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| System Plateau--Help Me Take The Next Step Good advice above. IMHO take the advice in the following order:*tame reflections*check the effects of equip support (i.e. try removing or replacing them, use your cans, too, for this)*review speaker placement*check the effects of power cables (giv... | |
| Clean Your Cables??? Yp, it can help to remove static build-up. If you have the patience & inclination to do it. I do! | |
| Tubes with Thiel CS-3.6's? has anyone had success? Gs556 -- that's a nice performance of the Sonata (Serkin)! Sorry, off topic. | |
| Thoughts on Legacy Whisper Speakers Hi Clueless, I'm likewise (clueless) on the Whispers but DO know s/thing about Mezzo Utopias.Price: IF the electrical part is top-notch and the cabinetry in v. good condition (I would call it 8/10, a seller "9/10"), then $7500 looks reasonable eno... | |
| cartridge recomendations Hi Viridian, haven't I seen your 18/02 post before -- exactly the same, word for word? Must be deja vu...:) | |
| why does triod mode sound better than ultralinear? Btrvalik -- as you are driving Tablettes, I wouldn't change to triode if I were you. Tablettes are not very sensitive (as you note) &, if I remember correctly, they're not the easiest of loads... | |
| Impedance question AGAIN. KR with spendor LS3/5a Hi Tomho, nice amp/speaker combo there (I used to have the Rogers equivalent -- 16 ohms). Is there something wrong with the sound now?? Anyway, to your questions:>what is the difference with the 4/8 ohms change<Better matching the speaker lo... | |
| Nautilus 800 Vs Wilson Audio VI Vs LM Labs Utopia I have listened to all three & my experience with Wilsons tallies exactly with Jameswei post above. For your stated tastes, the Utopias properly driven & set-up could do the trick; I find them more "precise" than the others, even though th... | |
| System for a teenager I second (third) the integrated idea. Assuming tubes will NOT trigger adolescent curiosity to "check out how these work"... (think of the heat & the voltages), Croft makes a reasonably priced integrated (Chameleon? $~1300 new) with MM phono I ... | |
| Mozart Sym 41:reviews/opinions Megasam, Gardiner on 41 is energetic, bright & bouncy. Under the maestro's baton, the musicians seem to sport a benevolent smile on their faces & bob their heads as they play. At times, you also get a good dance rhythm (try the opening bar... | |
| How Do I Start Playing With the Big Boys and Girls Cellorover's asks about yr musical tastes. This is important.If you listen to classical/jazz (i.e., lots of acoustic instruments) I can indicate certain products that match very well with the SF speaker line/sound.Please note that this is NOT exha... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century A side note to Rayhall/Timchens exchanges: I have heard the CAT/Symphonic Line combo & it's nothing short of outstanding. Judging by the consensus on how the Syrah sounds in different systems, it could be similar in many ways to a CAT (but tha... | |
| Review: Spendor S-100 Speaker Timchen: is that 2xRG1 stereo in passive xover or active? | |
| Can speakers be both "big" and "accurate" ? I'm not sure what you mean by "big" sound, but I suspect you're targeting lower mid-range warmth and reasonably clear and "spacious sounding" upper end (usually upper-mids onward).For the latter, a lot depends on speaker placement: as you're firin... | |
| Is 2 channel dead? Isn't it fun that despite channel-controversy, the sounds (or music) we listen to, originate in glorious mono.I propose multichannel mono; may keep everyone happy:) |