chayro
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| Totem Mani 2 Sig. vs Dynaudio C1 The bass response you will get depends on the room to a large degree. Some rooms seem to amplify and muddy the bass, while other rooms just seem to cancel it out, leaving you with a thin sound. IMO, in the normal domestic environment, it's largely... | |
| VPI classic 3 or Prime ? Personally, I would not buy a new model of anything. Let the product get released, see how the reviews come in and make an informed decision based on actual owner feedback. | |
| Cambridge Audio 840-C cd- problems Could just be a new transport, which should not be a big deal. Bring it in to a service center. | |
| Alternative AU24 'e' IC Try a Black Cat Lectraline. I have one and it's really good. Does require a significant break in, but worth it. | |
| linn sondek CD12 How does one "come into possession" of a CD12? Sounds wrong to me. | |
| Advice from apartment dwellers I have the same issues as you. I would go for a pair of Harbeth SHL5s and perhaps an integrated with tone controls like Marantz or Cambridge, assuming that's high-end enough for you. You might also want to mount the speakers closer to the floor li... | |
| Does the Transport make a significant difference The difference depends on what your sonic priorities are and whether the upgraded transport does things that you find make the sound more enjoyable. I really think you need to actually try one to find out. Either buy something new with a return pr... | |
| Allnic 5000DAC Before I read the review, I thought maybe Allnic took the Audio Note approach of not filtering the digital datastream, which would lead to some poor measurements. I was frankly surprised that the Allnic employed upsampling and other digital manipu... | |
| Speakers for High-End Digital Piano The twin Barbettas will give the piano the weight of a real piano, which is substantial. You know this, as you actually know the sound and feel of the live instrument. Yes, you can reproduce the sound of a piano or a drumkit though a set of studio... | |
| Speakers for High-End Digital Piano I would not purchase hifi speakers to amplify a sampled piano. Check out Barbetta keyboard amps. They sound like high-end studio monitors and reproduce keyboard sounds incredibly well. The secret is to use two amps, which will give the piano a spa... | |
| Who do you trust? I don't know if it's a question of trust in the sense of honesty, as opposed to trust in a reviewer's musical taste. In other words, if this person likes it, am I likely to like it. I have absolutely no informed opinion on Michael Fremer's motives... | |
| $2,000 Used CD Player or Modified Oppo 105 I would give the Oppo at least a month for it to break in and for you to get used to its sonic presentation. Sometimes, we are so used to the sound of a CD player that a new one sounds "wrong". So both the player and you need a bit of time before ... | |
| Best Cartridge for technics sl1200mk2 I believe the Denon 103 is a good match for the Technics arm. | |
| power supply The general wisdom is that SS stays on all the time and tubes get turned off when you're finished listening. If you're going on vacation and not going to listen for an extended period of time, unplug everything from the wall. There are always exce... | |
| Not as much activity on analog here I don't think it's that there is less interest, but there are only so many things you can talk about. We've discussed record cleaning to death, cartridge alignment, VTA, SRA and everything else you can think of. There is really nothing new. Buy a ... |