tomcarr
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| where best to spend $2-3000 upgrade dollars in my system Room treatment, room treatment, room treatment.Cover all 1st reflection points of ceiling, front wall, side walls, rear wall.I'm very happy with Primacoustic panels, purchased from Sweetwater Sound. Great product and service. Biggest bang/buck by ... | |
| Amps for Vandersteen 3a Sigs If your cousin likes SS, I love my 2Cs with a Krell s300i. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @corelli , saw your post dated a year ago but it resonated with me. I was 15, the year was 1975, in high school, and like you I put together my first high-end system (by mail-order) from The Stereo Warehouse in San Luis Obispo, CA. What made me fe... | |
| American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components Excellent thread, idea, posts, comments.Keep this going! | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! Yes | |
| Speakers least affected by room acoustics Headphones? | |
| Classic Over-reaction! Good points all. I have a dedicated "home-run" line from the breaker box to my dedicated listening room. I still have some issues with hum depending on which culprit (dishwasher, timer, washing machine, dryer, hair-dryer, toaster, microwave oven, ... | |
| An experiment worked; how to proceed? Address all first reflection points on front wall (the wall you are facing, the wall behind the speakers), the ceiling, the side walls, and the rear wall. If you are unsure how to proceed (like I was), purchase Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound, i... | |
| Krell Service Third vote for great service from Krell. Beyond expectations. | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Livin' on reds, vitamin C and cocaine...The Grateful Dead, Truckin' | |
| Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system? @elizabeth , excellent point! I have found the better my system gets the lower the volume I need to "sound good". I also rarely go above 80 dB C- weighted peaks.Tom | |
| Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system? +2 for 'phones, and I hate them!But if I had to live in an apartment, that's all I would use. | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? I think Herb Reichert (of Stereophile) liked a MM cart that only costs $35! Sorry, forget the brand and model, but it should be easy to find. I think it was reviewed in 2016, maybe 2017... | |
| Conditioning/Burn-In Method @gdnrbob, I had a Carver CDP back in the 80s. Had a couple small tubes. I thought it sounded very nice.Currently looking at Modwright modded Oppos...Tom | |
| How to properly put audio equipment on top of an antique buffet cabinet? Nice gear! Gorgeous antique buffet cabinet!Now move that cabinet away from those speakers!!!Ideally it would be on one of the side walls.Do room treatment if you can.You will be amazed how much better your expensive system will sound when it's set... |