jrbirdman333
Responses from jrbirdman333
| Looking for Speaker Input I disagree wholeheartedly with those asserting that his Luxman electronics are the weak link in the system. | |
| Which component to upgrade to improve bass control? I second the idea of speaker isolation feet. I did that recently and it does indeed work. I hear more clarity and less boom. | |
| Which component to upgrade to improve bass control? A Hegel h390 has terrific bass control. Damping factor of 4000. | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? Add a Luxman c-03x cd player. It has an excellent DAC. You should see a big improvement. | |
| Porsche Also, up until the 992, GTS also came with the wide body, whereas the Carrera S did not. So it was more than merely a souped up Carrera S. | |
| Porsche Fyi the x50 package went with older turbos and not the GTS. | |
| So I just bought a Hegel H390 and Superb amp. I'm running an h95 in my bedroom system and it is outstanding. So the 390 is going to be a beast. I agree with the group, speakers are a matter of taste. However that amp will drive just about anything. | |
| Does port location make a significant difference with regard to speaker placement? Agree that rear ported speakers need to be well away from the wall. Front port speakers can be much closer. Case in point, I just picked up a set of JBL L82 speakers and they have front ports and sound fantastic at 6 inches away from the back wall. | |
| New cables - To judge now or after burn in period? Switch back to the old cables after awhile. See if they sound as dynamic as you remember them to be. | |
| replace Mcintosh with Luxman I like the look of Mc but I prefer the Luxman sound. Superior build quality in the Lux. I have a 509x integrated and it is phenomenal. Your proposed rig is a big step up from my gear. It should be stellar. Do it. | |
| Dynaudio Confidence 30 vs. Focal Sopra 2 I got a chance to listen to the Dyn Confidence 30 and the Sopra 2 today as driven by Luxman gear. I walked away very impressed with the Dyns. The Sopras are definitely brighter and more energetic, but to my ear, the Dyns produced a more realistic... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence 30 vs. Focal Sopra 2 Why have the Sopras jumped so precipitously in price?! I may just have to limp along with my 60i Dyns awhile longer. (Actually they are a fabulous speaker. I was listening to Lady Gaga last night a big volumes and the 60i were superb). Maybe I nee... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence 30 vs. Focal Sopra 2 DMK, at low volume levels they are not dynamic. I don't always want to crank the volume. I also think they are a little bass bias with those massive 9.5 inch drivers. I think the main reason I am thinking of switching however is upgrade-itis. It ... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence 30 vs. Focal Sopra 2 Thanks for the detailed response, verdantaudio. The problem I always run into is that the gear sounds different in the store compared to home. Those Magico A5s look good too. | |
| Sopra 2 Bass I really enjoyed this string. I too am a newbie and love this hi-fi journey.iizjjzi, I hope you are having fun. I'm considering the focal Sopra N2 as well, but after this string I think I'll hang on to my Dyn 60i contours. They aren't quite your N... |