These are a pair of speakers from my late father. I think they’re from the 70s or 80s. He has the fabric re wrapped so that may not be the original look. No markings that I can find on the back or bottom. Any help would be awesome!
EDIT: Almost certain these are DCM Time Window speakers. Anyone know anything about those?
Hey everyone, back with a quick update on my setup. Really happy with the current synergy here. Here is the gear list:
Streamer/Preamp: WiiM Ultra
Amp: Cambridge Audio CXA81 MkII (Limited Black Edition)
Speakers: KEF Q1 Meta
Subwoofer: Polk HTS10 (connected via amp pre-out)
Stands: Norstone Stylum 2 with Norstone Counterspikes
Cables: Proson Arctic Series (Speaker, Optical, Subwoofer)
The Q1 Meta paired with the CXA81 MkII is a match made in heaven. The clean power drives the Metas beautifully, bringing out great precise imaging without sharpness. The Polk HTS10 fills in the sub-bass nicely where the KEFs roll off.
As you can see in the photo, the wall behind the setup is totally bare. I want to close it up and make it look clean, but with actual acoustic benefits.
What would you suggest for the back wall to balance looks and sound? I am thinking about wood slat panels, DIY Rockwool art panels, or maybe a central diffuser with some floating shelves and plants.
Would love to hear your thoughts on what would look and sound best, also, what do you think about the setup ?🙂
Any ideas? I’m in the market for a new cartridge, and wondering if I should just enact the Ortofon exchange program or shop for something else.
It’ll be attaching to a Rega RB250 tonearm on an acoustic solid machine small turntable -> McIntosh MA8950-> B&W 805s speakers with a REL s/510 sub.
Thanks for your thoughts!
I am a middle-aged jazz lover that has listened though Apple Music exclusively for over 15 years on a B&W A7s all-in-ones. I am now ready to get something higher-end. I have two listening areas I want to finally set up with high-quality components. The smaller one I have set up already with a Cambridge Evo One, which I love. The larger area is about 300 sq ft, and I’d like to get a simple, end-game streaming amp set up with a $10,000 budget with either bookshelf or smaller floorstand speakers that would be excellent for acoustic jazz listening. Full disclosure, I recently auditioned KEF R3 speakers with a Cambridge Evo 150 and found the R3s to be impressive but too clinical and a little harsh for my ears. Loved the amp though and see they have a 300 out now. I am wary of active speakers because I auditioned KEF LSX IIs, and they kept dropping out on me. Located in Minnesota, U.S. Please help me out. What various setups would you recommend and why?
Hi all. I used super lube synthetic grease on my CD player’s laser rails. Is this the right stuff to use over white lithium grease? I picked it because it says plastic safe and the laser guides that touch the rails are plastic
Buonasera a tutti sono iscritto qui da poco, mi sto organizzando per ravvicinarmi all’ascolto dei vinili con un impianto vintage per scelta e per limitare il budget già acquistato il giradischi (un bel Pioneer PL514X) dove monterò una testina Ortofon 2M Red.
Ho trovato tramite un amico un bellissimo Marantz 1070 (praticamente immacolato). Ora sto cercando delle casse da “scaffale” per mancanza di spazio sia nuove che usate, mi sono capitate delle belle Dynaudio Emit M10 (vecchio modello) e Dynaudio Emit M20. E mi mi domandavo l’amplificatore riuscirà a pilotarle? Le M10 sono da 6 ohm mentre le M20 sono 4 ohm.
Quindi chiedo a chi ha piĂą esperienza due cose la validitĂ delle casse? Quale dei due consigliereste? (Per qualitĂ e suono) infine se posso avere problemi e quali eventualmente.
Grazie a chi risponderĂ in anticipo
hello everyone, for the past couple months ive had an issue that my JVC JA-22 receiver has only been sending out sound to my left speaker, but lately its gotten particularly bad and ive tried swapping round the cables and it still only sent signal to the left output (right speaker) so i know its not an issue with the cable or speaker. is there anything i can do to save it? bearing in mind im not too confident opening it up and stuff
Purchased a Pro-ject CD Box E to play Cds through to my Marshall Acton 3 using RCA - Aux cable, rather poor sound quality with 'crackling/static/' etc......cable seems secure. Shop wants me to take CD player in to 'test' but it's a 3hr round trip so hoping for some advice. Cable is brand new but only a ÂŁ15 one so could this be the issue?
Bonjour Ă tous !
Je suis relativement nouveau dans le monde de la hi-fi et je cherche à monter un bon système. Actuellement, j'ai un amplificateur Cambridge CXA81 MK2 associé à deux enceintes bibliothèques Focal Aria Evo X No. 1.
J'aime cette configuration, mais récemment, j'ai voulu plus de basses et j'ai commencé à chercher des subwoofers à ajouter.
Ensuite, lors de l'une de mes visites dans un magasin hi-fi, je suis tombé sur une paire d'enceintes Elipson Legacy 3220, un modèle d'exposition, au prix incroyablement bas de 1790 €.
Je voulais les écouter, et j'ai vraiment aimé ce que j'ai entendu. J'ai décidé de les réserver et de verser un acompte (que je peux encore annuler pendant une semaine).
Si possible, j'aimerais recueillir des avis pour confirmer si c'est une bonne idée ou si j'ai agi de manière impulsive.
Aussi, n'ayant que peu d'expérience dans le domaine de l'audiophile, je ne suis pas très familier avec la réputation d'Elipson dans l'industrie, ni avec ces enceintes en particulier, et j'aimerais être sûr qu'il ne s'agit pas d'une fausse bonne affaire et que, pour le même prix, voire moins, je pourrais trouver de bien meilleures enceintes sur pieds.
Merci d'avance pour vos retours !
I just bought new cables for my KEF speakers. One speaker is placed quite close to the amplifier. Do the cables need to be the same length, or is it okay for one to be much shorter than the other?
I have a BeoCenter 2300 system that has been sitting on my shelf for many years and just does not get used much. I have a large audio room I use daily. Background: I bought it new. I have the matching Beolab 2500 speakers (in blue still sound great) and working B&O remote. Display is fine, CD player reads and plays discs. The FM antenna is missing but I just use a TEAC powered one anyway. I also have a B&O AUX output connector for it. I do not have the original box anymore though. PM me if interested. I am in the WASH DC metro area.
Looking to add a Douk T8 PRO preamp / equalizer in between my Douk Ampapa A1 phono preamp and my Klipsch powered speakers. Is it possible (or advised) to mix an XLR connection between the equalizer and the speakers while the connection between the turntable and the phono amp is RCA? Or should I stick with RCA's all the way throughout? Looking for a little boost if possible.
Today I was removing my Ortofon 2M Red cartridge from my old turntable because I'm picking up a Rega Planar 3 tomorrow.
The headshell connectors on the old tonearm were extremely tight and wouldn't budge. I used a pair of tweezers to remove them, but they were so stiff that I actually ended up pulling the wires away from the solder joints on the connectors. I then removed the connectors separately.
All four connectors eventually came off, but I noticed that on the top-right pin there's a small metal piece stamped R6. As I removed that connector, the R6 metal tab slid about 1–2 mm up the pin, away from the cartridge body. I gently pushed it back into place with my fingernail, and it now sits firmly where it was.
I'm now worried that I've damaged the cartridge just a day before getting my new turntable. I know I could buy another 2M Red body for around ÂŁ80 and use my Blue stylus, but that's still a decent amount of money, and it's stressing me out.
Have I likely damaged the cartridge, or am I worrying over nothing?
So I just got an hdmi audio extractor because I want to be able to watch movies and play games while using my sound system. When I hooked it up, I ran my ps5 through it, plugged the extractor into a power strip, and I had better audio for my ps5, as my hdmi audio signal was now extracted into rca to be plugged into my receiver. I noticed after starting to watch Purple Rain that audio and video kept cutting out frequently for less than a second and coming back in. I retried and made it work again and it happens less but still periodically
Any solutions or tips?
EDIT: it’s now also only losing audio for less than a second but still losing audio and video as well for the same time every now and then
Hello.
My grandfather has given me a set of beovox 2600 and a beomaster 3000-2. For the system I would like to connect a vinyl, but also convert digital signal to analogue, so that I can have them to my TV.
Thing is, I'm far far from an expert. From what I know, I shouldn't buy a cheap DAC as that can flatten the sound and I don't want that. But do you guys have any suggestions as to which one to buy? It's my first vintage system, I've however handled a variety of more modern speakers previously - but nothing this vintage. So I'm really on uneasy ground, so to speak.
Thank you in advance.
Keeping things brief -
AT LP-120 (the old one with the built-in phono stage issues - no I haven't physically removed the phono, all is still intact)
From playing records with the built-in phono, to plugging in the iFi Zen Phono 3, I was amazed at how little (hardly any) changes the sound quality changed.
Turned on the subsonic filter (trying to clean and tighten bass), slight change in audio.
I know my bottleneck is the turntable, but I still expected something to change with the upgraded Phono stage. Anyone else have this component and like it? Or are you as underwhelmed as I am right now?
On the platter? Cornelius - Ripple Waves.
(Roast if you want but I spent like under $100 on everything audio wise as most things were acquired for free)
Really just want to get an amp for towers and a sub that needs amp maybe upgrade to Cerwin Vega towers in front Mtx in the back heard someone doing so with these exact towers and they said it sounded great and no doubt as they sound amazing up front.
MTX Audio AAL212B x2
Fisher ST-992 x2
Klipsch R-120SW
Klipsch RP-400C (not in use due to someone wanting to use it as a food table in my shared household)
All powered by a Denon AVR-S960H (which does pretty well but if I want more speakers I would assume I would need an amp for good balance on power)
Any suggestions on other ways to put the fishers to improve quality would be much appreciated thank you.
Okay, at r/budgetaudiophile they say its a headphone.
So i proudly post it here
I was happy to receive an xDuuo TA-10R.
It works not only as a headphone amplifier, but also as a nice little preamp.
It has an optical and a coaxial digital input, as well as a USB input that can be used with drivers for Windows, Mac, and Android. But I suspect it will also work as a USB audio device without drivers. I assume it will work the same way with Ubuntu.
A analog line inomput is avaiable too.
And theres a line output to connect to any amplifier. So its a preamplifier and easy to use with old amps wich only have one Aux-input.
The display is a 0.96" yellow-blue type, similar to those found on the ESP8266 MCU or standalone. It shows the selected input, the volume, and for digital inputs, the format and sampling rate.
Pressing the volume control selects the various inputs; turning it adjusts the volume in several clicks, and there’s a noticeable click stop on the control.
The included tube is a 12AU7 stamped with the “X” for xDuuo, maybe a standard chinese tube, maybe they differ depending on imventory at manufacturing, who knows. More on that later.
So plugged in the old Tinhifi T2 and connect a HK DVD25 via coax digital to run CDs.
One negative point now. You cant 'shut down' the amp or set it to stand-by. You have to switch off at the back. It results in a loud 'pop' in headphone, even at 0 volume. So plug off the headphone first. Luckily at line out theres no pop.
The initial listening test was somewhat disappointing, the sound was muddy and muffled.
So I inserted a Telefunken ECC82 (manufactured in Ulm, Germany, Diamondbottom). Immediately, the sound took on a whole new dimensio, wide open, with clear, strong highs and mids. The bass was precise and powerful. It rocks. But I still felt there was a slight veil over the sound; it was as if the handbrake were still partially engaged, somewhat muted. Not full attack.
Then I tried an S&H Siemens ECC82. It was truly mind-blowing. The haze was gone instantly, and it really rocked very hard. Everything was clear and light. The bass was even more precise, the electric guitar really cut through, and the bass guitar was significantly more precise. The drums had real punch, and the cymbals were delicate and clear. The vocals stood out cleanly among the instruments.
It sounded as if a thin silk curtain had vanished.
That really rocks hard, anyone who’s into metal will love this.
But I still had the original 12AU7 from xDuuo. I let it break in for 10 hours. Lo and behold, it’s not nearly as bad as it was at the start. It sounds clear and well-defined; the soundstage is open, and the bass is round. But it doesn’t quite match the incredible attack and clarity of the Siemens or the Telefunken. Still, I’m giving it another 50 hours.
There's still the Shuguang 12AU7-T to try, a very good, completely new design featuring triple mica and a few remarkable details, such as the metal surface enlarged by many small, fine ripples, a shield between the two sections, very fine and close windings (slightly visible thru the holes), and a monocrystalline glass coating. I love everything about it. I like it when a new design manages to improve on this old technology, even just a little.
Even the very first listen when it was brand-new was already impressive. It renders details with incredible precision.
The other headphones are the K702 and the Deva pro and the Wa'ner SG. Same results. Even the Deva pro was not lame like on other amps (he cant rock hard, but nice).
That's enough for now. Once the original tube and the 12AU7-T have burn in, there will be more.