rliddell

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is the Tannoy Xt 8f a warm speaker??
Had my 8f for over a year, driven by a McIntosh 302 amp, using Transparent Plus speaker wires and Audioquest Yukon XLR interconnects.  Room is about 24' x 30' with speakers on the long wall.  I formerly had a pair of McIntosh XR200, substantially ... 
Sound issues
Did you get your problem solved? If not, try DSpeaker Anti-Mode 2.0 room correction for the front two speakers (connect between the amp and preamp) and then run the AV7701 Audyssey on top of that. I use the DSpeaker in this configuration with a Mc... 
CIAUDIO VDC-9.0 Powering Wadia 170I Transport
I've had the Wadia over a year and added the VDC-9 a couple of weeks ago. I think the power supply addition did more to upgrade the sound of my system when playing the iPod than virtually any single component change I've experienced during my 50 y... 
Linn Akurate CD/SACD
Don't know about the sound of the 1.1, but the Akurate CD is by far the best sounding player I've heard, particularly with multi-channel disks. 
Speakers For McIntosh?
Been doing audio for over 40 years, first McIntosh in about 1967. Traded the Mac for ARC tubes and solid state (more than one of each), tried the big Bryston monoblocks with Maggie 3.5s. I’ve also owned the big Mac speakers (XRT-20) and Martin-Log...