itball
Responses from itball
| Volume Settings/Control - DAC vs Preamp? Thanks everyone, very helpful answers.I had the source volume low and the preamp high. Will adjust accordingly and listen for differences. | |
| 2 Channel Sub Woofer, 1 or 2 Sub-woofers? I tried both options described here almost exactly. One $1500 sub and 2 x $700 subs (same brand used all round) and went with the 2 subs. In my room and for my tastes, the 2 sub option sounded better, integration seemed more "right" and set up was... | |
| Static-like Sound from Tweeter? Well - very interesting. It is the Benchmark DAC. I even switched coax cables to be sure it was not the cable. That surprises me given all the other things it could have been. Guess i will have them take a look at it. | |
| Static-like Sound from Tweeter? Okay - it moves to the other speaker when I reverse channels at the source and I switched interconnects and it still did it so not the cables. Upstream I have an Olive Music Server connected coax to a Benchmark DAC that then goes straight into the... | |
| Static-like Sound from Tweeter? No tubes in circuit right now Thorman. | |
| Cowboy Junkies-Trinity Revisited...In deed Love the new Trinity except for ...........................Natalie Merchant. Aaaaarrrggghhhh!!!?? Why do people love her for guest appearances? It's horrible. It must stop. I may start a petition.Grew up in Toronto and love the Junkies though - th... | |
| Very Compact Subwoofer Velodyne SPL800 - small, tight, powerful. I use two and love them. | |
| Noob jumper questions... 1. Yes2. Yes3. Probably, and it's cheap to do the test and find out for yourself. | |
| good listening/bad listening My system sounds better at night when the lights are just right. It doesn't sound as good when bright sunlight is coming thru the windows. My wife and I both agree on this phenomenom. We know it's not "true" but it's real to us. This is why I susp... | |
| Totem Arro review in TAS??? www.avguide.com has every TAS review in PDF format. | |
| OUCH My Dynaudio's have crashed.... Am I missing something? You love the Dynaudio's, your room likes them, your gear likes them and even your wife likes them. Why would you even consider anything else - you've found it! Get a used pair of 2.8's or their current equal and be done wit... | |
| Your First Concert was..... KISS - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. | |
| What is FAST? Thanks for the info - makes sense now. | |
| Audiokinesis Speakers I demoed them in-home last year - fabulous in every respect. The size was just too imposing for the room according to my wife so my Totem Hawks are still in place. | |
| What's your favorite remake of a song Nirvana doing Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World", Cowboy Junkies "Sweet Jane". |