arh
Responses from arh
| SACD... can you hear the difference? I prefer redbook to SACD. To me SACD lacks the impact and presence of redbook assuming identical masters. I also find that there is something wrong with high frequencies with SACD. Can't quite put my finger on it..I use a Sony 5400 for sacd or a M... | |
| Amplifier specs, does they matter? I have never found specs to correlate with sound quality. My ears are better then any testing equipmentAlan | |
| Speakers that turn your analytical mind off? MaggiesAlan | |
| Smart SamsungAlan | |
| Sony's XA777ES CD: competitive sound or obsolete? I would stay away from these old players because of failures of the sled mechanism. At some point Sony will not be able to repair these machines. I had a 777es and it was good but then got a Sony 5400es and it was much better. I finally stopped bu... | |
| How loud is loud? Hey Mulveling,If you our talking about high end equipment I don,t know of any that still have a Loudness control button. Some cheap equipment have that and it increases low and high end to compensate the drop off in our hearing of bass and treble ... | |
| Your favourite recording label? Being a classical guy I would selectMercuryRCADeccaAlan | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 Try increasing the tracking force to the maximum recommended for your cartridgeAlan | |
| CD player, audio out, discrete vs. op-amps..? I prefer tubes in the output stageAlan | |
| Back to basics The budget is the main consideration. The suggested Rega or Project turntables come completely set up with cartridge for 3 to 5 Hundred dollars and are excellentAlan | |
| Audirvana Plays DSD without DSD compatible DAC Why pay the extra money for DSD files if you are going to down convert them to PCM. You lose any benefits of the DSD encoding unless you are thinking that in the future you will get a DSD dac. I do the opposite. I buy the cheapest PCM recording an... | |
| Regenerator, Balanced Power, or Power Cleaner? I use a Purepower+ 1500 regenerator and love it. My whole system is plugged into it and it actually increased dynamics over plugging into the wall or using a UberBuss filter I believe it was $1600 newAlan | |
| What to do? I have a pair of Maggie 3.6's in a 15 x 12 room. They sound wonderfulAlan | |
| impedance match of preamp and main amp. IIt is usually accepted that the ratio be 1 to 10Alan | |
| Upgrading interconnects The Grover Huffman cables are really very good.Alan |