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| 802d or 800d Using 803D2 in a room 15X23X8ft and they sound fabulous. Me thinks the 800s may be a little much. The 803s are just right for my room size at any listening levels | |
| 2 channel to 5 channel question(s) FWIW, I was in a similar predicament years ago. I solved it by using zone 2 of my processor for 2 channel listening with a dedicated amp and the main zone is powered by a separate 5 channel amp. Both sets of speakers are located in my dedicated li... | |
| Coming out of the blackhole called work...retirement Congrats, you're gonna love it as long as you have a hobby. Audio is a great one. Been retired since 1/1/2010 and been offered jobs left and right. Turned them all down. Nobody wants to agree on my terms. I'm still in process of getting to nirvana... | |
| Room color opinions Oh yes, definitely. Brighter colors accentuate the high frequency while dark colors encourage low passages to extend mild enhancement and decay. Appropriate balancing of room colors is encouraged. To date best performance by far has been experienc... | |
| The best tweaks EVER.. Geoff you never fail to amaze me. Love reading your words of wisdom.......... | |
| How NOT to sell an item on Audiogon Nice thread, very appropriate. It's gotten worse over the years. | |
| When is your Hifi good enough? When it goes from Hifi to Audiophi. | |
| The best tweaks EVER.. Geoff, depends on what you consider big bucks, and I guarantee its done right. Although I must admit the room was really close to optimal. | |
| Are you seeing more 9/10s? Hmmm, interesting thread, I have repeatedly questioned "new" ratings, been blocked by the seller who got mad when I asked questions. I would not buy toilet paper from anyone who gets irritated by being questioned. I can say I have had some great e... | |
| The best tweaks EVER.. Room treatment, hands down the best tweak ever and least costly | |
| Taming the high frequency Problem solved by rearrnging some decor and furnishings. Thanks to all who had suggestions.and gave their opinions | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? Changing from a Krell processor to a Lexicon processor | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? Polk sda 3.1TL | |
| What’s in your system today that you also had 10 years ago? Polk SRS -SDA 3.1 TL SpK, Polk CS350 Spk, Adcom 555II Amp, Sony PS4300 TT, Musical Fidelity Cd. That's about all. | |
| Taming the high frequency Thank you all for your input. It's all well received and valuable. I was hoping for room treatment correction if possible as that is the least costly but........I will try an old standby solid cable to see if there is any improvement.........or no... |