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I have a pair of Ascent-i, and one of the pieces of wood side trim has fallen off. Does anyone have a suggestion for the kind of adhesive to use to glue it back on?

We don’t listen to and enjoy music on our systems through objective instruments, so why use those instruments as the final arbiter of sound quality? Certainly objective measures can play an important role in the selection and improvement of audio and setup, but listening and hearing are very...

Just got out my trusty old (like 23 year-old) Radio Shack spl meter to compare with my iPhone app. The iPhone app was showing readings about 5bD higher than the Radio Shack meter while playing a a 'cello sonata with a baroque orchestra (mostly midrange stuff). I do notice that the iPhone app...

It's good to be reminded. Playing music and listening to it is one of my greatest pleasures in life - I would hate to lose it.

I appreciate all the practical suggestions given so far. I'm going to try the blankets-behind-the-panels trick as soon as I have a chance. If that doesn't seem to solve my issue I'll see if I can lay my hands on a bigger amp. I understand the idea behind horizontal bi-amping, but I don't...

I'm using a Hiface2, which I find vastly better than using a TosLink optical cable. For the front end, I'm using Amarra HiFi; coming from having low expectations from a computer-based system, I'm impressed with the sound. It's not as good overall as my Meridian G08, but the dynamics on...

I think Edwin is right - the Celeste does a great job of driving my Ascent-i's and sounds great doing so, with deep and clear bass; however, I have this volume ceiling, which I am getting the impression is probably from reaching the boundary of what the Celeste can realistically do. But wow...

Yes, thanks for clarifying. I tend to listen to a lot of music that has very wide dynamic range. I sit 10-12 feet from the (midpoint between the) speakers, and measure the dynamic peaks at 92-93dB. I recently downloaded one of those free spl meters for my iDevice, and am looking at the...

My system is based on a pair of Ascent-i's driven by an 85wpc solid-state amp (Celeste W-4070se), a Copland 305mkII tubed preamp, a Meridian G08 CD player, Linn LP12, and a Moon 100D DAC fed by a M2tech Hiface2 usb interface from a Macbook. For the most part it sounds great, but once the sound...

Wow, thanks for all the great info. I had not thought of a few things mentioned here, like the possible noise levels of hard drives. I'll probably try the Airport express route first, although I really like the idea of finding a used G5, and will look into that option as well. My system is...

Hi - it's been a while since I have posted. Kids can really do a number on an audio hobby! Anyway, my household has several iMacs, with several iTunes accounts. It seems that a good solution to bring them all together and have reasonable sound quality to my 2-channel stereo would be to get an...

I realize this is completely OT, but having owned MLs since 1993, and having been a member of the ML Club since it was the old forum, I hope you might indulge me... I am a PhD student in Business, and doing a study of workplace practices and attitudes, and I wonder if you could take a few...

Lugano - thanks, I hear the Swiss are fond of Cafe Crema (similar to espresso, but extracted as a 120-160ml beverage). I guess if you live near the Italian border, you would be more familiar with the Italian style 30ml beverage. Of course, my coffee hobby kicked into full gear after a 10 day...

It's nice to see how creative and industrious fellow ML owners are! One of my hobbies is making the best possible espresso coffee. I buy green beans from good sources, roast them myself, grind them in a commercial quality grinder, and brew at the peak of freshness (3-9 days after roasting) in...

Hi Dan, and welcome! Your system sounds pretty nice as is, but if you are looking to upgrade... I think your setup would work very nicely with a Blue Circle hybrid amp like the BC24, BC28, or one of the newer 200 series amps. You can occasionally find a BC28 used on Audiogon, but I have no...