chayro

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Stuff You Tried To Love
Bach had 20 kids. He knew that there’s more to life than music.   
how good is the Heed Quasar?
I think it’s a great sounding piece. Not as quiet as a Sutherland, but I much preferred the tone and body of the Heed. But if you’re one of those guys who turns the volume up full and puts your ear against the speaker, this is not it. But it sound... 
Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig...
Before you buy anything, make sure you have a stable place to put it. I suggest placing half a glass of water in the intended spot and walk around. If the water wobbles, you will have an issue. Been there and it’s not fun to get your new table hom... 
Acceptable to ask seller for option to return a component?
If you want to buy used with a return option, buy from TMR. They are good people.   
Denafrips Terminator 2 bs. ?
There are a thousand dacs out there. No matter what you buy, you will always think maybe you should have bought something else. Buy the best you can responsibly afford and listen to music.   
who makes custom speakon speaker cables for the Benchmark AHB2?
Try performance audio. They do nice work.   
A Big Shout out to TAP Electronics
@68pete - good to hear.  Unfortunately, I have found very few techs or mechanics that fix things properly. I went through some bad experiences in the past.   
What songs do you listen to to test a system's midrange performance?
I use something off Brubeck’s Take Five. If Paul Desmond’s alto jumps out at you, run.   
Jazz Mount Rushmore
Too many to list, but the Clifford Brown/Max Roach records are up there.   
Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find?
I am lately very impressed with the Mogami bi-wire speaker cables. I was using older Audience AU24 single wire, which is my go to cable, but I wanted to try a bi-wired cable and after a few weeks, I’m hearing surprisingly good things. Jury is stil... 
Flexible Power Cords
Forgot- Crystal Cable. Thin and flexible, at least in the lesser models. I don’t know how much current those thin cables can handle, but they certainly are flexible.   
Line Magnetic 218a vs Leben CS600 -- am I insane? (aka when good beats great)
Maybe everyone you knew and trusted were wrong.   
Flexible Power Cords
The Cullen crossovers are reasonably flexible. Not floppy like Puritan, but sort of like pipe cleaners so you can bend them (within reason) to a shape and they will hold it. The connectors are also very good with a solid fit. The Puritans are extr... 
A Big Shout out to TAP Electronics
So now that you have it back, does everything work properly?  
vibration control - cd player
First of all, I would give you and the player 2 months to break in so you really know what it sounds like. Otherwise you’re just tweaking to what it sounds like now and it might change, which is a waste of effort IMO. After that, I might start wit...