danvignau
Responses from danvignau
| Need feedback on loudspeakers For $7000, I would be all over listening tests of B&W's diamond series.You can't find a company that had done more actual research, makes their cabinets (now) and drivers, and has the lightest, stiffest tweeter possible with today's technology... | |
| Obscure bands Should be "Arrangements" | |
| Obscure bands I have seen Big Head Toad and the Monsters a few times. In South Florida, we had some really good bands that never made it nationally. Don't forget Chase, the hard driving horn band that lost members in a plane crash after three albums. their lead... | |
| Best Sounding Classic Rock Cd's Believe it or not, the CD Stadium Arcadium by The Red Hot Chili Peppers fills the bill and is really good rock music.Individual songs that rock and are great recordings include the Snake bite song about Heroin on a Godsmack album, and "Like a Ston... | |
| Has there been any inexpensive item that enhanced your system's sound? The cheapest improvement to my sound is two cones of foam, mounted to the center of my two sub grill covers. They cost a negative $250, assuming I sell my Thiel, custom built Madisound, and another custom designed sub crossover I still have.T... | |
| ... Best Live Recordings ( other than Classical or Opera) on CD... One of my favorite live recordings is Gene Harris with the Phillip Morris All Stars. Personnel: Gene Harris (piano); Ernie Andrews (vocals); Stanley Turrentine (saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Kenny Burrell (guitar); George Mraz ... | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? A thirty amp circuit works better and can cost less. Sometimes. Any reputable amp company uses a good enough cord. If the cord helps, you need a better amp. | |
| Need advice on adding subs My B&W 803's really opened up in my main room (25x235, most of my house). Since I had experimented with various woofers for my prior electrostatics, I had a baseline.Instead of a generic sub amp, I use a matching amp and preamp for my subs. Th... | |
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? I tried Tidal and was quite unhappy with it, especially the contrived bass. Much of the sound was better than XM radio, which I do use for background music. BTW, on the XM channel that specializes in vinyl, they do not play vinyl, but sim... | |
| Low volume on turntable?? Even the output of a cartridge is very low, the RIAA equalization is even more important. When recording an LP, bass signal is diminished, both to allow the stylus to track the big bass wave forms, and to keep the groove spacing down to allow more... | |
| ... how important is Damping factor in determining what amp to buy My experience has been that is is important, especially for certain speakers. For example, just before the original 801, B&W made a speaker called the DM 16, which had very sloppy bass with a lot of quality equipment, but very tight bass with ... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! I would never claim that companies that design moon gear have no audio knowledge. Where do you guys think low noise electronics cam from? You know, they did send an analog signal to the moon and back. Just look at the number of audio eng... | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? 1- Classe: 350 wpc x2 amp. 2- Classe 150 wpc x 6/ 300 wpc x3 amp. 3,4- Their matching preamps. I am not saying they were bad, by any means, but they are way over designed, grossly expensive to repair, and do not sound overall better than my Audire... | |
| is there a market? Recordings in the 50's and 60's were made on tape. remastered, they can sound really good, but the actual 1950's pressings are not that good.many of these tapes still exist and are available on CD, a much better format. (Supex, Signet xk50, Aristo... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. I know, but I think this fuse business belongs with the green CD marker and the $650 wood volume knob. Anyway, the electricity flows from the transformer and caps, toward the output transistors. |