stanwal
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| setting-up rel strater-3 No, if you get the best location for bass it will be the best for all records. What "Sneakers" does is offer a repeated bass note so you can move the sub till it is in the best location, this takes at least 2 people. One or more to move the sub an... | |
| setting-up rel strater-3 Look at the Sumico web site for detailed instructions. They recommend the soundtrack from "Sneakers"; I got a copy used on Amazon. | |
| Metrum Octave Mod and cable suggestion Mine works fine with RCA. Of course the digital cable I use most costs more than the Metrum. The digital cables I use were measured by an engineer friend who it really into measurements and they all measured 75 ohms. | |
| Has anyone actually bought a Zesto Phono preamp? Zesto is actually a chain of ice cream shops here in the Louisville area. In other areas also: "While some former franchisees continued to operate under different names, others retained the Zesto name, and they do so today independent of each othe... | |
| 400-450Wpc Integrated to drive Thiel 2.3/2.4? What about the bigger Musical Fidelity integrateds? They have much more power than the 308s. My NuVista M3 did so much better on my friends Wilson Sasha [ a very difficult load] than his Mac 401 that he sold it. Any of them should have no problem ... | |
| Thin Walled Speakers -Tonian, Musical Affairs, etc Coloration is not a good thing if your goal is to reproduce the music in its original form; thin wall and thick wall both intend to minimize coloration, they just use different methods to achieve it. But if you like coloration go for it; some like... | |
| B&W 808 about its sound The Matrix 800 is REALLY big if I remember; there was one for sale on here in the last year. Just for a minute I was tempted to drive up to Chicago [if I remember] and get it. then I remembered that it wouldn't go in my room and weighs a bizillion... | |
| Has anyone actually bought a Zesto Phono preamp? They make really good ice cream; I had a strawberry thick shake there today. So maybe their preamps are good too. | |
| Conrad Johnson Motif MC-7 Complete separation between the two channels. Everything else being equal dual mono should sound better as little or nothing is shared between channels. In the most extreme case each would have its own power cord. | |
| B&W 805D stands? Experience? Try what you have first; it is cheaper. | |
| B&W 808 about its sound Good grief yes. I heard a pair years ago. Make sure your room is large enough for it ; it is a big speaker. I think it was intended for recording studios; it was the top of the line then and considered very expensive. Needs a large amp for best so... | |
| B&W 805D stands? Experience? I have a pair of older 805s on some Atacama stands that are very good and handsome to my eye but I am not sure they are still available. I think I put Atabits in them; this is steel rather than lead shot but similar. I have used Blutak but usually... | |
| MMF-7? If it uses a wall wart then you can upgrade it; look under regulated power supplies. | |
| Experience with Metrum Octave DAC MIGs are Synergistic Research's vibration control devices. They are stainless steel hollow half spheres. They have a round side and a flat one and the combination you use can sound quite different. I have used a fair variety of different devices o... | |
| Experience with Metrum Octave DAC I am using a Transparent Reference digital cable from my Meridian 200 transport; my only digital source are CDs. |