charlie101
Responses from charlie101
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? >>You are overlooking the Teac Esoteric VRDS transport. The manufacturing on this unit is way ahead of what Pioneer were doing with the Stable Platter.<<Agreed. The Esoteric transport is the standard by which all others should be measu... | |
| Can you suggest a warm high-end CD player? For $6500 you can just about get an Esoteric X-03 which will crush the APL 3910. Better components, better warranty, and better company. No brainer. | |
| Which to turn on first...Amp or preamp? Mitch4tAccording to Joe Fratus at Art Audio, you can leave the solid state amps powered up while powering down your preamp; it's good to engage an unused input before powering down. You need to follow the first on/last off if you run all tubes he ... | |
| What are we listening for during break in? Cable manufacturers will basically say whatever is needed to not alienate their clientele, dealers, and distributors. There are very fragile egos involved in this triumverate.Ask an electrical engineer about wires "breaking in" and he will laugh h... | |
| Cream live Royal albert CD / LP I appreciate your opinion on the Cream album but one of your points was the aging of the vocalists compared to Mick Jagger. In that regard I take issue with you.Yes I've heard the album and seen the concert. I'll admit that Jack Bruce's voice has ... | |
| Cream live Royal albert CD / LP >>The voices have not aged as well, as say Jaggers<<You're serious right? Jagger had a marginal singing voice 40 years ago. He doesn't "sing" anymore, he basically talks with the music. Jagger at his very best had an ordinary, albeit h... | |
| CAT SL-1 MK III vs. First Sound Presence DeLuxe >>As point of disclosure, my CAT is now for sale<<And you saved $6 too. | |
| Speaker Selection Warrenh is wrong here. Actually the Druids higher impedance (12ohms) makes them a little less compatible with SET amplifiers than the Definitions. OTL, push pull, and solid state amps work better with the Druids. | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? "on the hush hush". OK I promise not to tell anybody if everybody else does too.LOL | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? *Charlie, then what's your take on the one member in our club who correctly knew when the clock was in or out of the system?*He guessed very well. In any group there is always one person who through gifted insight or dumb luck (much more likely) t... | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? >the two who took the sighted test heard no difference with the clock in or out of the house<What a surprise! Anybody else as stunned as me regarding this outcome?:-) | |
| Isolation for speakers on spikes Actually if you call the boys at Zu they will downplay the importance of their spikes or aftermarket brands. Not needed at all. Check with Sean or Adam to verify this. | |
| Who is a big high end cable manufacturer >>In 1980, equipment didn't have the kind of resolution it has today<<BSLOL | |
| Who is a big high end cable manufacturer Where are Albert and Robert? Come on guys; open season. | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? >The CLC is a time travel device. It minimizes the time difference between the time captured on the recording and the current time<Well Audioaril you'd better tell Kirk and Spock so they don't corrupt the time space continuum when they warp ... |