alextobi7
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| Great song to test bass For my ears, deepest recorded bass, acoustic, goes to TBM Artist tune by Isao Suzuki Quartet, from lp "Blow Up", Aqua Marine. His strings go so lo and resonant, makes my cheeks shake. The bowing is articulated through my Plinius system with detail... | |
| CD Player Recommendations… Meridian. Aaaaghh. Same cautionary tale as Marantz. Meridian does not support older cdps. Ask me for all the gory details including shipping back to Meridian USA in GA. for attempts to repair my gorgeous sounding 508.24.....had it for nearly 10 ... | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt Second that Coltrane 1I have a 1999 Plinius SA100 Mark 3 matched with the M16 Pre.Amp recently juiced by Ralph Abramo of Pliniusrepairs.com. (the Ultimate upgrade) with all new caps, relays, switches, etc. What a difference he made to an already ... | |
| What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it? 1. Plinius SA100mk3 amplifier upgraded by Vince Galbo's Ralph Abramo near San Berdoo CA (pliniusaudiorepairs.com).2. Companion Plinius M16 pre with designer voodoo (Gary Morrison)These form the soul of driving Dynaudio C1 Sigs.TT and digital under... | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? Milles with Hank Mobley and Wynton Kelley and Jimmy CobbAt the Blackhawk 4/22/61 on Saturday night.Thanks to Bernie Fuller (RIP) for taking me there with his son, David. We drank Two Crappy Syrup cokes for each set! I didn't realize what history I... | |
| What isolation feet under your amp with great result? What about those cork squares in a lined rubber sandwich design? I have them under my Plinius pre and amp. Inch and a half thick, 2.5" square. Put them under the component, not the feet. They seem to provide isolation and detail. They were the rag... | |
| Speaker upgrade around 100k retail Agree with OP. Stay in your loved speaker brand and move upward. | |
| Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry? Please excuse my obvious lack of electrical engineering or math; can someone please give answers to below:1. The discussions above re inductance and capacitance, does this cable suitability refer to speaker cables only or does it include Inter Co... | |
| Power Amplifiers 1999 Plinius SA100Mk3 Ralph Abramo of Galbo Design www.pliniusrepairs.com (pliniusaudiorepairs@gmail.com) His upgrading is transformational. 1998 Plinius M16 pre originally owned by Gary Morrison, ultra tweaked… eventually to be upgraded per abov... | |
| Forever speakers around $5000 Don't overlook a pair of used Dynaudio C1 Sigs or (+$) Platinums. Very nice soundstage and mid and upper detail competes with all.Agree the Adcom amp has dated limitations. Lots to choose. | |
| To Chi-Fi or Not Sorry folks to be so lamely late in reply to these posts. Shipping and insurance is the only impediment for me to get the Series II C1s. Xti16, sorry Chi-Fi is the generic term for Chinese HiFi, mostly tube integrated amps seen on ebay.And Yashu t... | |
| Great Monitors Joseph Audio Pulsar ? So why no Dynaudio C1 MkII ??? | |
| Best bookshelf speakers??? Dear Crowd of Monitor Users, where do you put the Dynaudio C1 (either I or II) in the list of preferred speakers. Opinions? | |
| Review: Dynaudio Confidence C1 Monitor Thanks for the excellent review. I did a similar A/B on the 25s and C1s at a retailer in Newport Beach. The 25s imaging appeared crowded at the inner speaker margins of the image. The C1s were truly gone from sight and way more open. I also have P... | |
| Systemdek IIX possible upgrades help needed. Question for this thread. I have this deck in the IIX900. Want to upgrade sound.Currently mated is an RB250 arm with a Michell technoweight and upgraded silver wiring. Using a Grado Blue equivalent from the past (MCZ). (No hums)I sense that leavin... |