carl_eber
Responses from carl_eber
| CD Player Aga, getting a CD50 used would be getting "top of the line" for a bargain. Yes, I have a life. All of my concubines are very happy! And Sturd, I'm trying the Black Mamba on mine right now. Aga, if you don't like my psts, don't read them; I'd be ok... | |
| Last CD purchase; M.L. 39 or Wadia 850? All the SCD-1 blows is smoke. Bring one by my place anytime for a shootout (playing CD's). I'm serious! And prepare to be embarrassed! | |
| Guilty pleasure music? Neither Hendrix nor Miles Davis are even near the universe of "guilty pleasure" music, and if you're ashamed of them, you need to find another hobby. I suggest gardening, or china doll collecting. | |
| The Best Audio Dealer I don't know Terry. What questionable ethics and business practices? | |
| MY Sidewinder AC cord progress: And thank you for the clarification, Albert. | |
| MY Sidewinder AC cord progress: Tonight I got bogged down with just the Cardas speaker cable in the system, so I can't make an accurate observation on how the current combo (Black Mamba on CD player, Proteus on amp) actually compared with the Sidewinder-Proteus combo, but hope t... | |
| Please help: Speaker wire ? I second it, MIT Terminator 2 Bi-wire! I'm about to get some single wire ones from Audio Advisor. These are close-out priced, so it'd be foolhardy to miss out. My Terminator 3 ones are beating everything I've thrown at them, including Cardas Neutr... | |
| MY Sidewinder AC cord progress: Thank you, Megasam. | |
| MY Sidewinder AC cord progress: The best arrangement so far has been the Sidewinder on the CD player, and the Purist Audio Design Proteus cord on the power amp. This combo was only slightly bright in the top octave and a half, while being very neutral/detailed/high-rez/unfatigue... | |
| Merlin in small room? (or what?!) I concur. With asymetrical placement, the nearfield is the only option you have left. I don't mean to knock it, cause when it works, there's nothing better than listening in the nearfield. However, you still need minimal acoustic treatment, and sh... | |
| Best Interconnects and/or Speaker Cable If you're a "cable guru", why aren't you designing your own cables, instead of just going out and buying somebody else's statement cables. "Money guru" would be more apt...And I don't mean to offend, I'd love to hear the 88 myself; used to own one... | |
| Sound without the Preamp ? Redkiwi, go to their website. Jeff does it the right way, or no way at all. Unlike every other compromised CD player (including the SCD-1), it uses discrete output devices and the VERY best switched resistor network to control volume. No CD player... | |
| Sound without the Preamp ? Passive preamps have nothing to do with a CD player that has an integrated volume control, as I've said many times before. Such a CD player simply and effectively puts an active linestage inside the chassis of the CD player...just in case some are... | |
| How Do I Control 8 Speakers Individually Or you could try a powered mixer. | |
| Best audio mag He's been that way for many years, it's just that he's in charge of deciding what gets reviewed now, and that's "unbearable". I've not read one cover-to-cover in a year, but my wasting time on the internet is mostly to blame... |