kendrick2
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| Quadraspire Sunoko Vent-T help Scott - Quadraspire racks are designed to wobble a little to drain vibrations away from audio equipment. This feature is pretty obvious in person but maybe yours was a online purchase. Sorry to hear the Quadraspire rack does not sound good in your... | |
| Sonos or Mac Mini? A Sonos Connect with a re-clocker can provide very good sound. IÂve compared the standard and Wyred4Sound modified units using a good $1,300 Dac, and the W4S Connect is much better. Another option is using the standard Connect with an Empirical A... | |
| Sjofn the Clue v. Fritz Carbon 7 or other Fritz Both are good speakers, so I've read. While I've not heard either, I do have personal experience with room of the same exact size as yours and it was not well suited to music listening. My system sounded great in two other houses but moving it to ... | |
| Totem model 1 with svs sb13 ultra or Forest I meant to say (above) that that Totem Forest speaker is probably too much speaker for your room. You may have to place the Forest 5-6 feet from the rear wall to sound best, as indicated on the Totem Website. Do you have that much flexibility in y... | |
| Totem model 1 with svs sb13 ultra or Forest You currently have a small listening room well suited to the Totem 1 speakers. They may be short on bass but should sound great in that setting with proper amplification, which you have. Most people who know Totems would probably say it's too much... | |
| Small Room, Large Speakers... Help I agree with the previous poster. Try your system in the new house then decide if any changes are needed. With a dedicated room, you should have some flexibility with speaker placement, which should help minimize some of the speaker/room interface... | |
| Anthonyn Cordesman on Edward Snowden Anthony Cordesman lived near a business that my best friend from high school owned. He would occasionally drop in the store to shop, talk a little about stereo, and leave some cables that he had finished auditioning or reviewing. I ended up with s... | |
| Music Server +1 for Sonos. Easy to use and excellent interface with tablet or phone. As for sound quality, I would say just okay as an analog source and much better with a good quality Dac. I initially used the Sonos Connect with a Rega Dac and was pleased wit... | |
| small speakers for small room Some good advice here. I would add the Dali Mentor Menuet to the list. Yep, there is one for sale on Audiogon at this moment, though the price is too high, IMO. One thing to keep in mind is that almost all bookshelf speakers will need stands to so... | |
| Power Conditioners. Power conditioning is a bit of a mystery to me and I think system dependent. I tried the LessLoss DFPC (dynamic filtering power cable) and was was stunned at the improvement to my system. So much so that I purchased three, all on Audiogon. As it t... | |
| Shipping Speakers The most important thing is to pack well and double box. I shipped speakers once with the manufacturer's packaging.. a single box, and had damage, claims, etc. You can buy good packing materials from an office supply store or U-Haul. I will share ... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Looking what you have, I'm not surprised that violins sound edgy or bright. Some of your components are good quality (speakers and amplifier) but "oddly combined" like the McCormick amp and NAD preamp, while others more pedestrian like the 12 year... | |
| Totem Arro vs Revel Concerta F12 If you like the sound of the Arro, you might also consider another model of Totem speakers. I auditioned the Arro last year, along with the Sttaf and Rainmaker. Each of the speakers sounded quite different but the Rainmaker had the best overall ba... | |
| Compare Between Few Dacs TeddyDac made in your country is an excellent choice. I bought one a few months ago as possible replacement for my Rega Dac thinking it could be returned if didn't sound better. Well, fresh out of the box it sounded more real on many levels. After... | |
| Totem Rainmaker or Dynaudio Excite 12 or Kef Q900 Late response but maybe it will help someone else. I auditioned seven different stand mount speakers last year, and the Rainmaker and Excite were the best sounding in my system. You can't go wrong with either one. I bought the Rainmaker because th... |