ejlif
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| Speaker recommendations In that size room I would go with some monitors. There are plenty to choose from. One that comes to mind and sounds insanely good for 600 bucks or so used is the Proac Tablette 2000s. I have those and also the D-15s and D twos. I keep coming back ... | |
| Medical Isolation Platforms I've tried plenty of shelves, feet, ect... For me the Vibraplane was the best of the bunch followed by the Grand Prix Audio stuff. I think if you are just looking for one platform for say a turntable or CD player the Vibraplane is great. You do ha... | |
| DAC with the best midrange ever..... I second the MHDT Paradisea. I've had the Audio Aero Capitole Mk 2 and damned if I don't like this 600.00 wonder better than the Capitole which I think went for something like 8K. It sounds as good in many ways as the best stuff out there and it d... | |
| Review: Ridge Street Audio Alethias USB Digital Master DA converter I own this cable myself and while it does have some good qualities I don't think it's anywhere near a revelation. I find it to be rather soft sounding though with good separation and depth. It is should be of not that Larry Moore and Ridge Street ... | |
| what are your five essential songs Great thread, I'm listening to equinox by Coltrane as I type.John Coltrane-seraphic lightMiles Davis-shhh peacfulChris Speed-transporterDavid S. Ware-logisticTim Berne-heavy mental | |
| What to listen for when setting VTF? Usually the lower the arm in the rear the thicker the sound and vice versa as you go up. A good starting point is arm just slightly down from parallel in the back. | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? One downside that has not been mentioned and for me is the biggest reason not to own tubes is having to power the system up and down all the time so that you don't use up the tube life not listening. I like my system on and ready to go all the tim... | |
| Grand Prix Formula vs BDR shelf for source I have one on my LeMans stand under my Nottingham turntable. What it does is liven up the sound a little. I've never compared to anything other than the stock acrylic shelves. I suppose they do sound a little better than acrylic but they sure are ... | |
| Krell Evo202 or B&W 802 or McIntosh C1000 solid Of all the upgrades I've done over the years none made as much improvement as getting a top notch preamp. | |
| Are pallets mandatory for shipping crates? PUT THEM ON A PALLET! If you do them individually they very well might topple them end over end to move them around. If you don't think they can handle a drop from standing to laying down then absolutely palletize them. I've never had a problem on... | |
| Integrated amp for Eggleston Andra II the JC-1s are not all that cool even in the lower (running cooler) biasing position. I mean I definitely feel the need to turn them off completely on hot days. I would maybe try a set of the Bel Canto 1000 watt class D monoblocks. Oh and let us kn... | |
| Proac speakers at moderate listening levels I have the D-15s. I think they sound pretty good at low levels. I think your amp might be a little on the weak side unless you are in a pretty small room and if you are you probably won't need more than the D-15s or even the D2s. I also have a set... | |
| Possible to use sub without preamp? No you can hook up some subs directly from the speaker outputs on your amp. I believe REL subs are designed to be used this way. | |
| Will ARC VT-100 drive Dynaudio C-1's It all depends on how big your room is. In a smaller room yeah they should work great together. | |
| Revelation For the most part I agree with Rcrerar. I've heard systems at dealers though that bummed me out on a set of speakers that were really better than they demoed them. But yeah I think the more you spend usually the better the sound, all things being ... |