chrissain

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binding post break in
shandorne, cool post, I have never heard of this muscle, But I have experienced just what you discribed before, Every once in a while I think that something is wrong with my system, then my ears "pop" and then the bass returns, I always thought th... 
Revel F52 or Canton Vento Reference
hi, it depends on what the rest of your equipment is , I personally think the revels are much better than most speakers that I have heard regardless or brand or cost. they are very good ! hear them with pass labs amps and belcanto dac 3 and tell m... 
Low cost Amp?
hi. mapman is right on, forte is a fantastic amp. also check out nad stuff. good luck, chris 
Vienna Beethoven Baby Grand vs Mozart Grand
hi, I have a friend in mpls mn who has the new top of the line vienna speakers for sale barely broken in if anybody is interested. chrissain 
Need Some Educated Advice...For a Newbie Tuber
hi, I suspect what you are hearing is lack of power with your tubes, lack of power or clipping the amp almost always sounds exactly what you are discribing. you should check the impedence curve of your speakers, they might suck up lots of power. i... 
binding post break in
ok naysayers, things are getting interesting, the sound of my stereo has improved greatly. Now the wbt binding posts sound very transparent and open, some of the body has returned, but with more resolution than before. if it is not the new solder ... 
Threshold S300 Power Amplifier
hi, i owned a s300 for years with great results, its a very good amp. the sa-3 is still my favorite threshold amp , but the s-300 served me really well. i am now using tubes, but the threshold had a vivid quality that I miss sometimes. very transp... 
binding post break in
Im starting to think that bad solder joints have to be what I am hearing, the solder is inside the folded binding post so there is no way to really tell. maybe because the folded metal acted as a heatsink and the solder did not get hot enough. cra... 
Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers
hi. another thing to add is anything made by nelson pass. the guy is really cool. I called pass labs once to talk to someone about my older threshold amp and pass himself took the call, I told him upfront that I did not have the funds for one of h... 
Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers
threshold sa3, or any ot the pass aleph amps, if they have enough can power for you. one of the biggest secrets in hifi is that some of these older amps not only compete with the new stuff, they are actually much better than what is out there toda... 
Looking for a great el34 based amp
hi, one of the best el 34 amps I have ever heard was the conrad johnson premier 11 . warm , lush, huge soundstage and can be had for around 1200 dollars these days. if you dont mind not alot of really deep bass or super reaching highs, it had one ... 
binding post break in
eldartford, I got the joke right away, because the joke was on me. If I seemed a little turse in my reply I was just pissed that the new binding posts did not sound better.the money and effort to install them so far has not been worth it. I will g... 
binding post break in
jallen, if you look at a wbt nextgen binding post you will see that the back of the post, or where it gets soldered to the wire is a flat pure copper gold plated ribbon. I cleaned the ribbon with a polishing cloth and contact cleaner, then folded ... 
binding post break in
tvad, noboby was blown away by anything, the guy who posted that comment was kidding, or poking a little fun at this post . it [this post] has already started another joke post, see volume knob started by hi audio dudes or [HAD] . however I will s... 
Integrated amp for Totem Sttaff
hi, my two cents is the rogue audio intergrated, it sounds killer for the dough and has more power than you could want with this speaker, good luck , chris