cornfedboy
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| Great cd players that can connect directly to a power amp? (accuphase dp-75v, 85 and 101, plus some earlier, out-of-production units.) -cfb | |
| Speaker cable length for mono blocks ivanj: now your later question IS interesting (at least to my jaded mind). are there really exceptional cables of which you are aware that do not meet your "basic parameters"? if so, are you implying that one may ignore the superiority of such cab... | |
| Speaker cable length for mono blocks this is yet another of those queries that has been posted more than a few times. (suppressing big YAWN here to placate tonite's chosen moderators.) to save all those who find audiogon's search engine impossible to fathom, here's the consensus: sho... | |
| Well Tempered Turntable Tweaks meles: let me see if i have this right. you have a great well tempered tt "that costs almost nothing" and you're asking if "anyone [is] interested"? sure, if it's truly mint, i'll give you $50.00 for it, and even pay for shipping. deal? (i will ne... | |
| Balanced vs. single-end RCA's - A Beginner's question gerryn: were your rca-terminated ic's noisy or did they have apparent rf problems? if you answer "no" to both parts of this compound question, then you'll likely not experience a sonic improvement with the xlr's worth your investment. BTW, i do ho... | |
| best dealer to buy a avalon speaker call carl or john at audio unlimited. you're not likely to find a better deal or more knowledgable folks. they're just down the road from avalon's hq. (303) 691-3407.BTW, there are three 2-ways in the avalon line: the avatar, eclipse and arcus. IM... | |
| Who R U? coolsound: welcome aboard (even if you are a texan). ;^] -cfb | |
| how long interconnect for MM cart? pcanis: in an analogue setup i had prior to my present one, i ran a half-meter balanced pair of ic's from my tt termination box to the seperate phono stage and a 7 meter pair of balanced ic's and like length of umbilical from the phono stage to th... | |
| Why aren't these on the "recommended list?" streetdaddy: if you're speaking of stereophile's list, it includes only "recently reviewed products." jrdg gear hasn't been reviewed in a while. don't know why. avalon hasn't been reviewed because they don't care to be. good for mr. patel, et al. ... | |
| Unreadable CDs: unscientific testing sean: another classic post. BRAVO! i wish i'd read it and purchased auric's potion before last thursday. it was then i rented the dvd of "wit," a beautifully written and acted movie. the last minute of the disc would not play, no matter what i tri... | |
| Avalon Eidolon for nearfield listening? cpark: i own eidolons. i've also owned (original) eclipses and ascents (avalon- before ml, apparently lacking imagination, stole the name). i've listened to every avalon speaker model made since they started making' 'em, in lots of environments. t... | |
| Cardas connectors ramesh: cardas manufactures or outsources numerous parts for use by other companies (OEM). these parts are considered by many to be of high quality and design. hence, manufacturers order connectors, wire, etc. from cardas rather than going to the ... | |
| Phase Switch on Subwoofers aggiebob98: so, i guess you must be from oklahoma, right? class of 1993? ;^] -cfbps: as to the phase adjustment "switch." betcha' ya' can't hear any diff, no matter how many times you engage it. don't lie to me, boy. you done be an aggie. can't ge... | |
| Why do people think I'm nuts involving audio? sal, in my 40+ years in this hobby, i've found there are two kinds of people in this world: those who think there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't. -cfb | |
| Go balanced or unblanced that is the question marakanetz, another interesting comment from you:** unbalanced though will certainly have greater transparency and details**based upon my obervations, i can not agree with this proposition. do you have any experiential or other support for it?-cfb |