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SSteinwaytune replied to the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what?.Fair enough. But I was I was constrained by a short deadline for return...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to Din5's post in the thread New hi-fi purchase. Last was in the 1980s. Help! with
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Hi, are you willing to buy second hand / or ex demo ? If so, then within your price range you could achieve (for eg.) good examples of... -
SSteinwaytune replied to the thread New hi-fi purchase. Last was in the 1980s. Help!.Sometimes old amps are very satisfactory. I've described my journey from my passed away Arcam A85 via brand new Cambridge Audio CXA81...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to gasolin's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
why change it if it aint broken, works for some
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SSteinwaytune replied to the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what?.@Remco77 Thank you for your suggestion. I understand this thread is getting a long one. Somewhere up there I've already written that I...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to Hifiman's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
I see you have made your decision but am surprised no one has asked more about what is upstream of your amp (unless I missed it). Do...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to Deliriumbassist's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
On the checking phase aspect - do NOT just go off of visual + to +, - to -. Actually switch one set around. In extremely rare cases, the...
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SSteinwaytune replied to the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what?.@gasolin Keeping my Dali Oberon 5's, because they are great with the Arcam A85. @Hifiman I only've got 2 'upstreamers': Arcam CD72 (21...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to gasolin's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
He might not be able to do it if the return period is 14 days
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SSteinwaytune reacted to Messiah's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
To me, this seems like a classic case of being used to the sound of overblown/enhanced/coloured bass due to the use of the tone...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to Al ears's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
There's also the possibility you gain something.... Audition is key. Most amplifiers are pretty much the same but some have better...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to gasolin's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
For real music i have my amp in tone defeat and it's more or less all the times The cambridge cxa 60 i had is bass light and very...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to Fidelity dom's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
SVS & REL both make great subs, SVS subs use class d amplification, whilst REL use class D in the HT series & AB in all the others...
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SSteinwaytune reacted to nopiano's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
Have you checked that the speakers are correctly phased? Out of phase = no bass!
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SSteinwaytune reacted to Al ears's post in the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what? with Like.
I would be taking the amp back and buying something with tone controls that you can actually audition at home not waste potentially more...
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