cleeds
Responses from cleeds
| ARC M300 MKII call for help Who did you speak with at ARC, @bratscheboy? Although those amps are probably around 35 years old, they not listed as one of the few models ARC no longer services. See this. | |
| Deals Gone Bad secretguy I absolutely will NOT deal with anyone who demands F&F. Same here. And no exceptions. On another audio website, I inquired from the site's official vacuum tube vendor about the purchase of some tubes. When I asked for payment in... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR bdp24 I had both Mobile Fidelity versions of Carole King's Tapestry album ... While the sq isn't great, the original on Ode is really, really bad. That is so true. I was actually stunned when I first heard the MoFi pressing because there was n... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR bdp24 The information regarding the Dolby issue came from Bernie Grundman, Chad Kassem, and Michael Fremer. Fremer posted a video on his Analog Corner website telling the story, which was subsequently further discussed with Grundman in anoth... | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? droderick175 The very best way to tame brightness or any frequency-based colorations is to use an equalizer - either in the analog or digital domain - doesn't matter which. I think using EQ is a solution of the last resort. Room treatment ... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR Thanks, @bdp24. I haven't been able to find that video but I'll keep looking. | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? audphile1 You should order the furutech gtx-d NCF outlet and try it out. See how it works in your system. I’m tempted. My system is biamplified and basically runs on four 20A derated dedicated lines: one for the HF amplifier, one for the ... | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? audphile1 ... The fuse on the other hand is a 1” long safety device with a hair thin piece of wire that melts when the amperage criteria is exceeded ... the difference in sound quality this device can make is negligible at best ... That's ... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR bdp24 Grundman got the master tape from Island ... he discovered an amazing fact: the tapes were made without employing Dolby noise reduction. In spite of that fact, all precious issues of the album (on both LP and CD) had been made assuming... | |
| Help with tone arm geometry and bass jasonbourne71 Using the mat shouldn't affect the overhang. If the mat thickness alters VTA, then it also changes overhang. | |
| Help with tone arm geometry and bass Changing the turntable mat did more than change the VTA/SRA, it also changed the overhang. What tools are you suing to align the phono cartridge? | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? abnerjack I am not confused at all, but I’m afraid your memory is failing you. For the purpose of accuracy, here are a couple of posts you made ... My memory is fine. You sound confused. Please stop. If you feel I have posted improper content ... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? abnerjack Cleeds, do I need to remind you how outspoken you were regarding discussing politics? You were adamant that nothing but audio is to be discussed on these forums. Now you want to discuss someone’s qualifications to discuss religious bel... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? dwcda blind testing is a scientific test of your hearing. That is a common misnomer. Hearing is tested using objective standards and is conducted (at the minimum) by an audiologist. These are licensed professionals and they don't use blind tes... | |
| My Goodness! bolong Best system demo I have heard through Youtube. That is damning with faint praise, sort of like, "That's the best hamburger I ever had at McDonald's." Every YouTube video that I ever played on my system sounded just like the lossy compr... |