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| Which main power cord? "... Ayre designs their products to be used with the stock PC. I tried quite a few PC's on my Ayre components and found the stock cable was the best sounding...."REGA, NAIM, LFD, LINN do also.The REGA Couple cable built to their specs by KLOTZ in ... | |
| Hard Wireing? Agree with Csontos(1) If you capriciously hardwire in a new power cable, you may trigger a safety issue. If it causes a fire or damage, you probably violated / nullified your insurance coverage (2) Without prejudice to the above , IMO the potentia... | |
| Which main power cord? JAFOX .....Great final post !! IMO You are correct: a vertical integration of product offerings may or may NOT work best.Again .....(1) It depends ......, and(2) you ain't gonna know until you actually test drive it --hands on -- in your system --... | |
| Which main power cord? This is just a heavily biased personal value judgement .In many high-end systems, both the manufacturer and dealer expressly recommend bi-passing any power conditioner and plug directly into into the wall plug on a dedicated power line for maximum... | |
| What's your profession? Age? Recently retired 62 year old CPA boomersaurus | |
| how much did you ever spend on a cable? Matched Nordost Frey XLR balanced interconnects (at the same time ) .....$CAD $450 before taxes ..... | |
| how much did you ever spend on a cable? Nordost Frey (V1) 4.5 metre length pair: $CAD $1,800 before taxes on sale from authorized dealer .... Worth every penny in my system. | |
| Cable Recommendations? ".....09-18-14: StringreenAll cables sound different with different components ....its an interaction that makes them sound how they sound. You have to audition cables in your own system to hear if they work for you....."+1Stringreen nailed it ...... | |
| Looking for bookshelf speakers What Hi-Fi 5 star rating:ATC SCM 11 (2013) reviewBest standmounter £800-£1500, Awards 2013. ATC has struck gold again. These are the most talented standmounters anywhere near this price Tested at £1200Read more at http://www.whathifi.com/atc/scm-1... | |
| Looking for bookshelf speakers +1 for the Totem Model Ones or Mani-2s..... But only If you have the "right" integrated amp with the necessary grunt to drive them properly.The prior posts all nailed it: system synergy matters big-time. Tailoring the speakers to the electronics i... | |
| best CD player new or used for $1200 recent review of the new Saturn CDP/DAC in CANADAHIFI.COMhttp://canadahifi.com/rega-research-saturn-r-cddac-player-review/The Saturn-R is a very neutral sounding animal, neither adding warmth nor veering to the clinical, two common faults. As such... | |
| Which speaker? paradigm s2 vs totem rainmaker With the Cambridge electronics ( having had them in a prior B system ) and also having owned Totem Arros and Forests in prior systems ( so I know their sound ), I wouldn't limit yourself to either stated option.Instead I would look to a British sp... | |
| Voice and instrument image bunched in the middle?? (1) Agree with Mapman .... Quality of the recording itself will impact your enjoyment.(2) Which leads me into the next obvious factor: the performance / resolution capabilities of your system, particularly your source , may be an equal or greater ... | |
| Hard Wireing? Agreed with the prior post about (A) not doing it yourself.(B) do not simply hardwire a thicker gauge cable; use a quality female plug to facilitate the attachment of a quality external power cable.(C) replace the crap wall plugs with (at a minimu... | |
| Speakers with max of 32" high REGA RS3 / R3sBig advantage: they are made to perform sited close to a back wallGoogle the reviews, but better still, try a personal audition at a REGA dealer .... You may be very pleasantly surprised . |