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| wht does a preamp do? As with any variable output CDP, analog or digital, close attention has to be paid with other gear. Both resistive analog attenuators (or pots) and digital volume controls don't sound best till 80%. By adding a preamp in the chain you have normali... | |
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| System Gain, Volume, and component matching? I agree. Absolutely. No argument here. | |
| Acoustic absorber panel question Best bang for the buck I've seen for anything but bass. http://www.readyacoustics.com/index.phpIn the process of building DYI membrane traps now. Three of them cost about the same as one commercial unit but I used solid oak frames. | |
| System Gain, Volume, and component matching? Can't comment on the Rowland. Never been fortunate enough to own one. It could be nonlinear for obvious reasons. I can think of a few, that I know of, like that. However, standard practice for actives is to amplify and then attenuate. There would ... | |
| Bent Audio TAP? My apologies, espescially to John. Took a look at site and new version of TAP is out. Uses same trannys as NOH but shorter paths so should sound even better. I've heard both silver and OCC versions and the silver might be a better match for tubes.... | |
| System Gain, Volume, and component matching? By comparison, the JC1's are moderately sensitive with the range from 0.75 to 1.5. Lower being louder. The Maggies are on the low end of the scale and the CDP is twice the standard. You already know all that. What you might not be taking into acco... | |
| Bent Audio TAP? While the TAP doesn't look anything like the NOH or anything else, it sounds virtually identical. Much more versatile for HT. Was over at John's a few months ago and replacement for NOH was just waiting for final aesthetic touches. Lord knows how ... | |
| Dual duty and LOUD I don't think you'll find anything new that compares to the Kappa 9's for under 5K. You do have the power to drive Apogees/Analysis or Maggies which will be smoother but still prefer to be fairly loud. Neither has the bass you're used to and might... | |
| Accurate vs Musical Here's another view to add to the confusion. I used to have amps that drew images with razor sharp edges and I thought they were great until they were eventually replaced with ones that weren't quite as precise but tied everything together into a ... | |
| Have I forgotten what music sounds like? What you describe sounds like the resonance of ported speakers or room interaction. I'm guessing. | |
| Music volume? What about your sound level? I just try to get to "realistic" volume levels. That is what I would imagine the singer and/or instruments would sound like from my imaginary seating position. My favourite seat is about 50' from the stage which is much more than my real seat from... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 3 and Power Condtioners Tried a SFL2, which the Line 3 was based on, with balanced AC (60-/60+) from an inexpensive industrial transformer I got off EBay and the immediate improvement in sound was astonishing for a tweak. Literally, within five notes, my jaw dropped. | |
| CDP clicks between tracks.and at the begininning?? If you're referring to your Talk CDP, I have the same and have never heard a click. I did remove faulty RC chip from socket (only socket near front) and use front panel switches only.It's possible that many transports utilize a filter/muting relay... | |
| Blues recommendations anyone? There are so many styles of blues that it's impossible to generalize. There's Chicago blues by artists like Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon. Delta blues ... There's acoustic, electric, piano, harp and full band.If you're coming from rock, Stevie Ray... |