cincy_bob
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| Looking for a Reasonably Priced Power Conditioner Thanks for your input, guys.Tvad, my experience with isolation transformers is that they make an audible buzzing noise and are best located outside the listening room. Do the Equitech units make any audible noise? Also I'm wondering whether the tr... | |
| morrow cables? I am using Morrow Audio Reference speaker cables (SP2), interconnects (MA2) and AC power cables (MAP2) in my SET system and in a bedroom system. The sound quality is outstanding. Keep in mind that the MA2 interconnects are not shielded, so you wil... | |
| Denon 3910 vs Rega Apollo or other suggestions The Doge and MHZS players that are being imported from China by Pacific Valve are great players for the money. I have been running the Doge 6 CDP ($1,400) in my SET rig, and the sound quality is unbelievable at this price level. A friend has been ... | |
| About Audio Research CD7 That review by Salvatore's "associates" is mired in controversy. Check out the related threads over at Audio Asylum. I would not personally put any faith in any of the comments made in that "Digital Shootout" write-up. | |
| Tube CD Players other than Jolida If you can stretch your budget to $1,400, the Doge 6 CD player at Pacific Valve is really excellent for the money. I understand that the CDP is manufactured in the same Chinese manufacturing faciity that produces the Jolida electronics. The Doge 6... | |
| Speaker recommendations for NAD Last year, I helped a friend put together a budget system around the NAD C372 integrated amp and an Onix CD player. (We used the more powerful C372 as opposed to the C352 because my friend wanted the ability to drive a second pair of outdoor speak... | |
| Isolation for tube amps Fla, the various Promitheus TVC models are all minimalist designs and none of them have a remote volume control. That's not a problem for me personally, but I understand that many others feel very differently about the importance of remote control... | |
| Isolation for tube amps Don't underestimate the ability of a well designed isolation base - like the Silent Running Audio bases - to deal with airborne vibrations. The SRA isolation bases literally attenuate airborne vibration by converting the energy to heat. In my expe... | |
| Tube Amp. Power ratings Thanks for the clarification, Mr. Karsten. One follow-up question: You mentioned in your post above that pairing a speaker intended for tubes with a transistor amplifier will result in tonal aberrations. Given that chip amps are generally not suit... | |
| Tube Amp. Power ratings I would be interested in some commentary regarding how the fairly recent breed of solid state amps known as "chip amps" or "gainclones" fit into this discussion. As I understand it, chip amps perform best with a "friendly" load (i.e., efficient sp... | |
| CD player straight into amps? Just one point of clarification on the topic of passive preamps. There can be quite a difference between the performance of a resistor-based passive preamp and a transformer volume control (TVC) passive preamp in any given system.Resistor-based pa... | |
| CD player straight into amps? I have been an active preamp guy forever, but I have recently been experimenting with the Promitheus Audio Reference Dual-Box TVC for use in a second system. I have been playing with this little point-to-point hand-wired passive pre in my referenc... | |
| RECOMMEDATIONS FOR AC RECEPTACLE I have personally had great success with Albert Porter's cryo'ed Porter Ports. They are available at a reasonable price, and you will find regular ads for them here on AudiogoN.I do not have any personal experience in comparing the Porter Ports wi... | |
| Revel Salons vs. Wilson Sophias Jeff, I did not have a Wilson dealer place the WATT/Puppies in my room, but I did follow the Wilson procedure quite carefully myself. The speakers were easy to move around in my room, and I experimented quite extensively with the placement of the ... | |
| Revel Salons vs. Wilson Sophias I ran the Revel Salons in my two-channel reference system for over three years. I sold them in March in anticipation of the arrival of my Evolution Acoustics MM-Twos, and I have run the WATT/Puppy 7s in my system for the past five months while awa... |