chayro
Responses from chayro
| Good measuring DACs vs. I think that one premise that a lot of people seem to accept is that distortion always sounds bad. Any change from the input signal is distortion. So all the things that studios do to make recorded instruments sound “better” are distorting the sig... | |
| Transport--Used PS Audio PerfectWave or New Teac VRDS 701T???? I would not buy a PS Audio or any used transport unless there are replacement transports available. I know PSA used to use an OPPO drive which is no longer made. If they are, I would ask PSA if they will sell you one as a spare. | |
| Moving Magnet Phono Cartridges I have been using 2 transfiguration MCs, but I just installed an Audio Note IQ3 and it sounds excellent. Some say it is a Goldring 1042, but it does have a different cantilever and diamond. I would say it’s worth looking into. I had a Goldring 101... | |
| When you can't unhear ! Then you better not demo the D-3. | |
| Recommendation for speaker cable to use with Magico speakers Personally, I would ask your Magico dealer to recommend something more modestly priced to start, with a trade in option on the Reference if you decide to upgrade later. Once you get everything broken in, you can audition the reference and see if i... | |
| integrated amp with phone for graham ls6 under $4000 new I was thinking about this some more and if you’re in the US, I would recommend you contact Gene Rubin. He carries Heed, Belles, LFD and others and he can really help you set up something good with the Chartwells. He knows what works and he is exce... | |
| integrated amp with phone for graham ls6 under $4000 new I’ve used those speakers with several different integrated and they always sounded good, but they will step up their game when you move up the amp/source chain. I don’t think you need to agonize over your choices, but if you like classic rock, you... | |
| New Goldberg Variations Whenever I hear these older pieces of music, I always think that this is possibly the closest we can get to the true history of the past. Anything written by historians can easily have been colored by the writers or whoever hired them to write. Pa... | |
| Audioquest Power Cords I saw a review on Audioholics where he found the DBS added capacitance to the circuit, so it is doing something measurable. While most would not want to add capacitance, it could, in certain cases, alter the frequency response. In theory at least. | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice What 125/wpc solid state amp do you have.? How loud do you listen? All makes a big difference. Can you handle big, heavy speakers? | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport From the number of transport threads and the number of transports currently available, it looks like CDs are making a comeback. I know people love streaming because of the limitless choices, but sometimes too much choice has one flipping around ra... | |
| Anybody heard the new Audiolab 9000CDT yet? So if I got it right, you were comparing the Cambridge into the AMR as opposed to the 6000 into the Morpheus? If so, I think you were hearing more the dac than the transport. The AMR was a great player with a strong bottom end. Is the Sonnet brok... | |
| New Goldberg Variations Love the GVs. Ito Ema version on MA recordings is very good. I recall reading that Goldberg commissioned them from Bach to help him sleep. | |
| Bel Canto CD3t transport replacement One glitch and you’re ready to throw it out? Why don’t you at least speak with a tech and get an estimate? That’s a nice transport and you’re probably going to have to spend 3k+ to better it. And it matches your dac, so it looks nice too. As far... | |
| Jazz LP Audiophile Recommendations The Bill Evans trio albums are very well recorded. The music is not too bad either. 😉 |