alanholvey
Responses from alanholvey
| Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money I myself use MG Audio Design top end interconnects. I first learned about them from a review that the late Arnie Nudell wrote in which he mentioned that he himself used them. Later I learned that Paul McGowan of PS Audio himself uses them. At f... | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? I entirely agree about the importance of the quality of interconnects. I was fortunate to read comments made by the late Arnie Nudell on his own choice of MG Audio Design. Even so at the time their top of the line interconnects went for $1600 fo... | |
| Romex power cable as speaker cables? I myself need long speaker cables as my audio equpment is situated to my right side. I like all my equipment within easy reach, thus necessitating the need for long speaker cables. A few years ago by chanch I had obtained a one foot length of Sh... | |
| The 1970's Infinity QLS 1...How would it compare? They used to sell them at Woodland Stereo back in the late 70's. They also sold the Bedini/Sterloff amplifier and later various John Bedini amplifiers that worked very well with them. The Bedini Gold amplifier was exceptional with them. Al were... | |
| Talk but not walk? Mr. Green, I have been involved with high end audio for close to half a century now and I have discovered several interesting things over the years. For instance, on a quality electrostatic headphone system listening to a live FM Radio broadcast,... | |
| Yesteryears' expensive speakers compared to modern moderately expensive speakers I agree with newf27 as I myself also have a mint pair of Martin/Logan Sl3's. They are simply incredible even though they were introduced in 1997. I got them from a nearby Martin/Logan dealer for $1600 and nothing new could come close for the p... | |
| What is an excellent power cable? If you can get some used quality Audioquest power cords for sale such as the NRG-10, NRG100 or a NRG1000, now that they have come out with better models, go for it. In the past I have bee able to purchase demo power cords from an Audioquest deale... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? I have an easy way to evaluate a pre-amplifier. A few years ago I obtained a Stax tube electrostatic headphone system. By chanch I also had my then Audio Research LS26 tube pre-amplifier sitting right next to me. Anyway I simply hooked my Stax ... | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? The new Mobile Fidelity turntable goes for under $2000 and supposedly is quite good for the money. Recently a nearby high end audio dealer dropped Rega and now only carries Music Hall and Mobile Fidelity in his lower cost turntable offerings. I ... | |
| Speaker Cable Upgrade... Advice Please I forgot to say that I am retired and living in Boulder Colorado and that if anyone nearby wants to check out my speaker wire "system" that they are welcome to give me a call at (720 550-6908 anytime to check it out. I live in a very easy to get ... | |
| Speaker Cable Upgrade... Advice Please I found myself in a facing the same situation a few years ago. Having my audio equipment sitting to my right, I thus needed a long pair of speaker wires. Specially for my left speaker. Anyway I discovered a solutun that works for me. I take a ... | |
| AC Power cable for ARC Ref 5 se. Just read Michael Fremer's latest column in Stereophile magazine. The Audioquest latest upper level power cords are the way to go. Starting at $650 for a one meter lemgth. Although I am still using the prior models, the NRG 10's some NTG 100's ... | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? I have two different Stax Electrostatic headphone systems. My Stax SRD7SB/Lambda system is driven directly by my Rega Osiris integrated using an OPPO 205 by a half meter pair of MG Audio Design ballanced interconnects. I have also added a one fo... | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? I most certanly prefer my Audio Research LS27 to no preamplifier by far. In fact if I play my 35 year old or so Stax headphone system thru the record out of mt LS27 instead of the audio source directly in the audio reproduction is extremely bette... | |
| Cable Snake Oil Antidote I myself have been involved with high end audio for well over 45 years now am in complete agreement with Michael Fremer that wires most certainly make a difference. No doubt about it. Actually Roy Gregory did an overall comparison over 10 years ... |