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Primaluna Dialogue Premium or Premium HP?
Hi interesting thread, I got a question, is the dialogue premium any good with power hungry speakers like magnepans or is the hp more realistic for speakers like that? 
Do we really need anything more than 8" woofer and 1" tweeter for medium size room?
This is a very good question indeed. I think it all depends on the type of speaker, the room and what you want to use it for. To answer the question, i think it might be all you need. It depends on the speaker you buy. I have a pair of Wilson audi... 
Taralabs cables
Calvinj, your audio system is awesome!, so awesome ive never heard of any of that stuff lol i still got alot to learn. 
Taralabs cables
Ummm a pro-ject 2 xperience turntable w/ortofon black, audio research sp8 mkii rev7 preamp, audio reasearch vs110, conrad johnson sonograph sa250 when i dont feel like using the tube amp lol, nakamichi bx300 cassette player, magnapan 1.7 speakers ... 
Taralabs cables
Anytime calvinj! Yea i too would like people to share what taras or any other brands of cables have done to the sound for the positive, negative, or anything at all to their systems. Thats what makes this hobby so much fun! 
Taralabs cables
I see, yea it seems there flagship cables are the main focus here, but they are way way out of my league lol. The taras that i do own being the prime m2 and the air 2's are great, i love em. Its not really that easy describing there sound but ever... 
Taralabs cables
Has anyone tried the Air forte? I cant find much info in these. How do they compare to other cables in the 800 to 1000 dollar range? Oh and i do own the prime m2 and an air 2 cable so i do like the taras!! 
Hum in one speaker?
Its def the right interconnect cable on the turntable because again today the right side was out again with just a hum. I touched the right interconnect cable connected to the turntable and the sound came back on with no hum! I havent cleaned the ... 
Hum in one speaker?
Oh wow i never thought that it could possibly be a cap issue, i dont think it is, but it might be . My power amp is an audio research vs110 that is about 10 years old now and pre amp well is probably 28 years old lol. I bought them both used, but ... 
Hum in one speaker?
Mental ahah yea sometimes I make no sense either lol. Yea its or it was a small hum that came out of the right speaker only when the volume was turned up to a specific level. That level being very loud past 12 o clock. The hum would get stronger t... 
Hum in one speaker?
Well I think I found the culprit it was the turnable/interconnects. What happened was I found a piece of granite that I used to use as a cuttingboad from my kitchen lol. I thought this would be a good idea to stick under the preamp and try to isol... 
Hum in one speaker?
Hi thanks guys for your input! So far I eliminated about 98% of the hum! What I did first is I put the speakers back to tweeters on the inside. Then I Moved the amp and the turntable as far away from the preamp as I could. Then I played the same r... 
What cables are you running with your ARC gear
pops so true, cables are cables. Try a couple of different brands to see what works best with your ears. With my arc gear i tried Nordost blue heavens, red dawns the flatline ones. I then tried Tara prime m2 cables and i sold the nordost. I kept t... 
Magnepan 1.7s in a 10x13' dedicated room?
My room is 11×16×8 and the 1.7 sound amazing!. I have them over 7 feet apart almost 8 feet apart. 46 inches almost 4 feet from the back wall and i sit about 8 feet away from the speakers. They require alot of toe in to get the middle just right, b... 
nordost or kimber tonearm cable
Hi yea thank you for ur responses. Thats very helpful because mabey i was looking too much into cable capacitance. I thought that mabey a tonearm cable was more suited than a regular ic because the capacitance of regular ics are lower than tonearm...