chayro
Responses from chayro
| Speaker cable recommendation for Marten Django XL I recall reading that Jorma cables were a good match for Martens. I have never heard them, but I thought I would pass this along. | |
| Evaluating a system - what do you listen for? I think it's too difficult to quantify in hifi terms. I want a system that makes me want to sit and listen, as opposed to a system where I get up after 10 minutes and wash dishes or some other chore. While I have a few bucks invested in my syste... | |
| Recommendations for used CD player Honestly, I don't think anything for $500 is going to be better than what you have now. Maybe stretch to a grand and buy a used Cambridge 840c or something like that. I happen to think the Cambridge players are very good for the money. | |
| Wilson audio MAXX 1 VS Wilson Audio Alexandria X2-1 Don't those speakers have resistors you can swap out to tilt the tonal balance to some degree? | |
| Question on hearing There are a lot of factors that go into something like this, but I really think it’s natural for anyone involved in the high-end realm to focus too much on the audio quality, whether intentionally or not. Also, some of us have put together systems... | |
| Digital Disorientation You have to define your goals as to what you want out of your system - do you want to play physical media? Do you want a wireless system? Do you just want to copy CDs that you have onto a disc, or do you want to "stream" from outside services? ... | |
| So you want to buy a turntable? Actually, it's quite realistic in some respects. If I didn't recognize Rowan Atkinson, I would have thought he worked in a real hifi shop. Rowan is an incredible actor, BTW. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I haven't read every post here, but one thing I've learned after spending the first half of my life as a musician and being conservatory trained is to never assume someone else cannot hear something just because you can't. OTOH, I congratulate yo... | |
| Securing Monitors to a stand I have found that the interface between the speaker and stand may have a profound influence on the sound. Sometimes not and you need to experiment. With my Harbeth SHL5s on Skylan stands, I preferred a hard interface such as Herbies Ebony Domes,... | |
| Confessions from a VPI owner of some 30 years Selling direct will not necessarily lower prices, as the company has to take on additional service responsibilities. If you bought new from a dealer, they should be helping you with this. That's part of what you pay for and you should expect it. | |
| Store sound v/s Home sound IMO, in the normal home environment, where you do not have unlimited positioning options, speaker selection is a total crapshoot without a home audition. I have owned several really good speakers, such as the Harbeth SHL5s and Montor 30s, Totem F... | |
| Looking for any speaker recomendations for a sub flea watt amp I'm not sure anything will run on under a watt, but you might talk to Fritz from Fritzspeakers about building you something with a 4" Fostex driver. I have a pair and they are excellent, although I've never tried with that much of a fleawatt. Bu... | |
| Add an XPS-DR to Naim 272 or ...? I have no experience with the 272, but I can tell you that adding the XPS to my CDX2 was absolutely night and day. I was at my dealer contemplating purchasing a Linn tt, when he suggested that I maximize my CD player before venturing into analog.... | |
| Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp? Maybe try a Yaquin tube buffer between your amp and pre. $200 at Amazon.com of all places. I hear these things work. | |
| Cable acoustics Totem Forest Honestly, as you haven't even finalized your system, I would just buy a pair of 10 or 12 gauge Belden from Blue Jeans cable to use while you get the pieces together. They do a very nice job terminating the cables too. I think I even have a pair ... |