Welcome New Members to ASR, introduce yourself here.

[antonioki]

Hi all,

I'm Antonio from Italy (Rome)

 

[antcollinet]

Hi all,

I'm Antonio from Italy (Rome)

Welcome - you live in a beautiful city.

 

[F1Fan72]

Hi all,

I'm Antonio from Italy (Rome)

Welcome, love Italy ..

 

[antcollinet]

Hi! I am new here!

hello. Welcome.

 

[Ben Jenssen]

Hello. I just registered. Not really knowing much about this forum, but I've found very useful info around here occationally, so here I am. I'm located in Oslo, Norway, I've been a musician in the eighties, medical problems made me turn to my second passion; music recording and mixing. I ran a one-man studio for many years recording local bands, and I now have some of the gear left, right here in my living room (I live alone), and I enjoy playing around with old sessions and occationally helping people out with mixes and stuff, and following the technological development.

I've used Protools since the late nineties, so my main forum was the DUC for many years, now it's mostly UAD forum and Gearspace.

 

[GD Fan]

Hello. I just registered. Not really knowing much about this forum, but I've found very useful info around here occationally, so here I am. I'm located in Oslo, Norway, I've been a musician in the eighties, medical problems made me turn to my second passion; music recording and mixing. I ran a one-man studio for many years recording local bands, and I now have some of the gear left, right here in my living room (I live alone), and I enjoy playing around with old sessions and occationally helping people out with mixes and stuff, and following the technological development.

I've used Protools since the late nineties, so my main forum was the DUC for many years, now it's mostly UAD forum and Gearspace.

Glad to see you here at ASR. Looking forward to your contributions!

 

[theBoomer]

Hi, I'm from Milano, Italy and I'm in my sixties. I've been lurking for a while and I decided to join in the hope of getting help in finding a pair of headphones that will keep me happy for years to come. A few weeks ago I would have written that I was also looking for an upgrade from my Topping L70 amplifier, but measurements, reviews and the discussion here made me decide that I wanted to be able to perform equalization and that, being lazy as I am, the Luxsin x9's headphone EQ was exactly what I needed. Happy so far.

 

[Bruce Toski]

I'm 68 years old, born in Miami Florida, Master ASE automotive technician, wannabe technician for electronics.

One of my speakers shorted out and now my Denon AVR-3312Ci receiver is in protection mode. I tried the reset, with no speakers attached, no change.
I disassembled the entire receiver cleaned everything, inspected, put it back together ... still the same. I'm getting a 3.7 volt surge on the ASODET trace which takes me back to a very small surface mount transistor on the back side of the HDMI PCB which appears to be part of the protection circuit.

Anyway I ordered this surface mount transistor and the surface mount capacitor next to it along with a $300 infrared solder desolder inspection station.

I have the PDF but, does anybody have the factory service manual in printed format, original, that they would sell me ?

I bought a service manual for the 3300 model, thinking it might be close, but that was a mistake and I have it for sale, $20, for anybody who has a 3300 model !

 

[ori73]

Hi everyone,
stumbled on this forum because I started to use REW.

Home and car audio are my hobby for decades now. Particularly IEMs at the moment due to space issues at home.
Love the hobby and get more and more curious everything sound related.

I can see already there is tons of great information here.
Great to be here.

Best from Finland
Oliver

 

[Bruce Toski]

Cool, I see that the Oliver and i, think alike.
Health and happiness to you from Amerika !

 

[ori73]

Hi Bruce,
I wish I had at least "wannabe technician" skills ;-)
But for now I solved at least my measurement problem.
Nice to meet you.
Same for you, Bruce.
Best wishes from Finland

 

[easy lee]

Hi everyone, I'm Luis from Madrid (Spain). I'm a lifelong music enthusiast and the proud owner of an Audio-GD NFB-28 and an Audeze LCD-2 since 2014 (the same NFB-28 whose siblings have perform so poorly in the tests shared here). Alongside the Audio-GD I also use a pair of Dynaudio BM5A mk2 active monitors paired with a BM9A subwoofer. Earlier this year, I added a Sennheiser HD800S to my setup, and between that and the discussions I’ve read here about Audio-GD gear, I’ve started thinking it might be time to upgrade my dac-pre-amplifier.

 

[FrostedOxen]

Greetings, all. From metro Detroit, MI USA. Great to join!

 

[JSmith]

Hi, I'm from Milano, Italy

Greetings, all. From metro Detroit, MI USA. Great to join!

JSmith

 

[olds1959special]

Hi, I'm new to this forum, but I think everyone has ignored me by now, because I post too many newbie questions.

 

[lutilisateurlibre]

Hi

Let me introduce myself. My name is lutilisateurlibre (userfree)
I'm almost 60 years old and have been passionate about audio since I was 14/15.

I'm also passionate about computers (hardware & software) (assembler/repairer and OS tinkerer/optimizer).

I also dabble in computer graphics, video editing, HTML, CSS, and phpBB, Xenforo, and WordPress forums hold no secrets for me.
I am also co-admin of a detailing blog & forum.

I also love cars and Moto GP.

I read your forum often because I find the topics very interesting.




Sorry for my English I'm French and I translate my texts using DeepL.

 

[Dave Nukem]

Good afternoon everyone,

I’m new to the forum and excited to be here. While I wouldn’t call myself an audiophile in the traditional sense—I live with tinnitus in both ears—I’ve found that this challenge has actually deepened my appreciation for the nuances of sound staging and tonal balance. Music has always been a source of joy, and I’m doing my best to make the most of my hearing by chasing fidelity that speaks to both emotion and detail.

I tend to gravitate toward slightly warmer tones and the melancholic bass textures of post-punk, though my tastes are broad—jazz, pop, R&B, even some rap. Country? Well, let’s just say I’m still working on that one.

Since COVID, I’ve been building a 2.1 setup in my office, blending vintage and modern gear on a modest budget. It started with a very used Onkyo TX-SR393 I picked up for $22. It didn’t last long, but its demise led me to the B&K AVR 507, which opened up a whole new world sonically.

My first pairing was with Infinity R2 bookshelf speakers and an Audio-Technica AT-LP120 I rescued from Goodwill. After adding a BIC sub, I was transported straight back to 1985. I addressed the LP120’s skating issues with a custom counterweight, upgraded to an AT-VM95SH/H cartridge, added an acrylic mat, and introduced a Fosi Box 5 phono preamp. These tweaks brought my vinyl collection to life—so much so that I’d confidently put this humble rig up against many $500 turntables.

Since then, I’ve added:

• Denon DVD-3910 for SACD playback
• Fosi Q6 DAC feeding hi-res DSD/FLAC from my PC via MusicBee
• Fosi P4 RCA preamp linking my turntable (via Box 5), DVD-3910 (2-channel analog), and PC (via Q6)
• Boston Acoustics VR-M50 bookshelf speakers and a BIC 8" sub, all powered through the B&K AVR 507

I’ve tried to strike a balance between warmth and articulation—something that can handle the emotional weight of post-punk while still doing justice to the sparkle of jazz and the punch of hip-hop.

I’d love any feedback or suggestions for improvement. I won’t take offense—this setup was built by listening to people with better ears and deeper experience than mine. I’m here to learn, share, and enjoy the journey toward great sound, whatever that means for each of us.

Thanks for having me.

 

[Multicore]

I'm 68 years old, born in Miami Florida, Master ASE automotive technician, wannabe technician for electronics.

One of my speakers shorted out and now my Denon AVR-3312Ci receiver is in protection mode. I tried the reset, with no speakers attached, no change.
I disassembled the entire receiver cleaned everything, inspected, put it back together ... still the same. I'm getting a 3.7 volt surge on the ASODET trace which takes me back to a very small surface mount transistor on the back side of the HDMI PCB which appears to be part of the protection circuit.

Anyway I ordered this surface mount transistor and the surface mount capacitor next to it along with a $300 infrared solder desolder inspection station.

I have the PDF but, does anybody have the factory service manual in printed format, original, that they would sell me ?

I bought a service manual for the 3300 model, thinking it might be close, but that was a mistake and I have it for sale, $20, for anybody who has a 3300 model !

If you're looking for help with this then you should open a thread for it with a suitable title. It's less likely to be seen in this thread.

 

[JSmith]

I’m new to the forum and excited to be here.

Hey welcome to ASR!

Boston Acoustics VR-M50

Here are some basic measurements of those, with a few caveats, in particular ignore the dip around 80 - 90Hz;

Measuring Some Vintage Speakers

I thought this group would be interested in how some vintage speakers compare to each other under the same measuring conditions. I have a collection of vintage speakers and simple measuring setup. No Klippel machine for me! I measured the frequency response of each speaker with: Laptop PC...

www.audiosciencereview.com

BA seem to know what they're doing... totally different model though and not comparable at all;

Boston Acoustics A 25 Speaker Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Boston Acoustics A 25 bookshelf speaker. I purchased these a while back at a discount. Seems that they were originally released back in 2011 for US $300 a pair. At the time I purchased them the price had dropped to US $180 a pair. There were...

www.audiosciencereview.com

You may wish to get into taking some of your own room measurements and applying some equalisation based on those results.

Lots of info here, but this thread may be a start;

Taking and Interpreting Measurements with REW (FREE eBook)

MODS: I wanted to create this thread in "Audio Reference Library" but I have no permission to do so. Would you be able to move this thread there if you think it is appropriate and delete this message. @amirm @RickS A few years ago, Amir wrote Room Measurement Tutorial for Dummies Part 1 and...

www.audiosciencereview.com

JSmith

 

[Dave Nukem]

Hi J, thanks for sharing those measurements, I hadn’t seen the data on the VR-M50s before. If I’m interpreting it correctly, they seem to lean fairly neutral but with just enough character to make them fun. Please let me know if I am mis-reading the numbers.

I really enjoy their presentation, especially at lower volumes or when I am playing more ambient material (like Vanessa Fernandez), yet definately have punching power when I'm in the mood to rumble the walls my office with Blue Monday. I purchased the M50s based on a recomendation and have been very pleased with the purchase.

That said, I still have a soft spot for my Infinity RS2s. They’re unmistakably '80s in their voicing, but they hold their own surprisingly well. Nice speakers at their price point.

Thanks again for the insights.