bwyoung
Responses from bwyoung
| Slow upgrade from integrated - pre or power first? I had the same dilema a few years ago. A owned a well respected integrated. I was trying to upgrade one piece at a time and was auditioning a few amplifies. Quite by accident, I rotated a preamp into the chain and was shocked at the upgrade in sou... | |
| Cables /power conditioner- Order of importance Like most, I have upgraded all of the above on your list in some cases several times. For my system, I ended up elliminating the power conditioner in the chain and gone with two dedicated lines. Of greatest importance IMHO are your interconnects, ... | |
| N802 speaker cable suggestion Gotta agree with the last caller. My N802s really liked it when they were treated to biwires. It sounded a little like I had just added a better and more powerful amp. | |
| N802's - Bi-amp or better amp? You might consider biwiring as an intermediate step to biamping. I noticed significant upgrade when I biwired. | |
| Best budget $100 - 200 Phono Pre-amp? After listening to NAD, Project, and Creek, the Rega fono was the best. Used = $180. Not easy to find though. | |
| extrange connection? What is your goal? It sounds like you prefer the sound of your CD player running direct but have other sources that require a preamp. Is this correct? I am not qualified to answer your question directly. However... Does your CD player have a digit... | |
| VH Audio AirSine I beta tested the AirSine. Here's my advise... DO NOT ALLOW THIS POWER CORD INTO YOUR HOME. Unless, that is, you want to be disappointed with your existing power cord. I was stunned at the difference between this cord and the two I had on hand----... | |
| Preamp or Amp? Preamp over power amp. I am not that familiar with your equipment. However, as a rule of thumb... A Preamp upgrade, whether it is a stand alone component or within a higher quality integrated, is the fastest way to the pot at the end of the rainbo... | |
| Power Cord for Resolution Audio Opus 21 Thanks for your responses. I have decided to demo the Flavor 1. | |
| What mixes with Transparent Ultra Xl Speaker Cable Rex, I was unaware of Transparent's suggestion. Probably is best to do what they say. However, my conclusions were arrived at by trial and error with Super, Ultra, and Reference cable experimentations (all with the xl technology). I had no trouble... | |
| What mixes with Transparent Ultra Xl Speaker Cable For the cost of reterminating an ultra cable I think you would be better off getting a set of used Supers and putting them on the bottom run. Some of the decision will be dependent upon your speakers. For some speakers (like mine-B&W 802N) bi-... | |
| Krell KAV300i help Also, experiment by plugging your receiver into the input now used by your CD player (which you already know does not hum) See if you can still get it to hum. If so, it is your interconnects, or your receiver or the 'improper grounding' monster. | |
| Krell FPB 200c lack of Power? I owned a Krell fpb 200c (now upgraded to 300cx). I ran the same preamp as you... KRC3. I ran the same cables... Transparent Reference speaker and interconnects. I could barely stand to turn up the volume over 1/2 its volume range. If your Krells ... | |
| Double Run spkr cable Single wiring - any good ? One year ago I went to bi-wiring my speakers. It was an improvement on the order of a new and better speaker wire. I do not know about the electronic theory, but my guess is that bi-wiring depends mostly upon your amps current capability and the s... | |
| Krell FPB300cx vs. FPB300c This does not exactly answer your question but I upgraded my fpb 200c to a 300cx and it became more open (less dark sounding) and more refined detail. My dealer raved about the difference I would hear. As it turned out it was a good difference, bu... |