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| Which has greatest influence? #1- Speakers#2- Source#3- Preamp#4- Amp#5- Wire/Tweaks/Room etc.This is true provided that all componets are of a reasonable level of quality and the room is of an adequate size! There are exceptions of course. | |
| ARC CD2 or Bel Canto DAC2 with transport I would stear away from the ARC CD2 for this reason. The laser mechanism is not being made anymore and ARC is out of parts. Therefore, if you have a problem it may not be able to be repaired. Other than that it's a good plyer for it's vintage, but... | |
| Are there any Violin or Cello players out there? I have played the violin/fiddle for over 50 years now. I've always used a conventional acoustic instrument, although I almost bought a Zeta hybrid at one point. The Luis and Clark web site presents some interesting info and at 5K plus for a new vi... | |
| any + experience with CD disc modification ? I have done extensive testing with many different tweeks through the years and have come to the conclusion that some work extremely well, some marginally so and some with trade-offs that are not worth the effort. Top shelf tweeks include the follo... | |
| Review: Densen DeMagic Tweak I have used the Densen disc as well as the 'Ayre Irrational, But Efficacious!' disc with material results for years. I really could not be without these very effective tweeks!! | |
| WHAT'S THE BEST SOLID STATE PREAMP FOR $3000 ?? The Jeff Rowland Capri has been recently compared to preamps in the 10K range. I have seen used Capri(s) on AudioGon at the 2K point. An amazing bargain! | |
| Best Interconnects for ARC gear ARC use to sell interconnects with the name 'Litz Line'. It was very musical but not on par with the better cables of today. A company with similar sonics, but with SOTA tech is Audio Magic. These are silver cables that seem to synergize with ARC ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Capri vs Bel Canto Pre3 I have had the Capri in my reference system for about 6 months now and am delighted with it's performance. I cannot compare it to the Bel Canto, but can say with assurance that it outperforms the ARC LS 25II that it replaced. | |
| Scratch removal before ripping Bob, I agree with you. If you want to get this type of thing as a package product go to the Mapleshade website. | |
| Does anyone or does everyone pay retail price? Standard mark-up in the industry is 40-50%. There's lots of overhead in 'bricks and mortor' stores and audiophiles are very cautious with there purchases. A lot of people have gone into the retail side because they love being a part of the high-en... | |
| I could cry Great time to get out of vinyl. This is no doubt some manifestation of INNER ANALOG RAGE!!! P.S. - Reward the cat. | |
| Which CD player?? A few months ago I bought an EAD Ultradisc 2000. I liked the silver front match to my Rowland gear and decided to give it a try. At this point and after living with it a while, all I can say is that it is the second best high end bargain I've ever... | |
| A look into classical Pandora is a great site. You can listen to radio stations on the Internet such as the fine Dallas Classical station WRR. Also, you might want to try a few audiophile classics from Telarc or Columbia Masterworks. Gramophone and BBC Classical magazi... | |
| mid fi choices NAD vs Adcom vs Rotel ... $400 I have had all three and found them all to be quite amazing at their respective price points. If I had to rate them, however, I would go with 1)Rotel 2)NAD 3)Adcom. | |
| Richard Gray's Power Company I had the RGPC 600 along with 400s and the power cords etc. After a lot of listening, tweeking and what have you; I concluded that I was experiencing the same negative elements that were spelled out in Stereophile's review by Fremer. Transformers ... |