mcreyn
Responses from mcreyn
| Small or large sub for music The Swarm and Debra subs are 'vented enclosure for correct roll-off to compensate for room gain (ports can be plugged with supplied plugs, if desired)'. I've tried my Debra subs both ways and preferred them unplugged. The Swarm and Debra su... | |
| Small or large sub for music "More important, IMO, is to have a SEALED sub for music."Can anyone provide a supportable reason for this, or is this just an ad nauseum repeating of inaccurate information? Subwoofer sound is primarly dictated by QTC and group delay. It is easi... | |
| Which magnepan Your room is plenty large enough for the 3 series. You need to look at setup and listening position. | |
| Small or large sub for music " Two quibbles:1 - Room modes ARE ringing2 - Once bass traps are in place, DSP helps with ringing and nulls. . Not going to argue this, plenty of professional acoustics literature out there. The bass traps help de-energize the rninging, and make ... | |
| Anyone try a SUB THREE from Vandersteen yet? " I don't think any other sub can integrate as well as the Vandersteen from all I've researched. The DSP sounds cool, but since my main listening is analog, I do not want to digitize the signal. Vandy fits the bill in this regard. The extra dough... | |
| Anyone try a SUB THREE from Vandersteen yet? I am a big Vandersteen fan and their 2wq is a great sub. The three looks great, but at $2495 per, I think there are better choices. For the same price, you could get a pair of Rythmik F12 subs and an antimode 8033. If you are technically inclin... | |
| Small or large sub for music Room modes cease below the frequency where the bass wave is twice the length of the longest room dimension. For 18 feet this is 31hz. Smaller rooms, it is higher. Subwoofer size has nothing to do with how boomy, fast, or slow it sounds. That is a ... | |
| Have to replace Adcom GFA5802 - What to get? Had a 5802 years ago and it was a ballsy amp, but grainy sounding. What are you driving? Budget?Off the top of my head with two choices:1) Emotiva XPA-Gen3- $9992) Wyred St-500 mkII- $1250There are a lot of choices and it will help if you tell... | |
| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please What is your budget? Adjusting for inflation would put them at about $4300 new today. In that same price range, or lower:Vandersteen 2CE Signature II- $2,700Magnepan .7 ($1400) plus Rythmik F12 ($1000)-= $2400Vortex Acoustics VR-33- $3,750Revel ... | |
| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please Not to be snarky, but a lot. Vandersteen, Vortex Acoustics by Von Schweikert, Ascend Acoutics, Philharmonicaudio, magnepans with a subwoofer, and Salk Sound are a few that pop to mind immediately. There are dozens if not hundreds of options that ... | |
| Budget/value SS power amp recommendation Schiit Vidar used. Class D Audio. | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. 50 w/ch is not enough for those speakers and the lack of low end punch is the amp running out of power. Until you put something behind them with some power, they will not give you that nice bottom end. These are not efficient speakers, about 83d... | |
| Amp upgrades under $3K for bookshelf system There are so many choices for your budget, new and used. You should start reading and see what you looking for in an amp narrow it down a bit and then ask. | |
| Maggie 1.7i vs Marin Logan Electromotion ESL - Which is less critical for room placement? Before you even ask that question, Martin Logans and Maggies sound very different. I would listen to both to see which you prefer. Given you have Vandersteens, I would expect Magnepans. If you treat the front wall behind the speakers (look at GIK ... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound Class D Mono blocks SX 1000 question Horribly obsolete, you should send them to me to use with obsolete 1990s Adcom GFP-750 and Magnepan 3.5s. Seriously, just as with many things, incremental improvements. |