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| Help with speakers, equipment, satisfaction It sounds as though you've pretty much decided that you don't prefer the Vandersteens to the ML's. Yes, it's strange that the bass contest seems to go the ML's over a speaker that is extensively engineered to provide SOTA one-box bass, but there y... | |
| How do you get the "real" feel of music? Actually Detlof, I had to get halfway through your congratulatory post about Sasha's commentary before I realized it wasn't going to end up being sarcastic! :-) (And yes, I'll grant that anybody can screw up a $50K system as easily as a $3K system... | |
| 'lateral' move - help The posts about speaker location and room treatment are potentially valuable, but I'd still break-in the speakers first before investing a lot time with set-up, since you don't want to have to do it over again after the speakers have changed their... | |
| How do you get the "real" feel of music? Brucegel and Detlof, sorry, but I can't share your swell opinion of Sasha's post. Where is the iconoclasm in noting that the high end hasn't taken any quantum leaps closer to reality recently, or that everything - plus synergy - matters in a syste... | |
| 'lateral' move - help Yes, well, I can't of course promise you that the speakers will improve greatly, or that you'll ultimately like them - just that they *will* change, and that it's way too early to know yet. Take an aspirin and call us next month. :-) | |
| Audio articles of interest RECORD LABEL LP DISCOGRAPHIESSorry to drag this thread off-topic so quickly, but I don't really scan the net for the type of articles Sean describes. This link is for a site, not an article, and it's not audio-related per se, but instead of intere... | |
| 'lateral' move - help You just got the speakers yesterday? Don't even think about this stuff 'til you've got at least a couple of weeks' worth of regular use on them. Try putting a CD on repeat or using a tuner and leave them playing music while you're out of the house... | |
| RCA vs XLR which would say is the BEST????? Dtanclim, short of opening up the unit and looking at the circuit (not something that will suffice in all cases or for all people), I would simply call up your dealer or the distributor and ask them - that is, if the info isn't already on the make... | |
| RCA vs XLR which would say is the BEST????? The configuration of the gear can in fact be a mix of up to three possibilities between the various components: fully balanced, balanced I/O but not internally, or single-ended where the XLR jacks utilize only the hot portion of the signal. Either... | |
| RCA vs XLR which would say is the BEST????? I have heard some positive differences using balanced connections for 1m runs vs. same kind of cable single-ended. I don't think anyone can really know this answer short of you trying it out for yourself, despite your wanting to "...only do this o... | |
| Thoughts on Krell Studio 2 vs. Theta Pro Basic III Well, this ain't gonna help much with your specific question, but I own the Basic IIIa (the version to get if at all possible, and make sure it has the balanced I/O jacks for XLR connection - they sound better than RCA I/O if you can take advantag... | |
| Passive parts: Do they make a difference ? I have zero experience building gear as a hobbyist, so although I never doubted in theory that passive parts could make audible differences, it was only when I got a phonostage with plug-in sockets for changing loading resistors that I was able to... | |
| Hi-Fi wanna-be needing advice on an Amp purchase I agree that the Yamaha will not sound very good as a preamp when you get a better amp, but if you don't want ultimately to go the integrated route, I would still stick to your plan and start with the amp (trying to match it best to your speakers,... | |
| Is $18,000 enough for a high end HT? Well, I don't know whether it's enough for "high end HT", but I can tell you it's not nearly enough for your username... ;^) | |
| Sonic frontiers power 1 differences VS power 3 My general experience is that even if two amps like the Power 1 & 2 are made to the same standards (and I am not sure if these two are exactly), the sound must inevitably change in more ways than that one simply offers more volume capability t... |