ejr1953
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| Upgrade my power conditioner? I recently upgraded from a PS Audion P10 to P15 and immediately noticed improved bass, better detail and a bit of smoother sound from both of my DACs.If the P15 is too big a beast for you, I suspect the P12 has the same level of technological impr... | |
| Is there actually a difference? I agree with others who have said "it depends on the speaker".In my travels, I stopped at a dealer and auditioned a Magico floor standing speaker at first driven by a solid state power amp with a very high damping factor; it seemed in that setup t... | |
| Small or large sub for music I use a pair of JL Audio F113V2 subwoofers, each with 13.5" drivers and 3000 watt amps built in, each also weighing in at 133#.To Erik_Squires excellent point, my "man cave" had an extremely obnoxious "one note" it would add, no matter what the ba... | |
| MAC Autoformers? In my case I have a McIntosh MC452 (solid state amp with autoformers) driving a pair of Focal Sopra No2 speakers. Focal lists the "nominal" impedance at 8 ohms, but the "minimum" impedance at 3.1 ohms, so my dealer recommended that I connect them... | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! Kind of a related topic, that is using an "array" of tweeters, and midrange drivers as well, what some call a "line source", stacking the drivers vertically in the enclosure.My brain tells me such a design would not have very good sound stage, tha... | |
| Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade I upgraded the stock tubes which were delivered with my McIntosh C2500 with a matched set of Genalex Gold Lions and immediately noticed more "musical" sounds, especially for voices and natural instruments (piano, classical guitar, violins, etc.) | |
| PS Audio AC Regenerators I took advantage of a program to return my P10 and upgrade to a P15 and immediately, I noticed an improvement in bass, more detail and better sound stage, where the only change was the P10 to P15, no other changes in my system.I presume that clean... | |
| News: Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October. See Qobuz Links below Anyone know if Roon is planning to add support for Qobuz? | |
| BUYERS, What Issues have you had with Sellers and Listings that Prevent you from Buying? I believe you need to be "realistic" about how valuable your used equipment is, some of the listings I see that seem to hang out there for days are not IMO properly priced.I also find that when I list an item and include UPS Ground (lower 48) and ... | |
| Best Buy to Pull CDs, Target Threatens to Pay Labels for CDs Only When Customers Buy Them I am a former Best Buy customer. I bought an expensive laptop from them and their extra insurance policy. The laptop was a lemon, in their shop 8-10 times, once they repaired the unit and didn't hook up the internal fans, toasted the motherboard... | |
| Best Class A / Class AB SS Power Amplifiers between $5000-$10,000 I have enjoyed my McIntosh MC452 now for about three years, and see they've got a new MC462 coming out this month. The MC452 pairs really well with my Focal Sopra No2 speakers. | |
| Pros and cons of leaving your DAC on 24/7 I don't leave my equipment powered "on" all the time, don't want to consume that much electricity. My amp and preamp "automagically" power themselves off after so many minutes of inactivity (no way to adjust that), and my DACs throw off a lot of ... | |
| Dac Technology Mature? Of all the components in a high-end audio system, IMO the DACs are the ones currently enjoying the most improvements.Certainly, as time marches on, amps, preamps, speakers, etc. are improving, but IMO those technologies are pretty much "mature".On... | |
| The Question,Tekton Pendragons or Focal 1028 BE IMO the Tekton's tend to "shout" whereas the midrange on the Focals is very pleasing to me. But you and I hear differently, so please do yourself a favor and spend some quality time with all the speakers you are considering, to find the one which... | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina . . . I'm smitten. Should I consider others? In the end, buy what sounds best to YOUR ears. We all hear differently and we all enjoy our systems differently. One other thing to note...I find the final sound I enjoy is the synergy of the components, so it might be a good idea to experience ... |