retrocrownfan
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| Thanks to Paul McGowan To be clear, he is a business man LOL Every now and then his answers can be a bit vague, for example on cables. He sells one brand which is certainly his call. But that particular answer came up short on what aspect of that cable’s performance ma... | |
| Thanks to Paul McGowan Paul does almost daily unscripted videos in response to audio emails. His personable manner, good advice and enthusiasm speaks for itself. I have never owned a piece of his equipment, but he has helped me in the hobby on many points…both technical... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? Love my Wharfedale Linton Heritage speakers. A brilliant design in the big baffle 3-way genre and a steal at $1400 USD, with stands. | |
| Paul McGowan's Interesting Take On The Differences Pro and Home Audio Not definitive to the cost benefits of various specs between devices and their connectors, but a logical history of the environments. | |
| Is a FLAT response the IDEAL? Peter Comeau, the entertaining English golden ear speaker designer for IAG (Wharfedale, Mission, etc) has done some good interviews on this subject. He suggests that his approach to being the final filter for his companies was liberated when he fi... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? $125 Crown PS-200 from a little church in Virginia and the $280 full service from AE Techron on same. $199 right off the shelf value for Audifi WiFi streamer and free 4Stream controller app. | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? Agreed with "end obsession with basic studio cable" thought. Nine ft Mogami 2921 speaker level three-wire Neutrik out to my REL t5i and total of 25 ft of Mogami 3103 with good banana clips to my Wharfedale Lintons and I sleep well at night on thi... | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? Good question. Good answers. Long story short, decreasing resistance in speaker cable with fatter wire can improve speaker performance… how much it might help is a nuanced consideration that depends on how much current reaches your speakers now an... | |
| Small, Effective Subwoofers? Love our REL T5i. Fast and invisible. | |
| Low level listening Lots of good input here. I’d rather be lucky than good…Heritage Lintons, a REL T5i and a recapped and serviced PS-200 Crown with plenty of overhead reach a nice full sound a very comfy Db level. My unsophisticated logic follows most of the posts h... | |
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| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? Interesting thread. I’m an audiophile voyeur but a mid-fi owner…and think my hobby benefits measurably from many threads here. From the perspective of available time, budget and living space size, I’m locked into making the most from digital sourc... | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height Wharfedale and Mission (both IAG companies now with British roots) are both now marketing very nice Mid-Fi heritage bookshelf speakers with come with stands that place them near your target height. These are really clever, well designed big battl... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? Fun thread. I live in a zone between new and old with a restomod assemblage of modern separates supporting a system based on serviced and recapped Crown PS-200 amp from a little church in Virginia. A good DAC with bright 2549 interconnects, Mogami... | |
| Mogami 2549 (Standard) vs 2534 (Quad) etc Same experience with banana clipped 3103 cables into big baffle Wharfedale Lintons. Immediate and noticeable increase in voltage to the speakers. I had to tweak a bit to recover the imaging and sound stage. There was some distortion in my signal c... |