bigkidz
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| BAT pre with Pass Labs amp I have the VK-30SE and X-250 and they worked fine together. It would not be a weak link in that system. | |
| Plinius warm-up I agree with Bob. I just did test with my Sony 777 SACD player where I unplugged it for a half an hour and plugged it back in. It sounded like I thought it always did. Then I can back after a few songs to the beginning test track that I use to hea... | |
| suggestion for amp to go with B&W N803 Don't forget to use a good speaker stand with the B&Ws. My matrix 3s sounded very good to me until I built a home made base that was much wider than the speakers, load them up with heavy sand bags with good spikes and but a bag on top of the s... | |
| enkianthus vs hermes I agree with Glreno but you also may wnat to consider a tube dac like audio note and audio logic | |
| Help need to chose DAC The Audio notes are very musical IMHO | |
| What can be on a cd that..... If the CD has any unevenness to it may cause the CDP to miss read the info. | |
| "Aesthetically pleasing" DAC??? Birdland Audio makes a great DAC and one model has a volume control. | |
| Punctured Woofer Call Miller Sound in PA, they can advise you accordingly and probably can do the work if they advise against DIY application. The did the sourrounds on my speakers for $35 with I thought was very reasonable.215 412-7700 | |
| Refoam or Recone? Miller Sound in PA charged me $35 to redo the surround on my speakers call them they are one of the best and they will tell you what to do.215 412-7700 | |
| Cement to fill speaker stands? DO NOT USE CEMENT TO FILL YOUR SPEAKER STANDS, it is a very poor material for damping and vibration whcih is what you are looking for a stand to do. Use a mixture of sand, which is one of the best dampening materials and cheap and go to the local ... | |
| Isolating Vibrations Here is my take on vibration as I was taught recently by a local designer here in New Jersey. He makes a vibration base that I just purchased after hearing and comparing it to many others. The base described below is designed for speakers but he a... | |
| Power cord and Sony SCD-1 I just tried a power cord by a local designer in NYC on my Sony SCD-777ES. I own the JPS Digital, Audience, TG Audio SLVR, Elrods, Foundation Research, JPS Power AC, etc and for $200 it was hard to ignore. Beat the lower priced cords and was prett... | |
| Best electronics for Vandersteen 5/5A Try the Quick Silver tube amps for the hi frequencies. Very magicial on the 5s | |
| Lamm or Edge solid state ? Both are very good. The Edge is very dynamic and fast and only takes RCA connectors. | |
| $10 / foot speaker wire Lokk up my threads on DIY 6awg speaker wire form Home Depot or Lowes at $.28 per foot I compared it to AZ Holograms, Shunyata and Audience and found it matched them.Or email me. |