blindjim
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| Lightning quick DYNAMIC amp in the under $1000 range RE Lightening quickcan't be done. electricity moves much slower than lightening.RE PC & PLCthe supply cable to the PLC adds its influence to everything downstream of it. naturally then this single PC can be quite influential and one can deal w... | |
| Help choosing/confirguring NAS FWIW….any NAS on your LAN should easily be seen by whatever operating system via its network interface/folder/resources.mapping drives does simplify hthings a good bit but with PNP and DLNA pretty much a given facility in any worthwhile NAS access... | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? there is a place for science and there is a place for trial and error and curiously both paths collide in this hobby.I'll not argue there is substantial science in the designs and builds of electronic equipment, though the 'exact' process by which... | |
| Balanced Audio Technology VK-500 (with batpak) vs Carver Signature Sunfire I owned a BAT VK500 w/BAT PK for some time years back. it was one of the last few made according to BAT.wonderful amp. No question about it.I sure wish I had not sold it but had to to pursue other aspects of this audio hobby.there is something abo... | |
| Who is using their DAC as a preamp? how bad a deal can it be when one has two options for volume control and signal development?it has to be considered a plus.... a backup.... another perspective.... a change of pace, if nothing else.although its not a deal breaker, I look for that... | |
| What is proper ratio of money spent on amp/preamp/integrated vs speakers? 1:1? How much for this? how much for that” where should the bulk of the dough be spent?one of the more ambiguous yet fundamentally inconsequential questions that seep thru the audio past time, which has very little to do with its mechanics, yet every... | |
| Sales History of specific items that sold over last 12 months agreed. as a buyer I'd sure like to know the lineage of 'whatever' I'm thinking of dropping a ton on as to how often it has been bounced from hand to hand recently.as said too.... it could aid the selling price, or trim it accordingly. | |
| Sales History of specific items that sold over last 12 months maybe I'm reading the OP post wrong.OP> Just wanted to see if there was interest from Audiogon users, in Audiogon having a link that would give all of us an actual history of what specific items have sold for on this site- say for over the la... | |
| Verity Audio Parsifal vs Vienna Acoustics Kiss ever try contacting the 'local' owner and setting up a demo using your own music?although that outfit and your own will be different one can always see how speakers perform with various musical genres in terms of leading edge definition, dynamics,... | |
| Power Cable ~ $300 - Which to get? Nordost, Audioquest, Furutech, Shunyata, Zavfino? what is getting plugged into the 'bar'?everything?sources only?amps only?checking out wires is the 'due diligence' of this past time. it gets very tedius but this area will pay off with effort and paitience. personnally I'd look into the used PC a... | |
| Lost all hearing in one ear, is it worth upgrading speakers? wow. sorry to hear that. thankfully it was not worse! when bad falls on my lap I get completely focused on that one thing, and not how grateful I am for things not having been worse. Musical enjoyment comes not from listening to it in stereo. it ... | |
| best under $1000 digital front end new or used? there should be a lengthy list of pre owned DACs around which ought to do well for you. having some more input on your needs and rig would not hurt either.do you require a stand alone dAC for streaming? used with PC? with CDP? Bryston, benchmark a... | |
| preamp has your current system ever really sounded to your tastes, like when you first got things together?just for kicks, maybe you can borrow another amp and this time an SS amp briefly and see the diffs for yourself. just as an investigative step befo... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions Please For Integra Receiver look for older Shunyat5 Taipan Helix Alpha. problem solved. I have two and adore them. also have Integra and Onkyo and they love them too. | |
| Is Pre-Amp needed add something into the signal path and the results are like the optomotrist says, same, better, or worseits on us if we feel we should introduce a dedicated line stage between the source and amp.I feel that decision is based on what I hear. usuall... |