twoleftears
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| Speaker positioning and center image depth The wall behind my speakers is an exterior wall. It's fun, though a tad disconcerting, that most of the orchestra appears to be seated somewhere in my yard. | |
| Finding a specific cable Received wisdom is that for long runs you must use balanced ICs. Still, also check out these: https://audioenvy.com/product/speaker/sp12/ | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth There are really two issues here. 1. How wide and deep a soundstage is, created by a given pair of speakers and their setup. 2. Where the soundstage starts in relation to the plane of the drivers; in my experience some speakers/setups will throw... | |
| Phono Stage Amp Don't the 805's have multiple taps; which ones are you using? | |
| Tannoy Definition Tower Speakers There are several generations of Tannoy Definition speakers. Google Images Tannoy Defintion and see if you can find a photo that matches. | |
| Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+ Yikes! The original Perspectives clock in at 84dB sensitivity! https://www.stereophile.com/content/joseph-audio-perspective-loudspeaker-measurements No wonder Joseph Audio omits that specification on its website, and only lists the relatively b... | |
| The Best Speakers in the World! It’s not the equipment per se, it’s the nature and intensity of the experience that you’re trying to reconnect with, by reconnecting with the equipment that provided you with it back then. Mutatis mutandis, it's not that different to Proust's mad... | |
| Power cable connection issue, plug slightly sags and disconnects This was covered not that long ago in another thread. Solutions: wrapping various kinds of tape around the connector, suspending the cable with various kinds of thread or line, propping up the cable with various home-made contraptions--I remember... | |
| This sounds suspicious... Stranger and stranger. He has this for sale now. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649878377-mcintosh-mc462-stereo-power-amplifier-in-excellent-condition/ When you click on the link, it turns into a MC2600. | |
| looking for a more efficient speaker..... See Atkinson's comments on impedance. https://www.stereophile.com/content/acarian-al243n-iv-loudspeaker-measurements | |
| Help me spend $6000 There are very few Marten owners on this site, so please give us detailed feedback after they settle. | |
| Anyone have Warfedale Linton 85th anniversary? GR Research offers an upgrade kit for the Lintons. Anyone installed that? | |
| Have you ever solved a high end audio issue using non-audio technology? Or, visa versa? | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? B&W DM1800. First quality speakers I ever had. Kept them for a long time. This was back when B&W still made speakers that sounded "just right". I also had the integrated, sand-filled stands. | |
| Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed! Return it. There are other options out there, both less and more expensive. |