cornfedboy
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| Has anyone else ever reached an audio impasse? the best preamp i've listened to over an extended period is the boulder 2010. my audio dealer and good friend has one that i've heard with numerous digital and analogue (lp) sources. the boulder makes everything run into it sound better but each s... | |
| Happy Holidays to ALL angela, my dear friend, how right you are. in so many ways. the world is changing, for many of us very personally. my bride lost her mom this past june after a lengthy and painful battle with cancer. we sure do miss her. all of us who are so very ... | |
| Where R U????? boston? is that in the us of a? :) -cfb | |
| Interconect recommendation i can respond only to your last question. "balanced" interconnect cables are terminated with xlr male/female connecters, while "unbalanced" or "single ended" cables are terminated with male/female rca connectors. which are best for you depends upo... | |
| Led Zep '71 BBC sessions - balance tweaking? creeper: i have many, many recording that were produced "off-center." that's the way i listen to them. as they were, intentionally or no, engineered or edited or mastered. i find the 'balance" function on my pre to be nice but unnecessary. as with... | |
| what is the best super speaker and why? kirk930: IMO, none on your list are as sonically satisfying as the avalon eidolons, which are under $21k (standard finishes-msrp). the most overpriced speakers in your group are the jm labs utopias. i have it on very good authority that the utopia... | |
| difference in Pioneer Elite dvd players i concur with sdcampbell. i,too, have a dv-37 but i got it new for a lot less than $650.00. if you're willing to haggle, you shouldn't spend more than $550.00. -cfb | |
| Which record brush? hear, hear (on the hunt)! but only between washings on a vpi hp-17w or like device. -cfb | |
| Question for Cardas Neutral Ref. speaker users mkaes: i've used a 7 meter run of cardas neutral reference (xlr terminated) between my pre/dac and amp to good effect. it is a good and (relatively) inexpensive ic. after installing tara "the one" in place of the cardas, however, i think the name ... | |
| Where R U????? denver, colorado. lots of highend manufacturers nearby: avalon, boulder, jrdg, ps audio, ayre, green mountain, dunlavy, edge, among others. and lots of fellow travelers with whom i regularly and happily communicate. 'course it doesn't hurt either ... | |
| wanna know my right kslim: your claim is quite likely barred by the precepts of "accord and satisfaction," "waiver and estoppel" and "novation," among others. there's a lesson to be learned here that i must teach 'most every day: ask for advice BEFORE you make a deal... | |
| I don't get it wstritt: the title of your thread is obviously incorrect. you do, in fact, "get it." put me down as someone who buys new and sells into the used market. only once, however, have i ever bought and sold a product in less than a year. that was an acc... | |
| Any good all wood component racks? tubegroover: you might wanna' check the great couple of threads redkiwi started re: isolation/shelves. it's wonderful to have beautiful veneers on your shelves but you'll probably be disappointed in the sonics. i'd highly recommend you check out n... | |
| Any good all wood component racks? im not sure what you mean by "solid wood" but zoethecus racks are made with solid maple uprights and rails and very good multi-layered composite shelves. they look very good and sound the same.http://www.zoethecus.com/-cfb | |
| why are wilson speakers so highly regaurded. i doubt that the majority of the posters on this thread have ever listened critically to dave wilson's products. i don't own them, never have. but i do respect this line and have listened to many varieties of wilson speakers in many settings with ... |