parrotbee
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| Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result? This is an interesting thread as I am considering adding one or two to my system because I have a massive dip just below at 180hz which can't be alleviated with speaker placement. My concern is to do with whether or not thee timing will be off | |
| Speaker Recommendation: 20K range Out of interest which speakers do McIntosh usually demonstrate at shows with? On another note you are a lucky man - what a fabulous choice you have:Nola'sMarten'sYGMagicoList goes on - have you got a good local dealer who will be willing to facili... | |
| New speakers? No thanks. Ur Quattro aren't that old - but they look pretty biog - are you sure ur wife wasn't giving u the hint that she wants you to get something a bit more wife friendly??? ;)Joking aside I am convinced that sales drive more speakers as opposed to techn... | |
| A New? Way to Buy Loudspeakers?? I reckon you need to use this in a bake off between YG, MAgicos, Avalon Eidelons'... | |
| The truth about why modern music is so awful. I think Lyngdorf used to, and possibly still do a 'clever' cd player to cope better with compressed recordings - I recall reading it did a great job with the Muse album black holes and revelations in a HiFi plus review years ago. | |
| The truth about why modern music is so awful. @larry5729 what on earth. are you on about providing the master tape has not deteriorated old recording methods were much better than they are now | |
| Favorite band or artist of all time? Stevie Wonder | |
| The truth about why modern music is so awful. I love poking fun at Beatles fans - sorry can't help it - I have a quite a few of their albums - and fully maintain they are seriously overrated - a bit like the Linn Sondek. It's due to growing up in the 80's and 90's when people answered when as... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) Goldenear Audio triton one | |
| Ugraditus is calling....again. Phono stage? Have you considered the Lyngdorf analogue input? | |
| Ugraditus is calling....again. Phono stage? I see the OP has a Lyngdorf TDA 2170 - as I understand it that is a true digital amplifier. Are you running it with room correction?I assume it has the familiar house sound of the TACT - combined with Nordost cables, and the Dynavector phono stage... | |
| Phono Preamps with "balls" ? If you want oomph and dynamics:Whest 0.2 (and all the others)Tom Evans Groove et alRenaissance (forgotten which model) | |
| Isolation stands: snakeoil? @lalitk Has perhaps hit the nail on the head with the OP questions.Turntables are essentially engineering measuring devices - as such an improvement in the suspension - provided it is properly tuned and matched to the rest of the replay ought to i... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? LOL - brain fade typing moment - yes - you have guessed right - pivoted armsI only have pivoted arms - my only parallel arm is on a B and O 4002 that I am restoring to put in my wifes' downstairs AV system - I know I digress from the OP thread abo... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? Raul - all good and well talking theory - but have you heard an SAT?If it's a cost/value vs performance question - I agree I think it is a waste of money. We know a 'law of demising returns' kicks in, but clearly the SAT somehow does have those fu... |