Cloth Ears

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LOL - Mrs CE would say "why do I need photos of my workplace!"

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Remember, in audio, there's always more than one way to 'skin a cat'. Have a look at some of the options. Maybe take your amp into your local shop and ask if you can set up in one of the ways I suggested (or two of the ways). Everything I suggested may be wrong for you - it's like financial advice!

OK. Your speakers not particularly sensitive (-87dB) and they aren't really designed for bass, so much so that it might be worth getting two smaller subwoofers (one for each speaker). That being said, your set-up isn't really designed to work together. Can I assume that you have the Fosi headphone output plugged into the 'pre-in' on the Willseton? As having it plugged in anywhere else would mean you're running through two volume controls - which won't affect the bass, but might degrade the sound. And, your Fosi is really designed to be a stand-alone headphone or pre-amp to be used with active speakers. Better would be to try finding a phono (MM) pre-amp and feeding that into your AUX1 or AUX2 input on the Willeston (the volume control on a $1000+ amp is probably going to be better than the volume on the <$100 Fosi). That being said, I might be looking for something like a SVS SB-1000 subwoofer (two of them). I'm not saying go for that one (expensive and probably overkill), but if you can find a picture of the back of one you'll see it has a line level in and out. You would connect the Fosi left and right outputs to the line level in (white) and then the output on the sub (white) to your Willseton Pre-in. Then you can play around with the bass reinforcement level for each speaker so that it's not noticeable at around 55 Hz. I'm sure there are smaller (8-inch) subbies that offer the same line level connections and they would be able to assist your bass playback. There are other options: - you can feed the output of the amp into some subwoofers and they'll split the signal and then send it to your speakers. Issue - how good is the crossover doing the split, as you have a pretty nice tube amp there and you might just lose a lot in the process? - if you look at the SVS back picture (below) you can see the the speaker "high level" inputs. You might be able to have two sets of wires from the back of your Willseton (one to your speakers and one to each subwoofer - or just get one subwoofer and feed it with both channels). Issue - will your Willseton handle this, as it might 'see' half the impedance that it would if it was only driving the speakers? - you can pass the signal from the Fosi to an external crossover and have the signal sent to a subwoofer or subwoofers and your amp. But unless you can find something nice (like a NHT X2), you'll be paying a lot for the privilege. - you can split the signal from the Fosi without a crossover (so, one pair of RCA's to your amp and another to your subwoofers). I'm not sure how well the impedance of the Fosi will be able to drive this, but it's designed to drive a variety of headphones so maybe it'll work. Sorry I don't have anything specific, but maybe it'll give you an idea where to start. Oh! and if you listen to your Fosi using headphones...does it sound good? I mean, really good? If not, then maybe that should also be an area to look at for replacement.

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I'm getting a new Subaru and getting a Gnet 4K f/r camera set-up. Will see what it looks like when I get it home (Thursday next week).

You haven't mentioned what speakers you are using and also what 'pre-amp' you are using. Both of these are important in offering advice. Some examples might be: 1/ you're not using (or the pre-amp doesn't have) phono inputs 2/ the 'phono pre-amp' is not set-up correctly for your cartridge 3/ the pre-amp is connected to the wrong input on your amp Then you could be using the incorrect tube setting, or you could be using the wrong connections for your speakers. Then, with the speakers, the may not have the ability to produce the lower notes. But they also might need more power than the R8 can provide... So, what's the rest of your playback chain? Including the turntable and cartridge, please?

Tried this threesome of books recently. The first one was fresh, funny, innovative and a good read. The second one was essentially the same read with a different story and was also OK. By the third one, I'd tired of the narrator and couldn't be bothered finishing it. But maybe in a couple of years, I could (don't listen to me...it's personal opinion).

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I'd forgotten how much fun this was to watch. And now that they're making a 'live action' of How To Train Your Dragon, why not an Incredibles (1 and 2)? Film them at the same time so the younger actors don't age. I'd watch them even if they were just a remake of the original story. Alan Ritchson as Alan Emily Blunt as Helen Christina Ricci as Edna

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Problem is, there are literally none in the country. So it's a matter of waiting (and waiting). Lovely cars, though. So it's a shame. At least when my wife had one of those Guilietta QF, Zagame could always manage to find a bit somewhere in the country!

Been waiting 10 weeks for front bearings for my Renault GT. Never again...

reminds me of the E-type in Harold and Maude

Not one that I'll be buying or going to the cinema for - but we can still borrow disks from the library (that's where I see all my Wes Anderson)

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Isn't that the jungle from Predators? P.S. Nice!

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OK - I know this is political in nature, but it was so funny I thought I'd give a run. Please don't comment unless you think it funny or not - and feel free to have it taken down...

Waterloo Bridge.

When you get to know the people who decide the playlists, you'll realise that cynicism plays a healthy role...

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