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Brrr, Winnipeg. Makes sense now. Congrats on the Cup win. I’m in Ottawa. All the hot air from Parliament Hill keeps it a bit warmer in the valley. Although it is-24 C with the wind chill right now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was thinking the same thing. You weren’t born on May 2-4 were you? Canadian is a solid beer. My go-to since I was a kid. I’ve been to California many times. Love the northern part of the state. Beautiful.

You’re doing great, eh! I hearby crown you an honorary hoser! Every Canadian has the right to bestow the honor of hoserism upon foreigners. It’s like a knighting ceremony but with more beer.

I didn’t know that SCTV was ever on in the US. Hun

Picked up a 2020 GMC Canyon All Terrain yesterday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Incredible tribute Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That was sad. They need to pack it in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you for the education. Makes sense. I have an SVS sub to fill in the bottom end anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They sound good to me so I guess that is all that really matters. I was under the impression that if the specs say from 35hz then I would not hear anything at 20hz. It seems more like a low amount of sound at 20 with full sound starting at 35. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is the original brochure. It lists the low end at 35 hz +-3db. http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/IP.Board/index.php?/topic/4123-avid-brochure/ Apparently the main engineer went to or came from AR.

Avid 330 from 1989. 12 inch woofers, acoustic suspension design.

So, I downloaded a test tone generator on my iPad to see if the specs that my speakers are supposedly able to play were even close to accurate. The spec sheet says that they can play down to 20hz which I think is very optimistic. I went through the frequency range with the tone generator and I can clearly hear sound from the woofers at 20-21hz. I am not going to buy additional equipment to verify this. Just wondering if anyone with more knowledge has an opinion on whether or not the test is even remotely accurate.

I am adjusting to the different presentation of the Anthem and I like what I hear. Sounds great at lower volumes. Has a certain grip on the music and is much more neutral than the Marantz. It’s a keeper. Thanks for everyone’s input. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks so much for the insight. Much appreciated. If I understand properly, in simple terms are you saying that the Anthem needs a higher gain at the sources vs the Marantz to pay at the same volume at the same dial position? That would make sense to me. Thanks again.

Thanks for the responses guys. I was listening at about 85 db avg with peaks to 93. The volume dial is at about 12 o'clock. I guess I expected that level of volume lower on the dial. I guess it doesn't really matter where the knob is. The Marantz at the same level is harsher sounding. I guess that is what the extra power gives you. No necessarily louder as you don't listen louder given the extra power but a cleaner sound at the same SPL. I checked the hook-ups again and they are correct. The inputs all act the same and the tone controls are defeated. When I said louder at low volumes I should have said louder at lower volume setting (dial). If that makes sense. I think you nailed it. I was expecting to be blown away with this huge sound as soon as I turned it up a bit and that wasn't the case. I am going to see if warms up to me. It is just odd to me that I am only getting an spl of about 85-90 db with a 225 wpc amp at 50% of its volume potential. I was expecting a lot more volume at that dial position. Having said that it is a much clearer sound at that level and probably has a lot more to give versus the Marantz that basically stalls out at that volume level.

Hello, I recent picked up a "new to me" Anthem 225I integrated amp (225 w\ch). It is in pristine condition. Th guy that I bought it from takes excellent care of his equipment so I have no doubt that it has not been abused. He upgraded to the STR so he offered the 225 to me for a song. He bought it in Nov 2016. I swapped out my Marantz PM6006 (45 w\ch) last night. I was very excited to hear how this beast would drive my Avid 330's (88 db). I was very disappointed. It sounded flat, dead, lifeless, just bad. My Marantz kills it. I checked all of the connections multiple times and everything is connected properly. I was expecting that I would not have to increase the volume past 9 or 10 o'clock to max out the room. Quite the opposite. It doesn't sound good until at least 11 or 12 o'clock on the dial. I decided to sleep on it. This morning I hooked up a line-in and listed to some different music and it sounded decent. Still not as "alive" as the Marantz. I don't have enough experience with different amps to know how drastically different they can sound. Do you think that there is an issue with the amp or am I just hearing a different sound signature? The Marantz is a bit underpowered for 88 db speakers so was I hearing distortion and thinking it was a more robust sound? I do find that the Anthem is less fatiguing with high frequencies. It can also keep getting louder where the Marantz stalled out at about 1 o'clock on the dial. I guess I was expecting the higher powered amp to be significantly louder at lower volume but that may be an inaccurate assumption. The hogher power does play bass and dynamic range better. Just not what I was expecting. Any insight would be appreciated.

Dialing in my new SVS SB-1000 subwoofer. Used for 2 channel music only. Perfect size for my relatively small listening room. Trying to get just enough bass to round out the bottom end. Anymore would be overkill for my setup. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Neil Young live at Massey Hall 1971. Amazing album.

Sorbothane is amazing but a bit pricey. I use hemispheres under my turntable.

Just got Neil Young’s Live at Massey Hall 1971. Incredible sounding album. Having been to Massey Hall many times I can tell you that is a special place to hear a musician.

It’s in a cool neighbourhood. Lots of pubs and restaurants to check out for lunch. A bit hipster-ish but that’s Ottawa. I moved from Toronto 5 years ago. Born and raised in Sudbury.