bpoletti
Responses from bpoletti
| Speaker size and soundstage There are a couple of items for comment. First is room acoustics. It's probably the most critical component in soundstage. A well-tuned room is both the starting point and the finishing effort in any listening environment from the basement cave... | |
| My experience with bi-wiring I have tri-amped, bi-amped and had various setups of bi-wiring. The current setup is a sorta hybrid bi-wire. Works good.But from a marketing perspective:bi-wire typically means buy wirebi-amp means buy amps | |
| Which Phono Pre? I guess that shouldn't be a surprise. | |
| Which Phono Pre? Why did you NOT include Herron VTPH-2A? Aren't you looking for top performance? | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices I've heard that from the perspective of many high-end manufacturers and dealers, the best way to make a small fortune in audio is to start with a large fortune. | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices I suggest the OP just go buy a boat. It will cost more to purchase and maintain, and provide less personal enjoyment. | |
| Ethernet Cables I challenge anyone claiming differences in ethernet cables passing packets. There can be zero differences because a bit is a bit. Bits just don't get dropped or we would not have communication over the internet. | |
| Ethernet Cables OK, let's think this through... What kind of ethernet cable is carrying the signal to the router and possibly to the internal switch in the house? It's generally marginal semi-junk that is just sufficient to carry the signal. Cheap copper. So ... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? HR-X with a VPI fixed gimble 3D arm. Then consider a SoundSmith Xephyr MIMC * cartridge. When your settled on the table and cart, get a Herron VTPH-2a phono stage. That should take care of your vinyl front-end. | |
| Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers Too many possible reason and variables to list. | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. "Tube sound" is not factual. The ONLY sound to look for is a clean, undistorted, neutral "flat" sound. Decent tube equipment SHOUND sound that way. Good solid state equipment SHOULD sound that way. Equipment should sound that way at any volum... | |
| At This Time Can We Recreate Full Range Live Music In The Home? No. Too many flaws and shortcomings in the reproduction chain. Too many flaws in room acoustics. | |
| My Last CD player I would suggest an Onkyo C-7030. In addition to being a quite good CD player with a superior DAC chipset, it has coax and optical outputs if an external DAC would be used. I bought one quite some time ago and was very satisfied with the player. ... | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread I've had Herron amps since they were first released. Started out as M-150's but were upgraded to M1's. They were first driven by a Herron VTSP-1, but now a VTSP-3A (r03). I'm satisfied. | |
| Seller ants my credit card info @kgbspy Maybe the seller could physically process that card. But does his merchant agreement allow him to accept cards as payments for transactions that are not related to his business? |