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parlophone1

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  1. Not sure. What components do you have in the system and how are they connected together?
  2. If both speakers are not working and you have the cables connected between the speakers and the receiver, the settings in the receiver might be the reason. 12 gauge cable is not too thick, just play it. I have 10 gauge cables in my systems and the sound is as good as any.
  3. Audeze LCD-1 headphones. Could not pass a discount, last pair in the shop. Always looking for things to try before buying, this time it was 15 minutes until the discount ends.
  4. I ride on iridiums spark plugs because of LPG, they are not that expensive.
  5. 60-80dB most of the time. Would like to go lower than that but my system/room do not allow for that.
  6. Direct bank payment if possible, when things get a bit pricey. For smaller amounts still PayPal, the high fees are not that important here.
  7. I always liked the design of their forks, very different from anything other bike manufacturers pt on their models. Classy.
  8. I tried plugging the rear ports of RF42 II. Just one of many attempts to make them less boomy. Nothing good happened except the did sound thinner. Speaker placement was a better route for them to sound more realistic.
  9. I have listened the systems with NAD 3020 when it was available new, and later NAD 316BEE. I had the feeling that both had much more power than rated. Nicely balanced amps, if that are the words to describe them. We used to say they have that British charm, not clinically sharp sound and yet enough musical information came out of them not to sound boring. In my opinion worth the try, they are not expensive.
  10. In my opinion, Privateering is a good album, The Ragpicker`s Dream also. Al the roadrunning with Emmylou is very good.
  11. Thanks Mr. Chief, that's a good starting point. Can you give some directions, where to find out more or may be steps to go from there? For example, if we do not have factory measurements of what the speaker is doing, and most often this is the case, could we start with measuring microphone and REW software, anything else?
  12. Cheap and relatively good and no need for a headphone amp are Sennheisers HD559. All of the cans in this lineup until 600 have the same sound signature. You will not be sorry for buying yours, but if after that you want more...there are lots of other stuff. Good thing here you can order separate pair of ear cushions when you need them. They are all relatively sturdy for a plastic cans, but if something broken, you wont loose much money and can get another pair. I have Beyers Pro, they are more sturdier, but at 250 ohm they need a separate amp.
  13. A bit off topic, but I have listened several of GoldenEar speakers in last couple of years. Almost all floorstanders perform very well.
  14. I did not follow the whole thread, but what are the "usual suspects" tho deal with when it comes to horn speakers in our quest for good imaging? I guess it depends on the speaker, i.e. a bookshelve with direct radiator and one small horn will not behave the same as LaScala. Then of course the room treatment. What else?
  15. I still have a pair of Infinity Qb from 1978. Replaced the capacitors and they do just fine. Philips mid-range driver and Infinity ribbon tweeter are very good. I wish the bass would be more defined, seems to me that heavy 10 inch paper diaphragm has limitations. But it is overall a good package. I keep them.
  16. I see Leica and Rollei, obviously she preferred European brands 🙂
  17. That is the softness of 400CN I remember 😄
  18. Giving the green light to Winston Churchill as her first UK prime minister goes quite a long time back, impressive life.
  19. I am sure many here can answer to this question better than me. The thing is the sound quality of new vinyl in general varies all over. A few of most important reasons are the source of music being pressed on vinyl and the production process or the facility where the vinyl is being produced. I have had good and bad experience from both, new and old vinyl. Old LPs were always washed in Okki Nokki before they went on my platter. I value my styluses 😀. In short, before buying any particular album on LP, I try to investigate a bit. Like going on Steve Hoffman forums etc.
  20. I suppose you could try cable lifting in high resolution hi-fi system. I do not hear a difference in mine, although the sound is polluted with HF hiss of other sources. On the other hand, I did plugged the amp, preamp and the phono preamp into the RF filter and that did make a slight difference. But I can easily live without it.
  21. Depending on how big is your room, small speakers will most likely not be satisfactory for you, as Islander said above. RP160 or RP600 in the recent Klipsch offerings is the lowest I would go for a bookshelve. But then again, if you can find some of the earlier models (i.e. RB75) in good condition, that might be even better.
  22. You have a very good system. Thank you for sharing. Where did you found HIPs, locally in Italy or somewhere else? I ask because I am not that far away 🙂
  23. If you can add a preamp, Hypex monoblocks also could be the solution. They are relatively small dimensions, could be turned on all the time. I haven't heard them with LaScalas, but what ever Schu wrote above I can attest is valid playing NC400 monoblocks in my system. Yes, they can be clinical in sound presentation, but preamp might tame them a bit if needed. However, in my system they produce more heat than some class AB amps. They are not hot, but warm (105-120 F) depending on the temperature in the room. Many have reported they stay cool. That might be our grid (220V), but anyway they do not go beyond it.
  24. parlophone1

    Diet

    Of all fast food I tried, and I tried a lot, McD tasted the worst by far. I don't know what exactly the put in that burgers and I don't want to know. But any child will probably put together a better tasted piece of minced meat together.
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