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| Krell KSA100 vs Threshold 400A vs McCormack DNA 0.5 I think the Krell would be the best choice here. The KSA is a very smooth amp and will tame even the brightest/harshest speakers. I think it has a lot of soul, kind of like a McIntosh with detail (but it is not too detailed). Great midrange!The... | |
| Best speaker/system piano concerts wow, I think we all did more harm than good at this point. With speakers, I have noticed that there are sometimes going to be 12 different opinion on what is best. lol. sorry. | |
| Using Oppo 205 instead of per amp processor You could try a 103D if you wanted to experiment, but keep in mind that the audio quality will not be as good as the 105D. The 103 and 105 both use the same digital platform for playing discs and decoding digital audio. However, the 105 has much... | |
| Using Oppo 205 instead of per amp processor Correct, the 105D does not support 4K. You would have to get the 205 to support 4K. In my opinion, the center channel is probably the most important speaker for tv/movie content. About 80% of the audio is targeted for the center channel. I thi... | |
| adding center speaker to existing stereo system @imhififan - I suppose you could use a RCA to XLR cable, but it's really not the right way to do it. On this RCA to XLR cables, the negative polarity signal wire on the XLR is connected to the shield/ground on the RCA. You really should have a Je... | |
| How Will A Quality Preamp Help It's good that you stated what kind of speakers you have. The Rockport speakers can be touchy because of the beryllium tweeter it uses (as well as the carbon fiber drivers). Because of this, you might need electronics with a more neutral and con... | |
| adding center speaker to existing stereo system good point erik. | |
| Best speaker/system piano concerts I think you need a crisp/clean type of speaker to reproduce those effectively. Many people don't realize that piano really needs fast attack and clarity. Otherwise, it becomes too warm/slow and you loose resolution and impact.Avoid speakers that... | |
| Rotel RMB-1575 a good match for B&W CM10's? @caphill - I was talking about the RMB-1575 that the OP currently owns and that we have all agreed is Class D. I'm sure that the 1585 that is Class AB will be highly superior. | |
| How Will A Quality Preamp Help Honestly speaking, I think your amp is your weak link here. Don’t get me wrong, I am actually a total Krell fanboy. I absolutely love the Krell analog audio circuit and it’s the best thing since sliced bread! lol. Your Krell S1500 uses that s... | |
| adding center speaker to existing stereo system Hello all, if you have read czechu82’s post, you will see that he just wants to add a center channel so that he can watch tv/movies from time to time. He does not want to use the center channel to add to the music score. In this situation, add... | |
| Rotel RMB-1575 a good match for B&W CM10's? It's true that some Class D offerings are better than others. The Rotel may be based on an older design. Some of these older designs had poor results because the frequency response was driven by the impedance curve of the speaker. If the speake... | |
| Preamplifier power supply The whole idea of a power supply in audio electronics is to convert the alternating current (A/C) from the wall to direct current (DC). DC current is required for anything regarding audio (it just cannot run from straight A/C like some motors can... | |
| ~$4,000 home theater + music system? The PSB speakers are very warm and full in the midrange, but they are warm and soft sounding and will not have the clarity of the Snell (this is due to the polypropylene drivers used for midrange and bass). Don’t get me wrong, they are very ple... | |
| Where do I go from here? That is awesome! I’m glad the A21 is working out. One thing you may try is to do critical listening with “Pure Direct” turned on and then turned off. I had a scenario with a Yamaha receiver in which the Pure Direct mode sounded worse. It was... |