audioman58
Responses from audioman58
| Should You Leave An External Power Supply On 24-7? On ,it keeps the capacitors charged up ,as well as last longer on and off is extra cycling and small surges. ,for they don’t use thermistors as a slow start up . | |
| How good is good enough? Spend as much as you can truly extend ,especially the most critical 2 pieces the front end like Dac quality ,streamer LPS power supplies and Good quality Loudspeakers. | |
| Should I update my manufactures power cords? Mfg power cords are Garbage ,no matter how good your line conditioner is Thunder power cords starting with your amp and Dac would be a substantial upgrade .I use at m8nimum like myPowered subs ,Pangea sig mk2 power cords awg 14perfect for a LPS ... | |
| Streamer Comparison and Suggestions Knowing build quality very well innuos ,and great interface | |
| Power strip recommendations Brick wall is a solid buy for around $300 was rated a B in stereophile for years | |
| Basic question about sensitivity Sensitivity is the efficiency of the Loudspeaker . Having modified alot of Loudspeakers ,the size can have something to do with it as well as drivers and most of all the Xover and how complex it is. It’s always better to have more power , for ... | |
| Keep my 1996 bryston 4B or get a new 4B For sure buy a new one ,the capacitors are old and at their end the new design is better in every way. | |
| Preamp Shopping - Parasound, ML, McIntosh Linear tube audio ,with their excellent Lundahl transformer option isa superb vacuum tube preamp , David Berning designed it and they made it even better just under $6k made in U.S.A , myself a guy who mods my own gear and other Loudspeaker X... | |
| when your hearing is not as good as it was . . . I have been tested and certain upper frequencies not quite as sharp as it once was a bit rolled off on tip like hearing a cymbal fade instead of 4 times 3, and even certain parts of the midrange,, midBass not so much , That being said bette... | |
| Is there such a thing as a good medium priced music streamer? Yes the innuos mini zen very good with a SS HD land you absolutely should buy either the companion linear power supply or even better ,less money But not physically matching the Linear Tube Audio LPS you can buy on Audiogon $50 off for $700 | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? Many times when you get greedy people their item unless super popular will be sitting for months , unless it says OBO. | |
| Sound Stage and Imaging For $2k you will not get hiend quality sound ,you may get a good older speaker but any speaker over $10+ years old the Xover the capacitors start drying out then detail and soundstage diminish as the Xover starts getting old. I have been upgra... | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? No it doesnot both me , only a fool would pay for a jacked up price I never would rarely even pay 50% , unless it was exceptionally good and could not get one new for a good price would I pay max 60% if pretty new. | |
| Have I Found the Holy Grail of Audio Systems? My Surprising Discovery rowlocktrysail good point ,hav8ng owned a audio store and 40+ years I audio sometimes I get aggravated when mfg don’t go all out , that’s me being too technical at times , I have gone over to aAudiophiles house with a $250k system then come b... | |
| Have I Found the Holy Grail of Audio Systems? My Surprising Discovery Hey Jack dad I was making a point mainly on the Xover ,for the vast majority of even expensive loudspeakers don’t put in top Xover parts i have over 20 years into this and it bugs me when mfg make tons of monies then sacrifice better potential... |