zd542
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| Followup-Magnepan 1.7s in a 10x13' dedicated room? "When you think about it, the sound from an instrument as large as a piano isn't time coherent either and would get worse the closer you are to it. Just think of the tilt of the top of a piano that's played open."That's an excellent point, but it ... | |
| Best Tube Based Options For B&W 803S Speakers "07-27-14: Abrew19Matrix 800 series tweeters were the best around at the time. The 801s and 800 were Stereophile Class A regulars and the 805 was up there too for a long time. Methinks you have something different about your ears ..."I don't know ... | |
| A moving story Audio Physics Caldera II We all have different tastes, so only you can make the choice as to what amp is best for you. Here's a few amps that you may want to consider.Solid State: Ayre V5, Theta Dreadnaught, Bat VK255, Conrad Johnson Premier 350Tube: Audio Research VT100 ... | |
| A moving story Audio Physics Caldera II "My Khorns tended to smooth out some of the rough spots but the Caldera really showed how the mids and highs just are not well blended or balanced."Like I said before, the new drivers may not be fully broken in. Also, I looked at your system page ... | |
| power cords fo monoblocks If you are going to buy something without a demo first, ESP Essence and Richard Grey are probably the safest choices I can think of. With the exception of my Ayre gear, those 2 cables never sound worse than stock cords. That's very rare. Still, yo... | |
| What input do you use with HCA-3500 I'm pretty sure the HCA-3500 isn't balanced. If that's the case, I don't see any reason to use balanced cables unless you already have them. | |
| Subtitles on the BDP-83 Have you tried different aspect ratio settings? I think some widescreen TV's may be 16:10 and not 16:9. Either way, its easy enough to check. If that doesn't help, I would try the adjustments on your TV that move the picture around and expand/cont... | |
| Best Tube Based Options For B&W 803S Speakers "But mine are the older Matrix 803 which is totally different. Those are not known for needing highs softened..."That's the first time I've ever a statement like that. If I had to come up with 1 word to describe the ones I had, it would be icepick. | |
| Where for a tube-newb to start? I don't get what you are saying. If you already have the amp, why do you need reviews? | |
| Upgrade-itus: Classé DR-9 vs. MF A3.2? "07-26-14: Roxy54I said I had not heard either."I know. I didn't mean to include you in my comment. It was an oversight on my part. | |
| Squeezebox Touch not diplaying some music files "My suggestion is if rescanning his library doesn't work in Logitech Media Server, then try adding/importing library into iTunes AGAIN. Basically delete old state info and re-add."I don't know if we're talking about the same thing. I haven't used ... | |
| Upgrade-itus: Classé DR-9 vs. MF A3.2? My bank account would say otherwise. | |
| Hales transcendence 8 tweeters I don't know how many hours you have on them, but the new tweeters will need to break in. I would suggest 100-150 hours minimum before you judge them. | |
| Upgrade-itus: Classé DR-9 vs. MF A3.2? Have you guys ever heard the Classe? | |
| Best Tube Based Options For B&W 803S Speakers "Thinking about taking the plunge into the tube arena to soften up the highs in my 803S speakers."The only thing I would suggest is to be aware that you have 2 different goals here. One goal is to try tube gear, and the other is to fix the highs o... |