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| Im going to regret my cable question And so speaks a person whose mind is made up without even listening. I thought the OP told you guys to stay away. I think you need a new term to replace "snake oil". I think it is safe to say, by now, that the majority of enthusiasts believe cable... | |
| Freya+ SE and Balanced outputs to your amp Well there is a difference between true differentially balanced and simple balanced outputs. The Schiit is not a true balanced unit and may actually sound worse than the SE outs depending upon the design. I guess I am not absolutely certain about ... | |
| Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp) If you get past a few thousand, Rega doesnt have much to offer. I own the top Merrill Williams table and couldnt be happier. I think Merrill makes a less expensive table which may be worth a look. I always thought the Helius tables/arms were very ... | |
| Jay's Audio Lab Visits GR Research's Listening Room My brother just built the Bully kits and they really arent very good to my ears. Decent bombast, but not particularly good in most other areas. I do not like the servo powered woofer sound. Even at the kit price not a very good bargain. Fairly eas... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? I love Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart. Also Reed and The Stooges. For me it is more about the band. Standout muscians, who often dominate the music, bore me. Could care less about politics. Doesnt even enter my mind. I really hate The Eagle... | |
| A question about tube rolling Much of the nirvana experience you describe has to do with the tubes used before the roll. Also I have noticed that certain families of new production tubes sound better than others. Used to be that the Russian 6922 family were horrible and even p... | |
| Ever heard Rockpile? Solo stuff and Rockpile are great. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Artists or bands? | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. Well I am not so sure that any reviewer worth his salt would condemn a speaker off-axis. Might comment on off-axis response. | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. I love it when Amir mentions Mr Hsu as being someone who is interested in learning. Learn from Amir? I have friends who have heard Mike's system and they were very impressed. If Amir had liked the system I would be very worried. I will say tha... | |
| 12au7 tube? Well these are called life tests and should be done on all tubes sold. Most likely they are not by many sellers, especially on ebay. Having said this, a very well respected tube seller advertises "new old stock in white boxes", which translated me... | |
| 12au7 tube? You speak as if these tubes are easy to counterfeit. Just look to construction and the acid etched codes. RCA black plates are fairly common. Mullards are among my least favorite 12AU7s as are the RCA clear tops. | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? Well I would completely ignore any discussion of anything audio related on ASR, just as an example. I never put much stock in reviewers or reviews. Perhaps a bit less these days than back in... Like you, b-dog, I can get any digital rig regardl... | |
| Did I Expect too much? Forgot to mention that I really like the expensive Cardas posts simply because of function. I really dont know if they sound better. | |
| Did I Expect too much? Excellent points. I believe it was Ken at CAT that uses cheaper resistors because he believes they sound better. |