twoleftears
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| Alternative speaker suggestion to B&W 805d3 If you can, read through this thread, and see where the OP ended up.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/speaker-shootout-update-aggressive-treble-eliminating-some-fairly | |
| If a speaker stand is mass-loading, how much does it matter what they're made of? I saw several models from Custom Design when I was in England a couple of years ago. They struck me as extraordinarily well made. | |
| Old vs New, an experience with Dynaudio. I heard the Contour 60's and while they were competent speakers, there was nothing outstanding to their sound. In other words, they didn't do anything that other speakers can do, a few of them at a few thousand dollars less. Their mistake to my ... | |
| Floor standing speaker recommendations new or used, $10,000 and under Very good thread on the A8s on Audio Circle in the Planar Circle. | |
| Alternative speaker suggestion to B&W 805d3 The middle front small tube makes the biggest difference. You could have gone the whole hog with Mullard NOS for that one. Having owned the Cronus II for a while and having swapped in new power tubes, I don't believe you'll achieve the kind of s... | |
| What amp to match with Spatial Audio M3 Sapphire open back speakers You'll find useful threads and recommendations over on AudioCircle. | |
| ... Should I be concerned? It kind of depends on the quality and performance of the volume pot in your unnamed tube preamp. It might perform much better at or beyond its midpoint. So the improvement here might outweigh the degradation of the signal at the amp. Only way t... | |
| Schitt Freya+ Preamp into Intregrated Amp (no preamp inputs) ???? Wasn't it Elizabeth who daisy-chained preamps?If that 95dB figure is authentic (many manufacturers fib) your tube amp might do an excellent job. | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective next steps +1 Upgrade to Graphene is the obvious move. | |
| put tube amp on to shelf of a rack https://www.amazon.com/Stark-Industrial-Engine-Folding-Workshop/dp/B07WZXTTKF These work well; just be sure to get some nice soft but strong flat straps to go around the amp. | |
| Alternative speaker suggestion to B&W 805d3 For somewhat less bright and still very detailed, as well as excellent looking, check out Salk speakers. There's a recent thread where a member went through a number of options before arriving at Salks. Worth checking out. | |
| High Performance Audio - The End? Yup. Nice post. Couldn't agree more. | |
| My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers Just wondering if Harman International had missed out an "a". | |
| Signal to Noise Ratio and Amplifier Distortion Yes, noise and distortion are two different things.The question, in audio applications, is at what level does noise actually become audible, other than by a few golden ears. | |
| My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers Are Revel models especially revealing? |