2channel8
Responses from 2channel8
| Accuphase or Esoteric? I have a $17,000-ish system including an Oppo BDP-95 and about $1,300 to spend on an upgrade. I have about 60 hi-res albums including downloads on a USB drive and 350 RBCDs.There are a number of used players on the market that interest me right ... | |
| MFSL worth it? Tonykay, Why did you never listen to them? Bought as an investment? Josiesdad, maybe if you share which AB album one of us could let you know if it's one of MFSL's winners. | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? My speakers.That was a jest. | |
| Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money I believe the OP was simply looking for some informed advise on good value on interconnects, not a lecture or comedy.I'll add my good experience with WireWorld. I don't have their phono cable; but I do use their RCAs between my phono stage and pre... | |
| Speakers under $5000 maintained a reputation for quality sound over the last 15 years. @waterzlife " My best friend had Sound Lab A1's. WHAT THEY COULD DO!For fun...we played 350 w/channel into each - and played an excellent recording of a steam-powered ralroad train approaching at max speed from afar...getting closer ( you start ... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? @goose , I second your observations. It sound like we are into a lot of the same treasures.For older blues recordings Verve and EMI rarely, if ever, put out anything that was not excellent. On EMI. I especially like Long John Baldry. Also, Ricky L... | |
| Any Experience with Stax headphone? I have the SR-30, SR-40, (electrets) and SRX Mk3 (electrostatics). The SRX MK3 is probably the most balanced and realistic; but the SR-40s sometimes do earn my favor. | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? After you try stuffing the port (experiment with full and partial stuffing) Experiment with toe in. I have some old Boston Acoustics T-830 3-way mini towers that sound great very close to the wall. They are sealed (Acoustic suspension).I upgraded ... | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. I Agree with @teo_audio; but I'd go with the RA-1070.https://www.ebay.com/itm/ROTEL-200-Watt-RA-1070-Integrated-Amplifier/173427303684?hash=item286112a50...I had a Rotel RX-1052 much preferred it to a NAD 7250 PE (not a fair match), a Creek (forge... | |
| Upgrading from Integrated Amp to Separates @snackeyp , is there an update? BTW, which phono-pre and cartridge do/did you use with the I32? | |
| Problem with Primare I32 Amp 1) Always turn the power off at the back of the amp before plugging/unplugging anything on the unit.2) When the thing acts up, turn it off at the back and unplug it from the outlet and let it sit for a while.This has fixed everything for me. If I ... | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat 1) Where would one buy these mats? I may have missed a link in the thread; but a google search provided no hits for the mats or TC.2) How bad must your system or power quality suck to hear an improvement? I hear no background noise unless I put my... | |
| I need cables for my 2 channel system I have never bought anything from the Cable Co., But I have gotten some great deals on Zu interconnects and speaker cables on eBay. None of them made HUGE improvements over the Audioquest ICs they replaced or could best a pair of WireWorld Oasis 7... | |
| Great Value in Used Phono Preamp’s? Another vote for Musical Surroundings. I have the Phonomena II. I got a bargain on a used one. It's very flexible and sounds great. When I was shopping, my short list also included the PS GCPH. They don't come up used often and are usually over $5... | |
| Are there any really good cd cleaners out there? @tattooedtrackmanAnt report on the La Art du son cleaner? |