swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| B&W 801 vintage speakers in small space +1 Almarg. the 801s should be just fine in a 1000 sq. ft. room. | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp Depending on room size and music choice, you will want high eff. speakers with a 300b amp. As Atmasphere and others point out (and I have heard w my own ears), once you start to push an SET amp, distortion increases dramatically. You will want a... | |
| How thick should the front baffle of speakers be? @soundsrealaudio- Martinis should be stirred, not shaken. Just sayin' ;-) | |
| amp (or receiver) recommendation for Polk Audio RTi A7 floorstanding speakers What if I set up the music listening area in 1/4 of 1/3 (or 1/2) of the room? Ido not require that the sound achieve a certain level all the way in the back of the room, for example. The room will be open, but I can establish my listening posi... | |
| Jadis DA60 with Separate Preamp Google is your friend, a picture of the back panel shows a pre-amp in input. For confirmation, suggest you PM member Trelja, he can probably tell you. | |
| amp (or receiver) recommendation for Polk Audio RTi A7 floorstanding speakers Something like the Peachtree Audio Nova 220 SE integrated amp would fill the bill. There are 2 for sale on this site right now and you should be able to buy it for your $1K budget. You are going to need a lot of power to drive those speakers in ... | |
| New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix? lowoverdrive- Welcome! As the responses to the OP amply demonstrate, if you ask a question like this to 4 audiophiles, you will get 6 or 7 different answers. You have done a good job of responding and describing the results of your experimentat... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The Blackbird is unhappy on the ground; the entire body sags atrest,because the titanium shell is so thin. Not only did it sag on the ground, but it also leaked fuel like a sieve. The heat from friction with the (very thin at that altitude) at... | |
| Wrong way to clean a stylus! @reubent I have a tapered piece about 1” Long and 1/4” wide and 1/4” thick with the toothpick (or a corn on the cob holder if I can’t find a toothpick) inserted in one end that I use for a handle. | |
| Wrong way to clean a stylus! Am I the only one who still uses a small wedge of magic eraser on the end of a toothpick? | |
| Musician vs. audiophile Just out of curiosity, do orchestra musicians or any musicians wear ear plugs whilst playing? Surely you've seen lots of musicians wearing IEMs...they provide substantial SPL attenuation while still allowing the players to hear themselves and th... | |
| Sunfire Classic Tube Pre-Amp will the "good" tubes always be "good" with all Pre-amps? Unfortunately, no. OTOH, many pre-amps are very easy on small signal tubes like you have. They may be just fine. Regardless, you will probably experience a greater improvement in sound... | |
| Musician vs. audiophile Very interesting topic. Props to the OP. Frogman said:The degree to which the sound of even our most sophisticated stereo systems deviates from the purity of sound in live unprocessed (or minimally so) music is typically and seriously underest... | |
| Are my " diamond " tweeters really diamond Like a diamond condom for your tweeter.....ouch! At least your speakers won't need those blue pills ;-) | |
| Filling speaker stands: sand, lead, steel, rice. Full, half, etc? Kitty Litter. Unscented. And unused. Have you done a shoot-out; used vs. unused? ;-) |