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| A question for those who've chosen a Valhalla PC.. ...and, 2 years later, who weighs in on the Nordost, but HP, who only NOW realizes that the Nordost is "somewhat threadbare." Hence the Odins. I would guess this does settle the uncertainty of whether or not Nordost "whitens" the sound for those o... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus Sorry, Jimmy, to be so late in responding. Haven't been in here the last 2 weeks.Sorry , I have not tried the digital inputs. I would imagine they would be quite formidable, but I haven't had time to try that yet. | |
| Unico vs. ASL AQ1003DT I have an ASL AQ1003. Earlier model. I drive Usher 718s with them, and except for the loudest crescendos, they seem to do quite well. Ushers, by the way are rated at 87db, but are most likely 85db as I have several other 87db speakers that require... | |
| Vincent Amps I had the 236 integrated. I liked it, but wasn't overwhelmed by it. I do, however, look for a sense of life, not "good bass" or whatever else part of the frequency spectrum comes to mind. I do look for cointinuousness, a trait first seen in the Ja... | |
| Lack of depth problem I don't think you need tube traps on the ceiling, Vett. I just like to experiment, having had tube traps since 1988 and still find them great for absorbing bass.If you have any "jogs" in the room, bass does tend to pile up there. That jog in my ro... | |
| Lack of depth problem Given the full range of the speakers, you might want to try bass traps in the corners behind the speakers. If you use ASC, point the seam kitty corner (45 degree angle). If you stack them, do NOT point the second trap in quite as far: you will kil... | |
| Do Usher spkrs sound great with Rock music? As I noted, the 718s are said to be 87db, the same sensitivity as my Hales Revelations 3. They aren't. I have to turn up the integrated 1 full notch higher for the same volume level. Therefore, I suspect the 718s and Be-718s have the same sensitiv... | |
| Do Usher spkrs sound great with Rock music? Hulskof: They have the same sensitivity, and I certainly hope that, for double the price, they're better microdynamically! That said, Usher speakers are not speakers that sound their best played at lower levels. They need power, and speakers that ... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus I thought it was interesting that Hi Fi Choice, in its original review, talked about how fantastic the unit was, but in its "Ultimate Group" survery, the bass was picked out as 'lacking speed and control.' The reviewer, in the original review, sai... | |
| Former Rega Apollo owners, Upgraded to what? The Cambridge 840C, which is, at this moment, sited underneath the Rega on the Finite Elemente Spider rack. I don't know what equipment others have, but to hear this on a well set up system -- not neccesarily a super high-cost system, just a very ... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus Knownothing...you know plenty!It's approaching the end of the first week, around hour 150...this player is astounding!The player's ability to breathe music makes you laugh...just for fun, I played with the spikes on the stand under the (Usher) spe... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus Day 6.... The Cambridge finally, FINALLY showed some break-in....it's akin to glacier movement... the presentation is relaxed and the tonality of instruments makes it easy to sseparate oboe,clarinet, flute,piccolo and bass clarinet from each other... | |
| Do Usher spkrs sound great with Rock music? I'm with Jig!The Ushers, perhaps due to a lower sensitivity, which has traditionally indicated a higher noise floor, sound okay at lower volumes, but, like many speakers (the iconic Magnepans, for example), they need to be turned up a tad higher, ... | |
| Any exp. w/ Shunyata Dark Field Cable Elevators I received my set today, but will need to wait a while for the CD player to complete its own break in before I can comment on the component.One thing though: "quiet" will be most noticeable if you have a component whose noise floor is higher than ... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus Rotarius, I'd agree with your conclusion about the Apollo, although I'd call it less 3-dimensional rather than lean. In my system, it has other appealing aspects,such as a cleanness and low noise floor. And it does play music, not merely sound.I'm... |