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| A switch for 3 amps @mlsstl —That sounds really encouraging. My 1.7is really are not very different in impedance and sensitivity from your old 1.6QRs and the fact you ran them with 60w monos successfully is music to my ears. I generally listen in 75–85db range, no... | |
| A switch for 3 amps @8th-note, thanks for the heads-up on the Luxman vs. the Douk. My understanding (according to the Luxman promo copy), is that the Luxman can do 1 input for an amp and 3 for speakers OR, vice-versa. I will certainly check again before making a purc... | |
| A switch for 3 amps Do you mean that I should not turn the tube amp on with the speaker off? Or vice-versa? I think I do get the idea that tuning the tube amp on and off willy-nilly is never a good idea. Also, can I use a 12v trigger to the tube amps connected to the... | |
| A switch for 3 amps Thanks! I looked at both the units and the Luxman looks to be pretty solidly built, but dated, while the Douk is a newer and a great price, but less sturdy looking. Lak, have you personally used the Luxman? I wonder if it delivers better for th... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie I’ve been using a bluesound node 2i with a PD Creative power supply. I outboard to a Schitt Gungnir Dac. I love the sound I get and it’s been all on a beer budget compared to how much can be spent on a digital setup. I use Tidal and Qobuz and hav... | |
| It's All I Can Do - Better than I remember “I’m always searching for good music that is well recorded and sometimes looking back to old familiar songs you haven’t listened to in a long time is a good way to find them.” Yes, since starting down this road of putting together a better sound... | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. “Stop, In The Name Of Love” - The Supremes ”Hey Jude” - The Beatles “God Only Knows” - BB ”Piece of My Heart” - Janis Joplin ”White Rabbit” - Jefferson Airplane ”I Wish It Would Rain” - The Temptations ”People Get Ready” - The Impressions ... | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint @dtximages : “Speaking of.... are you amazed at how many men come into your home and don't comment or even look twice at the system you're so proud of?” You nailed it. 99% of the men who visit ignore the system, which is flanked by tall Mag... | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint I rebuilt my home about 12 years ago and added a wood-burning fireplace before I got into hi-fi. Luckily, I placed it in the corner of the room (large rectangle family/kitchen plan). What I had planned in a 12’ space on the short front wall (9’cei... | |
| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1 Thank you, Kota, for the nice words regarding my system. Yes, the walls. They are due for treatment next. You don’t see it in the pics, but there is a nice thick area rug just in front, and a very large over-stuffed corduroy sectional... | |
| Dumping McIntosh for Bose You’re done with music, its just movies now? | |
| Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It @kota1: I can appreciate what you’re driving at: the sensation of sound from everywhere is enticing. However, I think you’ve mistaken the intent of such systems. Surround isn’t necessarily to immerse or envelope, or engulf a listener. The orig... | |
| How do I know if my systems any good? Agree with the “…if it sounds good”, “listen for hours”, “can’t walk away” school of appreciation noted here. My method is to enjoy what I have and tweak here and there, mostly with speaker positioning and AC power conditioning, not ADD but REMOVE... | |
| Describe the "new HiFi sound"? For me, it seems my "new hi-fi music" digs so much more detail out of recorded music, no matter the format, compared to my systems of old. And that also goes for playback of "older" recorded music. There is so much more information to hear. I go t... | |
| Budget amp that will give Magnepan 3.6Rs better depth of soundstage OP, I have been running Maggie 1.7i's with a Parasound A21+ , and a PrimaLuna Evo 300 preamp in a open plan room of 20 x 30ft., 9ft ceiling. The right side of the room is open to the front of the house, with only a staircase in-between the two lar... |