tom_munro
Responses from tom_munro
| bryston 14bst vs mark levinson 336 I've owned the Bryston 7B monos and personally did not find them bright sounding driving Thiels. When the upgrade bug hit I auditioned the ML336 in my system at length. The ML336 is more refined and detailed sounding across the range, the soundsta... | |
| Best budget floorstander match: HELP MEEEEE ..... I recently replaced a pair of B&W 601S2s, driven by a NAD C350 and C521, with B&W's new 602.5 S3. The 602.5s run 700$ a pair retail, and may be hard to find since B&W just started shipping them. The 602.5s are some of the best (relativ... | |
| Aerial LR 5 or Thiel MCS 1 for ultimate HT SYS? Glen, to keep it short, i'm driving my CS7.2s with a Classe Omega Omicron amp, 350/700/1400 wpc. I have an Aerial CC3b for my center, and Paradigm Ref ADPs for surrounds. These are driven by a Parasound HCA-2205 5x220 wpc amp. The rest of my syste... | |
| Aerial LR 5 or Thiel MCS 1 for ultimate HT SYS? I've owned both the Aerial (LR3/CC3b) and Thiels (MCS1, used as a center channel w/CS7.2). The MCS1 is not as dark sounding as the Aerials, has better resolution, and yet sounds natural with voices and intruments. Musically, I think the MCS1 is th... | |
| Dedicated line which wire? A relatively inexpensive alternative would be to run 10 ga. Romex in a 3 wire configuration (~60$ for 250' @Home Depot). Compared to 2 wire Romex, all the conductors in 3 wire are twisted, and contains two hot wires (black and a red), a neutral (w... | |
| High Quality Outlets Where to get them?? You can get either the Pass & Seymour or Acme outlets from diycable.com. The standard P&S is around 9$, the Acme outlets start at 25$ for the standard silver plated P&S 15 amp outlet. I replaced some Bryant (a division of Hubbell) hosp... | |
| Should i upgrade my Meridian 508.20 to 508.24? Meridian upgraded my 508.20 to 508.24 status for free after experiencing problems with the transport. The upgrade Meridian offers includes an updated transport mechanism as well as the 24 bit dacs. To my ears the .24 represents a nice step up in p... | |
| No cost Power Cord Upgrade/Tweak I achieved similar results in the past by not connecting the grounds at the outlets. This did bring down the noise floor and reduced ground loop problems. It also set up a dangerous condition if a fault should occur within the connected equipment.... | |
| Mono amps... I used to own the 7B STs. There are two modes that these amps can be run in, series (voltage), or parallel(current). I believe the series mode is for impedances > 4 ohms, and may in fact be a bridged 4B when run this way. Parallel mode is for l... | |
| Most Tedius Part of Audiodom Setup/Tweak/DIY ? Sean, I procrastinated as long as I could, but finally decided to take a couple days off from work to takle this project. I had six dedicated lines before, however I was cheating by doubling up the neutrals as 'hot' on three 12 ga runs to my room,... | |
| Most Tedius Part of Audiodom Setup/Tweak/DIY ? Last weekend I just finished installing a subpanel with eight dedicated 10 ga. 20 amp lines to power my stereo and HT. Most normal people would hire an electrician. However for ~350$ in materials, and around four days labor, this has been one of t... | |
| DH labs Cables/Interconnects I was using the Q-10 internal bi-wire for my HT fronts, now for the center and surrounds since re-integrating my two channel w/ht. The Q-10 is a very good performer for the price. Its open, detailed, extended, sounds fast, and yet is quite refined... | |
| CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed? I would agree that Classe has a house sound of sorts, but to generalize to broadly would be a mistake. Classe's model line up ranges from their small integrated's all the way up to their new Omega monoblocks. Each comparable make and model has its... | |
| Interconnects with Meridian 508.24? I'm using FMS Zero XLR from my 508.24, and Transparent Ref from pre to amp, and amp to speakers. Very open, extended, and transparent sounding. Nice synergy w/Transparent. If the rest of your system is a true balanced design you may get better res... | |
| Bryston or Classe audio ? what do you think of both? As a former Bryston 7B ST owner, and current Classe owner, I'll throw my vote in for Classe. I don't think this is an apples to apples comparison. The Bryston line is less expensive, yet capable of very respectable sound quality. Its when you comp... |