knotscott
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| Advantage of separate Bi-wire runs It doubles the gauge of the wire, which can have some benefit. Other benefits are more controversial. Some theories claim that the wires each carry separate frequency ranges due to the capacitance and inductance of the crossover parts. Whether it’... | |
| How Soon Do You Realize You Don't Like a Piece of Gear? Some things we like, some things we don't. It's usually obvious as soon as the expectation bias wears off, which can be remarkably fast if we really don't like a change. | |
| Nagaoka MP11 GOLD info… There's a dedicated Nag FB group that might have some insights if you don't get any here. | |
| Would the 300W CJ ART 300 Monoblocks be too much for my Avalon Ascendants? Should be a nice pairing. | |
| Bi-amping a MC275 with my MC452. It’s always subjective, but I don’t know of any reasons why the 275 wouldn’t mate well with your horns. Lots of people like tubes with horn drivers, and they give the option of rolling tubes to tailor the sound to your liking. I consider tubes on ... | |
| Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System? Do you have a sub, or a method to adjust bass? Every room and setup is unique, so finding "0" is always a bit of a compromise unless you adjust on the fly. Once in a while I adjust for flyers, but usually just let them play out. If that’s a song y... | |
| Tube vs Solid state for Preamp I’d consider some tube rolling with the AI before giving up that preamp. | |
| Using 2 Amps with Audible Illusions Modulus 3A Preamp I split the outputs of my Lazarus tube preamp in a bi-amp configuration. I use the solid spitters vs the y-adapters but either should do the trick. | |
| How you know your system is improving? For starters, you only need to please yourself, so if you’re happy or "happier", your system is good and/or improving. You’re also only as good as your reference. Getting exposed to systems that exceed yours can be useful. So can listening to liv... | |
| Need help with phono cartridge selection It’s a highly personal choice, and somewhat system dependent, but after trying several ATs, Grado, Ortofon, and Nagaoka (among others) my clear choice would be the Nag MP200 (nude elliptical on a boron cantilever). It should have great clarity, re... | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? @vuch Panasonic Thrusters. Prove me wrong. Those were speakers?! 😉😂 | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? Bose 901 (series IV w/EQ, on pedestals) | |
| Audiophilism is a hobby @rvpiano Unfortunately, as we know, too often the hobby becomes so engrossing that it closes off the enjoyment of the world music we deeply care for, resulting in a sum negative. On the other hand, music can be gloriously enhanced by good sound... | |
| Audiophilism is a hobby That’s true. We all have different sensitivities and needs from our systems in order to be able to get a visceral feel from the music. We’re all unique in that regard....my wife and girls are just as happy with a crappy stock car radio, but I rare... | |
| Speakers, floor standing or Bookshelfs It depends. Room size, room acoustics, and setup are are big factors. The specifics of speakers in question and how they play in your room are more critical than whether they’re floor standers or bookshelf IMO. Two subs help smooth out room nodes... |