effischer
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| Placing B&W 801s3 in Small Thin Room I have seen folks use radically different alignments of woofer to mid/hi modules in the 801, even so far as the woofers toed-out. Most common is woofers square to the rear wall and modules toed-in. It all depends on the room acoustics and your ear... | |
| Placing B&W 801s3 in Small Thin Room Nice rig! You don't say how far apart the speakers are, but I suggest you start with moving the speakers further away from the back wall, maybe go to 2 feet. That should bring the bottom end more in-line. Double-check the mid and high range adjust... | |
| What's your latest album purchase? Jaco Pastorius - The Criteria Sessions (RSD special re-release)Santana - Moonflower (used original CBS release)Thelonius Monk - Solo Monk (CBS re-release)Miles Davis - In A Silent Way (MFSL remaster release 1-377)Zappa & The Mothers - Uncle Me... | |
| Best Rock Album of 2014 St. Vincent. | |
| Amp recommendation for B&W 801 Matrix SII speakers Just did a double-check on Audio Classics' site and realized I made a mistake - had auditioned a 402, not a 452. Not sure how much difference it really made; the 452 is really only an update of 402. So many variables when doing demos, anyway. Stil... | |
| Amp recommendation for B&W 801 Matrix SII speakers MC302 is a newer design than the 452. They changed something and it definitely improved the sound, IMO. That's the fun of the hobby - finding the pleasant surprise! | |
| To all that worked in audio salons. Sound Chamber, early 80s. My personal demos were MFSL DSOTM, , ARS Musica Brandenburg Concertos on DCM Time Window, DiMeola's Elegant Gypsy, Police Ghost in the Machine, DG of Beethoven's 5th, CBS Masterworks of the 9th, Drum Disk, Track Record an... | |
| Amp recommendation for B&W 801 Matrix SII speakers I'm a huge Mc fan, but agree with both Czarivey and Mitch2. The MC452 was not one of their better efforts, IMO. I gather you've tried your MC275 and probably found it soft in the bottom end with the 801s. You will need to get serious about going f... | |
| Audiophile newbie Audition, audition and audition some more. Then remember that whatever you're listening to will sound very different once you get it home. This was easier back in the day when audio shops were more common than they are now. Regardless, take your t... | |
| Need Advice Sota Sapphire III + SME IV arm I have a non-vacuum Sapphire III I bought new back in the day and recently upgraded by Kirk to V platter, suspension & external power supply (motor was fine). I went with a Graham arm and XX2 Mk II from my (sadly non-repairable) Magnepan Unitr... | |
| upgrading the analog setup I run a 1982 Sota Sapphire I bought new and recently had refurbished to compliment a Graham Phantom Supreme and DV XX2 Mk2. I love the combo more and more every time I listen to it. Previous arm was a Magnepan Unitrac I with a DV MR23RS. Before th... | |
| Best cartridge to reduce hum under $400 USD It's been my experience that if you change something out and all of a sudden get 60 Hz hum, there is a ground fault somewhere. Before spending any money, start with the isolation drill. Disconnect the cartridge leads and move the arm across the pl... | |
| Paco De Lucia R.I.P. Absolutely saw him on the 12 string. It was quite a show, done about a year before the Friday Night album came out. They each took turns on 6 string and 12 string axes with brief solos on each. No question that McLaughlin was the master of the 12,... | |
| Vintage Cassettes: Direct Drive, 3 Heads: Sendust Sold the HK and Sony lines back in the day. HK gear all sounded great but was very spotty on quality and their Sendust heads fractured when cleaned with Blue Shower (a common cleaner back then). Sony TCK777 was a bullet-proof tank, but a bit flat ... | |
| Paco De Lucia R.I.P. I am very saddened by this news. Saw him at UMass Amherst with DiMeola and McLaughlin back in the day and recorded it on my SuperScope boom box. The man was magical with a 12 string. An evening I've never forgotten. |