arnold_h
Responses from arnold_h
| B&W or JM labs I personaly prefer JM Lab speakers over B&W and own a pair of JM Lab 946 Electras. I would say the B&W Nau. D series are the best of the bunch so far BUT still believe the JM Lab to be better. I find the B&W tend to draw attention to t... | |
| Threshold SA/3 to Pass Labs X250 comparison? Please post your comments on the sonic differences between the Threshold and Pass Lab amps because I am also an owner of a Threshold S350e and was thinking of a Pass Lab upgrade as well. | |
| XLR or Rca's for Bryston 4B ST/BP 25 Pre I was also using AQ Quartz RCA interconnects between my Threshold amp and preamp for many years. Last year I decided to try balanced XLR cables and ordered the Signal Cable Silver Resolution cables. What a difference from the RCA AQ Quartz. The so... | |
| Threshold Fet 10E bi-amping question I also have a Threshold Fet 10e and S350e power amp. I briefly had my system bi amped with a loaner amp " Threshold 400a" I didn't have balanced cable at the time and just used a RCA spliter connector and the Fet 10e seemed to drive both amps fine... | |
| Wilson Audio or JM Lab I am quite familiar with the sound of both Wilson and JM Lab Utopias. I currently own a pair of 946 Electras but regularly hear both products at local dealers. IMO the Wilson speakers I have heard, WP 5, WP 7 and X1 Grand Slam are more Hi Fi like,... | |
| How often should you re-calibrate your ears? I try to get out at least a few times a year to experience live music. Live is live and IMO no amount of money can buy a Hi Fi system that can equal the live experience. Last year I went to a Jazz concert and the next day I visited a local Hi Fi d... | |
| Do the Audio gods shine upon you? Yes I would have to say that the audiophile Gods do shine on me regularly. My system does tend to not sound as good some days as other days and I have often wondered about this. I don't doubt that my hearing my vary from day to day. Also I do noti... | |
| Threshold's The S series Threshold amps are still highly regarded amps and can still hold their own against many of the modern designs. All that I know is that the S500 was rated at 250 watts RMS at 8 ohms, I assume the II series was some type of upgrade. Bes... | |
| infinity reniassance 90 tweeks? I owned a set of 90's for about 10 years. There is some truth to what Therudedog said. Just curious to what type of equipement, amps, preamps etc, that you have tried with your 90's? I found that with most mid-fi amps and preamps the 90s could be ... | |
| Sacd/dvd-a, The Hype Is Dead, For Me At Least... IMO SACD is superior to CD all things being equal BUT a good CD recording WILL outshine a poor SACD recording. I have an inexpensive Sony SACD player and overall I find the dynamics a little better than on CD giving more of a larger, live type sou... | |
| Do I need power conditioning Solentgreen a good power conditioner can improve the sound but I would try before you buy if possible. I have a Richard Gray 400s and it has made an improvement in my sound. Some of you might think I am crazy for saying this and don't take this th... | |
| Your opinion on the evolution of amps since 70s? I believe there is some evolution from early amps to the current models today but not nearly as much as with early digital source components. I own an older Threshold Se series amp and had an interesting conversation with an well known amp designe... | |
| Best Efficient versatile Speaker reaching 30Hz? I also believe that speaker efficiency is very important. While I have also heard many non efficient speakers that also sounded great they don't IMO have the same type of life like dynamics that you get from good quality highly efficient speakers ... | |
| Focal JM Labs Electra 937 Be vs Electra 946 I own a pair of 946 Electra's and I have heard the 937 Be's at a local dealer. The complete Electra line are ALL fabulous speakers. I like the 946 because it is a rather large size speaker and gives a large live type sound due to the cabinet size ... | |
| B&W JM Labs or Paradigm Signature S8.....Help? I own a pair of JM Lab 946 Electras and they are a great speaker. IMO almost Utopia sound at fraction of the price. I have heard the Paradigms and the B&W 803 and IMO and again just MY opinion the 946 Electras are much better hands down. Anoth... |