bheiman
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| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks @onhwy61 Sorry for the massively delayed response. A couple caveats before I reply to your request:1. I tuned the EQ to work with my ears (lots of high frequency hearing loss). YMMV.2. So these settings may be best for someone with similar issues.... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Update: So, I had the amp (Sim Audio Moon W-5) maintained, diagnosed by some pro techs. There were some minor fixes, but nothing major wrong. The tech commented he had rarely seen such a well-built power amp. Sonically, his work translated to a mi... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks So, Lowrider: point taken. Maybe I should be asking "what's a great integrated amp or pre-amp with 'wonderful' tone controls?"B | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Zamdrang:Thank you for weighing in on the Dali Royal Towers. I was initially engaged by them because of their highly refined look, having never had a chance to listen to them. I have also had difficulty finding reviews online because they are gett... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Lowrider: I'll try that idea on the ICs, but not too optimistic. Already attempted a couple variations along those lines, with little result, but I'll dig deeper into my cables (BJC or Better Cables or old vintage Monster seem likely candidates). ... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Hey Erik (et al): Some updates. First for Erik, Hawks have 6 ohm impedance, FWIW. I have not encountered an amp that had trouble pushing a lot of sound through them, though SQ is another issue. Quickie recap: In our last episode, I took the Hawks ... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Further update:Today I schlepped the Hawks to my friendly neighborhood hi-end dealer, Hermary’s in San Carlos, CA, where they hooked them up to a system comprised of a nice Parasound pre and a Mackintosh 1520 power amp (yum). Source was a recent P... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks New and engaging news:But first...Lowrider: I have used the stock brass connectors for bridging the speaker inputs on the hawks. I mislaid them, as previously noted (keeping my eye open, though). I have thus also tried some simple 12GA OFC jumpers... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Updates coming soon on results of suggestions I plan to implement this weekend! Stay Tuned. Thank you all for the advising to date. There remains a lot to think about, but my experiences with room conditioning and cabling (having now messed around... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks A quick Thanks for the continuing advising. I am planning to implement the next measures sometime this week. Since I'm a public school teacher, work beckons heavily this week as my semester winds down. Thanks again to All, and I will post replies ... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks lowrider--you are a smart person. I have been looking for the brass jumpers from the factory. Also--on the binding posts, I was using lower, but I'm now in the upper (yes the highs improved a tiny bit--most discernible to date, but still on the sm... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Good suggestions folks! Thanks you. In particular I will try the following:1. Speaker-channel swapping (great idea).2. Non-music source signal--I was having frustratingly large hassles telling what was going on. 3. Binding posts: I will try the up... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Update: (the one where I make progress, I think):Room/Space Treatment Gurus (you know who you are): I opened up the window coverings on 100% of right wall: ~125 Sq ft. of glass is now reflecting into the room, rather than the textile window coveri... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Quick "shot in the dark" question on a vintage speaker: does anyone have any thoughts on Dali Royal Towers for meeting my needs? I've always been drawn to their geometry. They rarely come up for sale in the US. Thanks. | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Update: with the power conditioner and surge suppresser removed...no difference. Maybe a tiny bit cleaner and tighter overall sound, maybe not. Definitely no breakthrough in the highs. I will put back in the power conditioner, but not the suppress... |