cns1946
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| What is the best USB cable under $500 for a natural presentation and good detail ? 1st upgrade was an economy priced Kimber Kablel USB, then upgraded to the silver coated copper Wireworld Platinum 8, .6m, for $325 purchased through Perrotta Consulting. Noticeable difference as soon as it was plugged in. Also upgraded the RCA in... | |
| Listening to music I don’t particularly like Thanks for this post, very interesting. The reason for having a nice system is the ability to hear all the music and come as close as possible to having voices and instruments sound natural. Any music mentioned on this forum or songs featured on Y... | |
| Great song to test bass Tip Trap, Marcus Miller, Bass Guitar jazz Jazz Variants, O-zone Percussion Group, Percussion Jazz Take Dake, Japanese Roots, Japanese Drums Music | |
| What song have you played the most? For someone Special, Doobie Bros.Cannonball, SupertrampTaste of Honey, Patricia Barber | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. The A7s were made for large spaces like movie theaters, recording studios, live theaters, outdoor concerts, while the Lansches are more suited for the home. Both sound excellent, the Lansches are more refined while the A7s have a bigger sound and ... | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. Altec A7-8 components bought new directly from Altec in 1974 and installed in custom cabinets to Altec specifications. Driving them with Luxman Neo Classic 10 wpc Amp with upgraded Mazda of France power tubes and Telefunken Preamp tubes. Great cla... | |
| Speakers for Luxman SQ-N150 The Luxman SQ-N150 drives a pair of Altec A7-8 VOT speakers, with a sensitivity of 97db and easily fill a 24'x 24' room with 10' high ceilings at 1/3 power to 85 db. A small room as you describe, with efficient bookshelf speakers should be doable ... | |
| How long do good speakers last? Recently inherited our father's Altec "Carmel" speakers from the early 60's and we have a pair of Altec VOT A7-8 from the mid 70's. Both sets of drivers are original and sound like new, while the cabinet finishes are being refreshed and the grill ... | |
| Still happily using vintage gear? New Luxman and Melco electronics driving vintage Altec Lansing A7-8 Voice of the Theatre speakers built new in 1974. Also have a set of Altecs from 1960 inherited from our dad. Both sets still sound good | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Listened to all 5 songs you have chosen for the test last night, interesting selection. Good luck with the test. | |
| To Stream or Not to Stream Two benefits for me is the ability to learn about new music, and second, one doesn't have to listen to the whole CD or album, just the songs you like. | |
| What Integrated Amp do You use Luxman NeoClassic 150 Tube integrated, driving Altec Lansing VOT drivers in custom cabinets we built back in the mid-70's. Luxman DAC and Melco N100 music server. | |
| any suggestions on what to replace Bluesound Node 2i with Another vote for Melco. Recently replaced the Node 2i with the Melco n-100, all Japanese internal components, with a 2TB HDD. Primarily use it for streaming Tidal. Nice improvement. | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? If you live in Texas turn if off! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Anything by Paul Desmond, like Desmond Blue, and Take 10Anything by Joe Sample, like Invitation and Hippies on a CornerRecently found New Zion Trio, and The Vampires (Jazz group not heavy metal group) on Tidal.Enjoy |