zd542
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| Focal Utopia Micro BE setup help I also agree with checking phase first. Its a very common mistake when setting up an audio system. Just reverse the speaker cables on 1 of your speakers and then listen to vocals that normally have a center image. You will know immediately if that... | |
| Looking for a very good integrated solid state amp "With different speakers the AX7e may have been purchased as it was more versatile, although the extra stuff in the signal path circuit of the Ayre can degrade sound quality. Audiophiles love to say what matters most is sound quality, but I've met... | |
| Looking for a very good integrated solid state amp For me, it would be Ayre, no question. 2nd choice would be Sim. I would also consider a used BAT 300 and a Creek Dynasty. All of the ones I list are very good sounding but they also sound very different from each other. | |
| I’m looking for suggestions for a tube Pre Amp I would look at an older BAT or Sonic Frontiers. A VTL 2.5 is excellent as well. | |
| I’m looking for suggestions for a tube Pre Amp New or used? | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Brownsfan,I wasn't trying to single you out in any way. I didn't go back and reread every single comment, but I thought I saw several poster recommend Cardas; that's why I used it. Also, if you take another look at my post, you'll see that I didn'... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? I've said from the beginning in my first post that if the problem is equipment related that I would look first to the preamp. I stand by this recommendation. I think that its worth stating again, though, that you need to look for the RIGHT preamp,... | |
| VPI Scout setup after watching Frefmer's video I should have mentioned what Wolf_garcia says in his post about unplugging the tonearm cables before you make your adjustments. I'm almost positive it tells you to do this in the owners manual. Also, I agree with Stringreen in that it sounds best ... | |
| Turntable cartridge I've never heard your cart. so I can't tell you how good it is. If I had to guess, I would say that it should work fine; just let it break in first. Your preamp is excellent. The 2.5 is very underrated. I feel that's your strongest piece. Everythi... | |
| VPI Scout setup after watching Frefmer's video The Scout doesn't have a traditional anti skate option. You do have a little adjustment if you twist the cable that comes out the back of the arm and then reconnect it. When you do that, the force created by putting the extra tension the cable act... | |
| Turntable cartridge A phono cartridge must be broken in. Of all the components in an audio system, a phono cart shows the biggest improvements from break in. Out of the box they sound defective. I would definitely put at least 100 hours on it before doing any critica... | |
| Why are my speakers resonating???? The first thing I would do is exactly what Sarcher30 recommends. Drivers come loose all the time. When it comes to swapping the speakers, though, I would do it both ways. First, just swap the speaker cables. If the problem now moves to the other s... | |
| Meridian 508.24 Service I just remembered something that's kind of funny and may explain some of the problems people are having with these units. As part of a demo in the store, the salespeople unplugged the CD player, pried the drawer open by hand and then picked it up ... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? When I first read the original post it sounded to me like a general, overall system, type of complaint. Not just a few, specific recordings. I know I'll probably regret saying this, but the following post from Rok2id does make a lot of sense and i... | |
| Passive biamping question I'm not sure what you mean by passive biamping. You won't double your power by using 2 channels for each speaker; each channel is still 100 watts. You are, however, in a position to increase you sound quality if you do a vertical biamp. You can do... |