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I’ve had similar thing happen to me. I also had a hard time pinpointing the issue. With me it was the song “Remedy” by Adele. With her high pitch voice I could hear what sounded like a bad tweeter. But I also realized that it only did it with certain gear (DACs ). It did it with my wireless hifi streamer. But it sounded perfectly fine with my red dragonfly usb dac. But only with certain high pitch songs.
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You should be fine. As long as you don’t turn them up all the way.
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If your going to listen to music a lot. The RF7 iii would be the way to go. As for home theater an external amp will make your speakers more dynamic. I went from The 280’s to RF7 ii’s and they get louder really easy. With same or less volume.
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I had a K48 woofer with a buzzing voice coil. annoying as crap.Found a spare for 100 bucks.When you have a deserted island speaker, you buy spares!
I’ve had a lot of issues with all my speakers and sub lately. I think it was due to a usb dac that was loose and it cut off and on and made really high pitch noise. It could be a woofer coil too. So far I think it’s the tweeters only.
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If other sounds are OK--it could be the recording.
It seems that if the speaker is clear on music and voice in general,
then the other recording might have distortion.
I don't have this problem, everything I play is clear.
It might be a problem in the amplification from the problem you describe.
Do you only use 2 Channels?
Yea,I think my drivers are bad. I tried some music on another pair of speakers and it didn’t distort.
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When I play music that uses piano, it seems the tweeters distortion Or get fuzzy. It plays other music good. For a few exceptions like Adele’s Remedy song. When her vocals go high the Tweeter also gets fuzzy. Could it be I have bad drivers. Both right and left do it. Left seems to be more obvious. Some cables might of moved and caused them to go bad, I think.
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i use an adcom gtp-500ii pre with a tuner, got it for $200 shipped a few years ago, has very good tone controls too. most tone controls bosst bass too far into the mids, the adcoms bass controls are at like 100hz i think. get a decent preamp & i think you will like the adcom.
Yea, I’ve been looking into that that one. After all it’s for garage. I’m not out there everyday. Thanks for the input. Curious to see how it will sound.
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curious how you went about hooking it up to the yamaha & integrated? do either of those have actual RCA pre amp outputs? if not you should not hook up an external amp to them. the HT receiver you mentioned with pre outs should have tone controls, but they are in the digital settings of the receiver. i have used HT receivers as pre amps before & they will work but usually wont sound as good as a dedicated preamp. i would suggest finding a matching adcom preamp... they aren't the best out there by any means but you can find a gtp400-500 used on ebay for a couple hundred bucks, or less. & they sound very good for the price point.
is the adcom amp a true SE or the standard 555 or 555ii? the 555 SE is a more recent amp adcom introduced with some upgrades over the original 555/ii amps, if you got it for $300 & it works thats a great deal! i have ran the 555ii for years & they sound pretty good (for the price range) & have tons of power, the bass should be very good, depending on the speakers used. in bridged mode they are a beast! a friend of mine rane 2 of them bridged to some non klipsch speakers & they were insanely loud, but at high volumes lacked any detail or quality.
shakeydeals comment about a blessing in disguise is probably related to the fact that adcoms design has no protection circuit, so if/when they go bad they will likely take out your entire speaker! i have read of that happening very rarely but its a possibility to keep in mind.
Yea, it wasn’t a smart idea to do any of the things I did. Its a true SE and in mint condition. Practically new. Old guy was asking $450. Got it for $350. He has a lot of gear and was Just trying to weed out what he wasn’t using. That’s what happens when you buy too much I guess lol. I don’t like the receiver because I feel like the digital tone controls don’t work as good as the old manual ones. Regarding the circuit protection. I thought that’s why they have the fuse in the back.
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I tried hooking it up to an old A27 yammy(stereo amp). I manage to get sound out of it but had no control of the A27. It even worked when A27 was off. But the sound wasn’t what I expected. I also tried hooking it to an A S500 integrated. That almost blew up my speakers lol. No volume control. So I got it to work with with my RX A1050 yammy since it actually had pre outs. But I feel like the 1050 is limited and that for HT main use. I need something with tone controls. I also think of running the 555 in bridged mode. 600w. I feel like i need to add some bass to the 555 since it the bass sounds really tight. Too tight. I think a preamp will allow for that.
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Tell us what you are using with the Adcom and what do you mean by "doesn't seem to be working"?
Bill
I tried hooking it up to an old A27 yammy(stereo amp). I manage to get sound out of it but had no control of the A27. It even worked when A27 was off. But the sound wasn’t what I expected. I also tried hooking it to an A S500 integrated. That almost blew up my speakers lol. No volume control. So I got it to work with with my RX A1050 yammy since it actually had pre outs. But I feel like the 1050 is limited and that for HT main use. I need something with tone controls. I also think of running the 555 in bridged mode. 600w. I feel like i need to add some bass to the 555 since it the bass sounds really tight. Too tight. I think a preamp will allow for that.
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I recently got one of these for $300ish. Mint condition. I’ve tried to use it with my current equipment but doesn’t seem to be working. I don’t want to mess anything up. I need a good preamp. So I need recommendations. It’s powering a single RF7 ii in the garage. Thanks.
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Definitely agree. I have owned 2 or 3 PT-3's, Reference 4430, and an EX4420, and they all were stellar performers.
Bill
Just found a carver pm1200 local for less then $200. Did some research and sounds like a good amp. Retailed $2200 when it came out.
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Actually just looked on eBay. There’s a no reserve auction for a b&k amp and preamp that might go cheap and work well for you.
B&K Reference 5 Stereo Preamplifier and 2 Channel Amplifier https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F302757633776
This looks promising. Thanks.
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Hmm... I don’t like selling gear. If you decide to go with B&K I’ve got the PT3, PT5, and a reference 5 all sitting in boxes. I suppose I could part with one of them. I do have B&K amps, but nothing I want to sell now. I am using B&K amps on all my RF-7’s. They do pair nicely. I’m in NYC
These are all preamps right. What are you asking for them?
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Those old integrateds were beasts. VERY high current amplifiers. They'd stomp all over a new receiver rated at 120wpc.
I think your right. The one I have now is rated at 100wpc. It has the lighted left to right colored meters. Once it hits the 100wpc is struggles to stay and gets really warm. I can’t turn the volume any louder. So I’m limited.
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I have a Technics SU-V10x integrated with 120 wpc with super low distortion. Probably needs a cleaning of the volume pot since it has been sitting.... but this is one monster integrated. I would do $150 shipped. I also have a tuner and CD player that I would sell with it. Package to you shipped for $200.
Tim
Technics SU-V10X
Computer Drive New Class A Stereo Integrated Amplifier (1985-87)
Specifications
Power output: 120 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.003%
Damping factor: 80
Input sensitivity: 0.17mV (MC), 2.5mV (MM), 150mV (line)
Signal to noise ratio: 72dB (MC), 79dB (MM), 98dB (line)
Channel separation: 55dB (line)
Output: 150mV (line)
Speaker load impedance: 4Ω to 16Ω
Video Connections: composite
Dimensions: 430 x 147 x 392mm
Weight: 13.5kg
Downloads
instruction/owners manual
Tempting. Not sure what I’m going to do yet.
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Not an integrated amp but heard really good things about this Yamaha.
https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamrn803bl/yamaha-r-n803-2-ch-x-100-watts-networking-stereo-receiver/1.html
A nice Yamaha integrated.
https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamas701bl/yamaha-a-s701-2-ch-x-100-watts-natural-sound-integrated-amplifier-black/1.html
Bill
I thought you were gonna sell me one of yours [emoji23]. I think might have to go with a power amp and a pre amp.
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Modern or vintage?
$$$?
Bill
On the budget side. $200-500 something decent.
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I have a Pioneer SA-9500 integrated amp for sale. Fully restored by Paul Hovenga (Many Moons Audio) in January 2017.
Specs here: https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/pioneer/sa-9500.shtml
Looks like a nice amp. Not sure it would be up for the challenge. With those specs to be honest.
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Modern or vintage?
$$$?
Bill
Doesn’t matter. As long as they have what it takes. These speaker can handle some serious power. My current amp-over heats and just doesn’t have the kick.
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I’m looking for something to power one RF 7ii in garage. I currently have an old Yammy A27 but it’s not beefy enough.
A power amp would be good option too. I Listen to music loud.
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$600 local pick up. A+ condition. Has a few marks that are only visible up close around the edge of wood. Woofers are in excellent condition.
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check out momoprice. my hybrid was under $200.00. yes it has bluetooth and one line input, that I connected my tube phono pre amp into. it powers my Heresies in my spare room.
How is the sound compared to a regular amp?
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I’m not sure how to do it. Can someone remove this post. There not for sale anymore.
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I guess it would depend if there’s a budget. RP450c is very affordable now. Very good Too. They have newer versions of the RP line but more expensive. If budget is not a problem the RC64 iii would be be best but it’s huge and like they said. Try and match to what you have now. Not sure what your future plans are but if your building your system, go with he best you can afford.
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