jhills
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| What is Tight Bass? +++@artemus_5 Bass is not sharp, quick or tight. Bass is more rounded with body and a slight amount of sustain which I call overhang. When I hear someone say they want quick, tight or fast bass, I kind of scratch my head a bit. There is nothing ... | |
| Maggie 1.7i's lack detail. Ideas? +1secretguy For what it’s worth: I have my 1.7s out 42" from front wall, 5’ between speakers (6’3" center to center) tweeters to the outside, very slight toe in and listening position approx. 9’ from speakers. The entire front wall, behind the s... | |
| Am I nuts? On the unit/units you are considering - do your research. The internet is a great source of info. for personal reviews regarding the reliability of performance of just about any unit you may be considering. A few years back I purchased a used Cal... | |
| Dedicated Circuits - Subpanel importance? If your equipment does not have a cord/cable or, from the the manufacture, is required to have a cord/cable with a 20A plug then it was designed and built to operate and perform properly on a standard 15A, 120V circuit. What makes anyone think tha... | |
| Feel free to talk me off the ledge Congratulations, You may find that you like both speakers for different reasons, as the two are both great speakers but each of a different character. Maybe over time you could build separate systems around each - complementing and bringing out ... | |
| What is it I'm failing to grasp? +1@jessica_severin and sns I don’t believe I could get, nor would I want to get my system to perform at the audaciously loud level and scope of a live rock concert. it does come close to re-creating the scope and feel of the small venue jazz perf... | |
| What is it I'm failing to grasp? @stuartk Thanks for the interesting post. Having attended many live concerts and performances, of about every venue and genre, over the years - I can concur that listening at those SPLs for the amount of time I spend listening to music at home,... | |
| High end cartridge Doing research to find a replacement for my many years old Audioquest high output MC cartridge (with a budget of $500. to $2K ) I came across many favorable reviews of AT's VM760SLC. While detail and sound stage is important to me, as I have a la... | |
| The worst sentence in audio writing @pinthrift I get your post and appreciate where you are coming from. Myself and quite a few others on the forum have been, to one extent or another, involved in and have had a love for audio and good music for many years and like you, have enjo... | |
| The worst sentence in audio writing @erik_squires Literally, hearing new details and delicacy in music I’ve heard a thousand times before. I get your point. I feel the same way about someone who continually posts after each new tweak, power cable or what ever, how much incredibly ... | |
| Why People Like Tekton Since I have never owned or even auditioned any of Tekton's line of speakers, I can't personally comment on their quality or sound, but much of what the Thomas & Stereo video expressed, regarding the Tektons being affordable and musical, I can... | |
| Walmart, 97 cents, for Vibration Control Thanks, there are some interesting and affordable ideas here, regarding vibration control. Several years ago I came across a product that was made for underlayment for marine flooring, that I found works very well for a dampening and isolation bu... | |
| Who uses ADS Speakers I have been using a ADS Sub 10 in my main audio system for the past more than 15 years and it has continually performed very well - augmenting my system with deep clean base. Wile other speakers come and go my ADS sub will stay till it dies......... | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon; The Wall; Is Anybody Out There; A Momentary Laps of Reason; Division Bell Jennifer Warnes: The Hunter Van Morrison: Avalon Sunset; Moon Dance Neil Diamond: Hot August Night; Stones Beth Neilson Chapman: Y... | |
| Subwoofer for music, how low? Maybe I missed, but didn't see the size of your audio room. With base, the size and shape of room, along with budget, will determine what to do - one good sub or a swarm of subs. I have a medium/large room (14' x 27'' open to an additional 11'x1... |