zd542
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| Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable "I'll definitely try bi-amping the Vandys with the Dreadnaught. It's a great suggestion and will be a fun experiment to see if I can hear a difference. Your set-up with the two Ayre V5s sounds like the way to go over the Theta with each channel ha... | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma "08-28-13: Musicgeorge11Thanks Zd542 it looks like we are all in agreement here, that is also good."Of course we are all in agreement. People on this web site disagree with each other? I don't buy it. | |
| Affordable Newer Speakers "I realize speakers should not be bought solely on the basis of others opinions, but a guide to a path can be suggested (hopefully), especially by the many knowledgeable people here."You'll have no problem getting recommendations, you just want to... | |
| Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable At this point, I think it would be a good idea to try using 4 channels of your Theta on your 5's before you do anything. Its just a matter of changing some cables around. I can tell you it will probably make a big difference. For me, I considered ... | |
| Cause of different sound between dacs "08-31-13: MapmanThat's too simple."I know, but it works. | |
| Cause of different sound between dacs "I was hoping for a simpler answer and a simple way fof making sensible choices."Listen to them both and pick the one that sounds the best. | |
| Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable The reason I ask is it looks like you are looking for an upgrade to get a little more out of your system, and the improvement doesn't necessarily, have to come in the form of a new preamp. Have you tried using 4 channels on your Model 5's? If you ... | |
| Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable How many channels on your Theta are you using? | |
| audioquest speaker cables and levinson amp I had the 802 s3's and both of the AQ cables you mention. The last thing you want to do with your speakers is use a silver cable; especially an older one. Also, the newer AQ cables are much better than the older ones you had. Something like a CV-8... | |
| Mixing Speaker Impedance? If you have extra channels, try doing a vertical biamp. It may sound a lot better. | |
| Mixing Speaker Impedance? "08-28-13: AzagWont setting the amp to 4 ohms limit speakers with 8 ohm requirements?"It shouldn't because you will be setting the volume levels for each speaker when you do the setup with your preamp. The only other question is to weather the amp... | |
| High Current vs high power Mesch,Thanks. I would have written more but I would be just repeating what Al and some of the other posters said.Bifwynne"P.S. I have a passing interest in checking out the Revel Studio 2 speakers. Revel's sales literature and member comments both... | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma Vhiner,"I am not casting aspersions on anyone's advice here, but I stick by my earlier statement that system synergy can be elusive."If you were referring to my post, you may have gotten the wrong meaning. I was agreeing with you. I just took your... | |
| Affordable Newer Speakers I agree. Speakers are a very personal choice. Just getting recommendations from people probably won't be good enough. You need to have much more focus on what type of sound you are looking for, a price range and what type of gear you will be hooki... | |
| New to the Record Cleaner Wars: Music Hall WCS-2 "OK, I bought this thing and I love it."Stop right there. You won the war. |