sydneysophia
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| Hopelessly mid fi? Thanks Blindjim. Need two pre-outs for subs/bi-amping. I like what removing the tube preamp did in my system (cleaner highs, stronger/taught lows), so I prefer to experiment with SS. Too much detail missing with what were sold as more "dynamic" tu... | |
| Hopelessly mid fi? Thanks to all who took the time to respond. Blindjim-thanks again for the thoughts. I am currently experimenting with leaving the tube preamp out of the chain and running the CDP straight into the amps. And I a bottleneck. Noticeably better sounds... | |
| Hopelessly mid fi? Sdatch may be on to something. The music in question is/was, in fact, rock. Perhaps more experimentation with different forms of music is in order. And Lwood, the same thought occurred to me as well. Could be down stream.Thanks to all for their in... | |
| Hopelessly mid fi? Thanks to all that responded. Blindjim, I do rip using error correction. And the differences I could detect had to do with soundstage width and to a lesser degree, depth. While not an indictment, the CDP is a Cary 303/200-which I have always liked... | |
| In-line xover question Audiokinesis-Thanks again for the time you devoted to my question. I'll try your suggestions and report back. Certainly the possibilities of what could be (thank you bob_reynolds) have me thinking about getting serious about implementing a more so... | |
| In-line xover question Audiokinesis-Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. Guess I opened a can of worms. I'll try to answer your questions best I can. This experiment came about when I installed a pair of in-line filters I had on hand which xover at 65hz. Af... | |
| In-line xover question I guess what I am referring to is a "passive high-pass RCA type plug-in filter". Kr4-Looks like Parts Express handles Harriosn Labs. Do you have experience you can share? Thanks for the help. | |
| In-line xover question Kal- I was trying to decribe something that resembles a Rothwell attenuator (whereby it connects to the amplier input and accepts the IC from the source or preamp), but acts as xover serving to limit the low frequencies to the amplifier.Thank you. | |
| SS vs Tube Preamps PaulfolbrectMy preamp is made specifically for my amps. With the stock tube, the bass output (especially the lowest registers) is less than it was with either of my two SS peramps. Assuming the manufacturer did his homework, why less bass? Could i... | |
| SS vs Tube Preamps Robert Harley stated two things about preamplification in the latest edition of his book (The Complete Guide to High End Audio) that caught my attention. Don't quote me on this as I am working on memory, but first, was that he perferred to keep th... | |
| Analogue volume control on CDP Thank you very much for your responses. I would be interested in your opinions as to whether there is a meaningful sonic difference between digital and analogue volume controls. | |
| Am I just asking for trouble? Davehrab-Yes, I have a second set of preouts on my preamp (Placette passive)-sorry for the lack of info. I also run a pair of subs (Velodyne HGS-10), but sometimes think that adds to the problem. The room is literally 60'x 20'x8' and the gear is a... | |
| Am I just asking for trouble? Davehrab-How is something like that hooked up? Between the pre and power amp? Between the CD player and preamp? Thanks.Sydneysophia | |
| Good preamp suggestion for around $1000 Another vote for the McCormack RLD-1. I run one with Odyssey Stratos monos and feel they are a very good match. Both are polite in nature. | |
| Best overall Speakers for $2,500.00 or less, New? Audes Blues. These speakers reprent a great value ($2,100 new), look cool, present a huge soundstage and are very neutral sounding. They are bi-wireable, have a nominal impedence of 4 ohms and can play loud enough to satisfy most rooms. Look up wh... |