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| Vintage Luxman L-450 crackle and hum Hello all, I have an update and a question after one year. I took my Luxman L-450 to Jude at Pro Audio Repair in Crown Heights as recommended, and he was great. The unit sounds terrific now and is everything I could hope for. Except for one recurr... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? MrD. and Helomech, what's the best way to do the dampening? Has anyone posted detailed instructions? Seems like a worthwhile project! | |
| Auralic Altair into Luxman L-450 settings? Thanks Jond! The problem is, I want to use the volume control in the Altair, which I can control via Roon. It sounds like I should try to keep it as close to ax as possible though, like normal listening at 85 or 90. | |
| Vintage Luxman L-450 crackle and hum I feared as much! Is there a go-to guy in the NYC area? | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Hi All -A quick update!First, thank you to everyone for the really helpful advice. This hobby is fun in large part because you are always learning something new, and I really learned a lot from this conversation.And yet — as is so often the case —... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Okay, I am thinking next step is to try a different amp. One thought: vintage Marantz, like a 1060. They are cheap, solid state but noted for their warmth, and they have tone controls. What do people think? And what would be some other options? (N... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Mofojo, for music I mostly listen to jazz or classic rock, some country and bluegrass. So acoustic instruments are priority one. So far, Pianos sound consistently bad. Acoustic guitars sound consistently good. Upright bass is anyone's guess, total... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? tls49, I'm using a Dragonfly red connected to a Macbook on Ethernet with a Roon server. The mini phone connection is obviously a major weak point, but my HRT Streamer with RCA connections sounds even worse. (The Dragonfly is a great little DAC.) B... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Atmasphere, the couch is soft. So far closer to me seems better than close to the walls, but I am finding that listening for prolonged periods changes my sense of these things! The differences are subtle, but in all positions the sound is fatiguin... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Dan, good idea about trying them without regard to WAF, just to see if they can ever be made to work. Will do. As for class D, I love the idea of it —especially the complicity and low cost — but what about that ineffable sense of aliveness? Do the... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? tls49, you put your finger exactly on my nightmare. The situation is just as you describe, but moving the speakers in front of the couch is not an option, for aforementioned WAF reasons. One advantage of the Ohms was that the tweeters were up high... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? . . . and Dweller, I wish I had known about the Forte IIIs when I got the Heresys! But trading — selling, shipping, etc. — is a big project that I definitely want to avoid if I can.I am definitely interested in getting McIntosh. What model would y... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Atmasphere, this very helpful! "Harsh" is definitely the right word. On placement, my options are limited. The couch is flat against the back wall, so it creates basically two cubbyholes, one on each side. The couch is about 9 feet wide and 2.5 fe... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Yogiboy, good point about horn speakers. All of the descriptions of how they sound *seem* like a sound I would like! And when they are loud, I like them quite a lot! It's just hard to know.tls49, good tips! On risers: I was thinking about getting ... | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? Oh, and as for break-in, I'm at maybe 100 hours? That seems like it should be enough to get a sense of where things are headed no? |