To see and feel the musicI cut the Nanos back to -3dB at 40Hz with a volume of 5/10 and the sub is -6 at 100. I made the overlap fall right across a room suck-out. It measures perfectly with both of my methods. My stereo n... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: Finally got a subwoofer. Ever since I'd left my little room at my old house, I'd noticed my bass wasn't as fleshed out or as deep since I now have insignificant room reinforcement. B... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi Dan - I totally agree that many systems here will never reach their full potential because people choose the wrong speakers for their rooms. It's the room that needs to choose the speaker - not ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHey guys, it's been a while, sorry for the delay.Jeff - thanks! I use all my amps about evenly. Every month or two I switch to a different amp or a different preamp. I've gone through all t... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: I have revamped by TV room system by replacing the Atoll IN100 with fellow compatriot Cairn KO2 and Emotiva Stealth DC-1. Run fully balanced and the DAC is used for DirectTV, iTunes,... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHey Andy - so it sounds like you got the Intuitive Design speakers. How do you like them so far? posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicOr could it be that he's simply the real deal? That makes more sense to me.I didn't think you would stay away from tubes for very long. I've been told it's a killer amp on my speakers but I... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicAcapellas! One of my biggest audio idols has a pair in his stereo: AJ van den Hul. I love that guy. He is fascinating. Not only does he invent new materials, but he invents the equipment to make th... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicOh Andy, don't be jealous. LoL. I spend my time contemplating tons of stuff and I'm always willing to share my thoughts, especially when I disagree. Feel free to do the same - I love debate. That's... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHey AndyAlways good to hear from you. I'm totally with you on distortion being predominantly at the speaker/room interface. And it doesn't even have to be in quotes - it truly is distortion... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Funny you should ask because I have on my "buy and try" list right now the First Watt J2 and F3, so I haven't heard them yet but will soon. I'm very curious about the JFET models. I would also jump... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).I only have experience with 4 single-ended tube amplifiers but I like what I hear, except for the WAVAC 300B which I thought had poor dynamics. My Triode Labs 2A3 amp is really sweet, especially wi... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Charles, It's really cool to see you have a YDA-01. I wanted one for a long time but then Brian disappeared and I haven't been able to find one since.Interesting about the Duelund ca... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicI go by the dictionary's definition of resolution.Check this out - it just popped in my inbox. He arrived at the same conclusions:http://www.stereophile.com/content/new-sensations posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi Charles. My name is Arthur.Resolution is "the ability of a device to show an image clearly and with a lot of detail," per the MW dictionary. So the question here is not that of... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: You're right Andy. I wound up getting a Transcendent Mini Beast a month ago and it's been an interesting experience. It's very different from what I'm used to, and it's very sensitiv... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi Charles and Ivan - the key thing to remember is that everything is relative, and that means resolution is included too. I agree it can be a brain teaser. Besides, at the end of the day, the more... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicThank you! I have always had a soft spot for McIntosh, from the very beginning. With the right speakers they are generally fantastic, and most importantly always enjoyable. After all, isn't that ho... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: Continuing the buying spree - got a Finale Audio F-168R using the super-cool 6BM8 tube from the wonder workers at Triode Labs, replete with Audio Note transformers and Mundorf caps. ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: I bought my old Flash back and it was one of the best moves I've ever made. Way better than the 452 - it's not even close. This thing has unbelievable resolution. I've never heard an... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi PaulYou got very similar results as I did with my McIntosh MC452's meters. They have a very practical "hold" feature that slows the needle down so you can clearly see the peaks... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicYeah they do put out a ton of heat. But I bet all that inefficiency is well spent. It's like my 2A3 amp - the engineer in me never would have guessed that 2.7% efficiency could have such high perfo... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicThanks guys for the compliments. Im very happy to finally be able to enjoy SET.Andy - In addition to bandwidth, phase relationships are the most important secondary factor, and there are n... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekHi Paul - Congrats on the A65! Maybe I should reconsider an A20 then....My reference to current mode control is in describing the type of feedback they use in their circuits. Most l... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: Well I decided to sell my big McIntosh, the one I wanted for about 16 years. It was great in my old room, but in the new room, resolution had increased to a point that was no... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment |