to know how to bias them first and formost. Only because I have never owned a tube that didn't need biasing after replacement. No matter what tube I 'roll' including input and driver tubes I always start at min bias ... | |
| Speaker Upgrade Tyler at Nextlevelav in Bartlett Illinois..His home is his store but everything is through appointment only. That my help explain why the pick-up and delivery. Also I am local. He does sell across the nation. He has had quite a few people fly in t... |