abecollins
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| Anyone heard the new ARC LS16MKII? I own a LS16 and there is no objectionable noise. I've compared it against Classe CP-35, CP-45, CJ PV-12, CJ PV-14L, Adcom GFP-750, all of which I have owned or still own. I my LS16 single ended. That LS16 you had must be defective, doesn't mate w... | |
| Tuner question There's no voodoo magic about good FM tuner design and I'm sure there are plenty of good ones from the past including McIntosh. Of the tuners that are readily available I like the entry Magnum FT-101A. It sounds outstanding and has good selectivit... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" The "stock" cord was probably swapped on me when I bought this amplifier used without first seeing it. It looked more appropriate for a preamp. In any case, I built one for about $20 in parts. | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Chris, I agree with much of what you said and you put a lot of calm methodical reason behind your comments. You talk about mating high quality speaker cable with speakers that do not necessarily have the highest quality wiring inside. While people... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Well I'm through with this too after a few paragraphs.......... Some things to think about:Fact: Interconnects are designed to carry low-level audio signals between various audio components by coupling their electronic circuitry together. It makes... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Is this not a discussion forum and a hot topic worth debating? If it pleases people, I will again plainly state my view that I do not believe an AC power cord should be used as a tone control and asked if they do. If this offends people so much th... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" I didn't think such a simple question would anger and frustrate so many people. To the person who asked why I built a power cord using parts from the hardware store, it had nothing to do with improving the sound of my system. It had everything to ... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Sean, you didn't answer the question.. Do you belive an AC power cord should be used as a tone control? | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" A simple question to all....Do you believe an AC power cord should be used as a tone control? | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" OK, you were joking but.... I don't see the problem with my simple statement, "I agree that a good power cord is essential..." Is there something in that simple statement that you do not understand? I didn't say "a good stock power cord is essenti... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Plasmatronic, so you're the guy who started this intense debate! I wonder how many people here sell cable goods? Someone complained that this thread is hurting cable sales on Audiogon.I'll have to agree that some high-end systems are deserving of ... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" "Anyway, ABE (cont'd): I am dying to know what power cord you regard as an essential upgrade from the stock power cord, but only costs $50." J_thunders, no where in my previous posts did I say anything about essential upgrades from stock power cor... | |
| Thiel 2.3 compare to Proac 2.5 Sgmlaw, I was seriously considering the Thiel 2.3's for what you describe as "a bit more weight on the bottom end". But then I picked up the CJ PV-14L pre and CJ Premier 11a tube amp. These are very adequate for the 1.5's but I think I might run i... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Sean, if you've purchased "high-end" AC cords for pennies on the dollar I should commend you for being reasonable where you spend your money on this crazy hobby. If we had limitless funds, we would all spend several thousand dollars on each compon... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Jay, I would agree that interconnects can present a noticeable difference in the sound of your system especially since the measurable and documented differences in the characteristics of these cables can have an affect on the output and input stag... |