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| Efficiency/Setup: VMPS 626R vs Klipsch KG4 The 626R's in my opinion are indeed pretty special. The Denon may just not be up to the task of driving them as you might like (which would not shock me, I believe). You may be in a position to add a 2-ch amp to the Denon that is better suited. If... | |
| Do amps have a sweet spot? In most any practical sense, yes, it may be normal, especially for lower-priced gear, to have that portion of its volume range that seems to open up a bit better...although exactly which portion that may be could possibly be different in different... | |
| Best overall Stravinski - Rites of Spring... I don't partake of the vinyl any more, but my own hands-down favorite of it so far is Zubin Mehta's (CBS Masterworks) recorded in '77. It's a bit atypical in that it's the most monumentally dramatic and at times nightmarish version I've heard yet.... | |
| Oppo BDP105 mod I would say that it IS the business practice that is the real issue we should take exception to. And THAT is reason enough to jack-slap ANY audio manufacturer for using it. To me it makes no real difference if the product is any good or not. It is... | |
| Is soundstage just a distortion? Zavato, there are actually 2 "soundstages" involved, 1) the soundstage of the recording and 2) the other one that is independently projected by your system. If the system's soundstage is less than optimal, then the presentation of the recording so... | |
| DOES YOUR EQUIPMENT KEEP GOING? My college roommate had a system like that...briefly | |
| Computer power cable and desktop audio A friend of mine has a small desktop setup with DAC and we tried 3 different pc's (over about a 4-week period) and although the cords were not especially costly or anything, they each did have their own decidedly characteristic sound to them and 2... | |
| Computer power cable and desktop audio As near as I've been able to figure, good power delivery has a HUGE impact on computer audio - in fact, larger I believe than with hifi audio and THAT'S at least one part that the majority of audiophiles, as I see it, have so far been comparativel... | |
| Volume control upgrades- Using a pair of Goldpoint SMD (balanced) attenuators installed directly at the backs of a couple of Monarchy SM-70 Pro's...performance-wise, I haven't since even thought of ever buying another preamp, no way...AND it's a fraction of the cost. | |
| Shakti Hallograph Sound Field Optimizer From what I understood from talking with the maker, speaker type can make a difference too. Boxed monopoles are OK. Dipole types, not so much... | |
| Best bookshelf w/ ribbon tweeter under $2000 If you can find them used, consider a pair of VMPS 626 JR's. | |
| Paperback Writer Thanks for the link. Awesome job. Looks like you guys were having some fun. | |
| Small difference equating to a big difference? Csontos, "I think the thing with cables(and I'm probably wrong about this)is that just pulling them out and then plugging them back in changes the sound. So the connection skews the perceived improvement in that the same change would have occurred... | |
| Small difference equating to a big difference? Rrog, that may ultimately depend on just how far someone ends up wanting to follow through with that approach - the further you take it, the more technically challenging it can become...but I'll concede that everyone will define the target endpoin... | |
| Modded 103 & 105 Oppo's? Abruce, have not yet had the chance, but if it ever comes up I will take it. |