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| Do You Ever Get Glare/Raspy Sound on High Pitched Female Vocal Lines? 1000-1500 Hz test tones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uze9CXwLqv4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0sGA-26khQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Gtew1nFFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WJ33OPzvhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVXl22PK6o... | |
| Upgrade from B&W 802D1 to Focal Utopia Scala Evo Cheaper to try different preamps, EQ and gear. The D1 was relatively neutral, smooth bass. The D2 was a tad brighter, bit more elevated bass but still neutral when compared to my neutral speakers IMO. The D3 was a tad brighter and more edgy around... | |
| Galion amp TS A 75 @dayglow I don't even know the guy but I can see the character. Nothing personal about saying it's uncool to make claims that cannot be proven. I'll double-down on it. 25 year old Dodge/Bada/Dussun It's not a home theater processor with HDM... | |
| Galion amp TS A 75 @dayglow rebadged mediocre high profit margin gear This is a complete lie. Uncool. What's the margin on a McIntosh MC275 compared to the Galion TS A75? All these businesses are on the brink of bankruptcy and I'm certain most employed aren't s... | |
| Subwoofers RSL speedwoofer vs Rel or SVS Movies, music or both? Room size, shape, living room vs enclosed room? What's the crossover? Avg SPL? | |
| Galion amp TS A 75 @parkergetdean the way he markets it is unbearable It was a rookie mistake. Give him a break. It's his first product and as a consumer, what he gives you for the price is a giant killer. I'm not sure you could find the components he picked an... | |
| Subwoofers RSL speedwoofer vs Rel or SVS Assuming your room is small, save your money and stick with the RSL. The 5x dances across the room if you're looking for some action. | |
| New to Class D / Purifi - thoughts before I purchase, details below @desktopguy I’m a big fan of class D amps, having had great sonic success with amps using ICEPower or NCore modules (I have 3 such amps at this time). Same here. At the end of the day, I think money is better spent on an NC502MP or ICE, a rea... | |
| Do You Ever Get Glare/Raspy Sound on High Pitched Female Vocal Lines? @stevehardy1 My system is Magnepan 3.7x speakers my other systems with KEF LS50 Norah Jones, Don’t Know Why at 1:57 with line “You’ll be ON my mind” I measured it at a little under 1.2kHz. Maybe the ribbons are vibrating in an uncontroll... | |
| A new measurement specification for speakers? oh ok I see what you mean. I can see many factors likes the room, amp and speakers. unrelated, many if not most speakers and particularly movie content have an intentional peak around 100Hz. for example: https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/i... | |
| A new measurement specification for speakers? @toddalin the way I see it, amplifiers should be load invariant, many are not. Assuming they are, the speaker output should be consistent to its frequency response within its limits. If not, the room could be a factor. | |
| New to Class D / Purifi - thoughts before I purchase, details below I’d recommend a real separate preamp instead of the input buffers. I use a switcher switching between 1. Streamer -> ICEpower 1000ASP dual mono amp (B&W 802 speakers) 2. Streamer -> Audio Research LS27 tube preamp -> ICEpower amp 3... | |
| A new measurement specification for speakers? @zlone Frequently it is stated that high sensitivity speakers are good for low volume listening, but I feel there is no connection between the sensitivity rating of a speaker and how it plays at low volumes. I think sensitivity rating is from... | |
| Upgrade from B&W 802D1 to Focal Utopia Scala Evo I don't think the tweeter will change much. It's also not really measurably bright but it is very fast and extremely detailed. You could probably deaden it with a warm preamp and tubes. EQ is also designed for this. There was also a few suggestion... | |
| Upgrade from B&W 802D1 to Focal Utopia Scala Evo @robeffy I put in Class D monoblocks, 380 wpc at 8, 700 wpc at 4 and 2 ohms. The BASS is incredible. I'm also using class D 500@8ohm/1000W@4ohm. I'm wondering if it more has something to do with the speed and immediacy. I'm also wondering if... |