carl_eber
Responses from carl_eber
| The best used preamp and d/a converter If you don't listen to any other sources but CD (i.e. FM, LP's, cassette tapes, etc.) THEN YOU DEFINITELY DON'T NEED A PREAMP. Look for a used Resolution Audio CD-50 player, which will drive the amp directly (the output transistors are HUGE BIPOLA... | |
| best 2 channels power amp around $3k? "There will be no audible difference", heh heh heh...ARE YOU A ROBOT? That's THE biggest pile of horse dung I've ever heard!!!!!! Get the hell out of this hobby, or else learn to listen already!! | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced interconnects? Truly balanced components make use of "common mode rejection" to lower distortion artifacts. It is very easy to just broadly say that therefore, ALL balanced components are better than unbalanced ones...not necessarily so. One thing that is accept... | |
| Best used Solid State Amp $1500.00 I really don't see any of these beating the Krell KAV-250a. Read the rave review in the JAN/FEB issue of The Perfect Vision. | |
| Good 2 way speaker If you only want a stand mounted monitor, then either the Dynaudio Confidence 3, or a Sonus Faber Electa Amator (older version with Esotar tweeter). IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE BEST VALUE IN FLOORSTANDERS, THEN THE PARAGON RANDIANT AT $2850/pair....www.... | |
| Best used Solid State Amp $1500.00 CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THE KRELL KAV-250a!!!!! | |
| Restoring Turntable Dustcovers??? The best, and also smoothest, autuomotive polish is a professional one from 3M called "Liquid Polish-Clearcoat safe-for use by hand or machine". It comes in 1 quart bottles in either white or black. I'VE COMPARED IT DIRECTLY WITH MEGUIARS...which ... | |
| Disc read problem w/ Proceed CDD If you really want to keep it, try to get the seller to agree to pay for at least half of the repair cost, and have a qualified facility inspect it. | |
| Biwire or Jumpers: which is better? Refill your Prozac prescription, dude... | |
| What AC Power Cord sounds best? I've tried the HT cord with my Krell amp, and it's very dynamic, but also very edgy without some sort of conditioning with it...and I'm still trying to find a conditioner that limits current the least...I may have found it, BTW. THE MIT Z-CORD WOR... | |
| spectral amp with thiel 2.3 speakers? I can only guess, but it seems like anything Spectral with anything Thiel would be overly bright, even for someone who wants the sound to scew in that direction. AS FOR THE 2.3 SPEAKERS, YOU'LL HEAR ZERO TIMBRAL COLOR AND NATURAL FUNDAMENTALS IN T... | |
| Best CD player now made. What's the deal with guys using the names of women as their member names. Seems like they'd have identity "issues"...that's my take...no offense, I guess, whatever floats your boat. | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? If your tube amp brings you the most pleasure, then that's great. I'm sure if I heard your system, I'd probably think it's a good match for the rest of your components/room, perhaps. BUT YOU STILL ARE TOTALLY WRONG ABOUT KRELL, and if you heard my... | |
| Passive vs. active preamps I've often thought about building a passive preamp, but so many items are going thru my system now that I couldn't spare the time. Then there are my speaker projects... | |
| Classe or Bryston? And I don't have an HT setup either. Glad to hear that you know how to set up your system. I agree, most 'philes out there don't have anything close to a "correct" setup. |