carlsbad2
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| That Transformational piece of Gear We All Wish For Once you think you've got your system dialed in to where there is not much left to improve, you'll be amazed if you replace your preamp with great a Transformer Volume Control. but expect to pay 20K or more. jerry | |
| What did you add to your 2 channel system to do HT? @sls883 I didn’t really answer your question. My 2 channel system is all digital, Grimm streamer, Lampizator DAC, Akustika Eterna Amp, Horning Eufrodite PM65 Speakers. I had the amp custom made with 2 inputs (functions like an HT bypass). So I jus... | |
| What did you add to your 2 channel system to do HT? @g2the2nd with HT bypass, there is never any HT circuitry, not even a jumper wire, in your 2 channel system. you can work on your 2 channel system all you want, upgrade it forever, and it is completely independent. When it is time to watch a mov... | |
| What did you add to your 2 channel system to do HT? Your weakness is your surround speakers. I use floorstanders for all of them. I use 7.2 Your HT bypass makes it easy to do right. Jerry | |
| another bi wire question please around Rotel RB 1590 power amp Biwire will help if your speaker cables are undersized. | |
| Please help me! You sound like a particle in a box. relax and slow down. My only real comment is that the cheap power conditioner is not suited to power your amp. test it plugged into the wall. And remember, the human mind can interpret "different" as "improv... | |
| The Audiophile Song - Who Can Relate? I can relate to the empty boxes. | |
| I Sold my CD Player!!! Streaming sounds so incredible!!! @secretguy working in a soupkitchen last Thanksgiving I saw Roger Daultry, Taylor Swift and Billy Joel in line. I do feel sorry for the poor artists. | |
| Who Gets Left Out? sub edit: It might be the amps. A/B the amps plugged into the power conditioner and the wall. May sound better plugged into the wall. | |
| I Sold my CD Player!!! Streaming sounds so incredible!!! I had to ditch my CD player long ago. I got a CD transport that, when combined with my DAC, is as good as my streaming system, but I hardly ever use it. only if someone brings something over they want to hear or if there is something available ... | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? Spades are a bolted joint. Bolted joints are used a lot in a lot of places. The one time they have a vulnerability is the configuration like a spade connector. Generally they have a washer under them that doesn't stick out. But a spade sticks ... | |
| 32 pairs of speaker and RCA cables measured and listened to I'd like to see various member's opinions on what parameters they would measure to judge the performance of an interconnect. | |
| Electrostatics and tubes I tested my ML CLS, a very hard speaker to drive, when I had a Decware ZMA (pp, 24 wpc) and it did well in the midrange and highs, where that speaker thrives. with a subwoofer, it sounded great. As others have said, the ESL series should work ... | |
| Audiogon seller's question Just to help a bit here: some people in this thread are confusing seller protection and buyer protection. Jerry | |
| Are all streamers the same? dogma is defined as a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. I would say that if there is dogma in streamers, it is that quality matters. The statement that they are all the same is more conspiracy the... |