I bought a great Croft pre-amp with dials for both left and right sound
because in a 850 sq ft Condo my placement choice is VERY limited .
To a large extent solved the problem , Left speaker is a meter from wall ,Right is 6 meters . As frog said , every recording is different , 2 dials can do a lot better than just one balance .
If I was young, just starting, and knew what I know now , I would go head phone . Every one says do the room , true enough. but in many situations
for many people , just not possible .
P.S . Bad solder is OFTEN the problem . One reason I went for the not cheep Croft was because all the hand made hard wiring done by Mr Croft himself in England is a work of art . And the phono on the Micro 25 is sweet
as well .. IMO being an audiophile or not is irrelevant . What matters is listening to serious LIVE music as much as you can and as often as you can .
Which however may be almost impossible in future .
because in a 850 sq ft Condo my placement choice is VERY limited .
To a large extent solved the problem , Left speaker is a meter from wall ,Right is 6 meters . As frog said , every recording is different , 2 dials can do a lot better than just one balance .
If I was young, just starting, and knew what I know now , I would go head phone . Every one says do the room , true enough. but in many situations
for many people , just not possible .
P.S . Bad solder is OFTEN the problem . One reason I went for the not cheep Croft was because all the hand made hard wiring done by Mr Croft himself in England is a work of art . And the phono on the Micro 25 is sweet
as well .. IMO being an audiophile or not is irrelevant . What matters is listening to serious LIVE music as much as you can and as often as you can .
Which however may be almost impossible in future .