davemitchell
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| Vandersteen 5A biwire shotgun absolutely required? Mantis,Your description is confusing. Let's define the possibilities clearly:1. Full Range pair of speaker cables - This is just a pair of cables with a positive & negative at the amp end and a positive & negative at the speaker end. To co... | |
| Are passive preamps better? A really good active preamp will actually be more transparent than a passive preamp for all of the reasons mentioned by Albert. Using a passive preamp places demands on source components that they are often not ready to meet. Even with the rare ca... | |
| Music Servers VS Excellent Transports? Dcstep,Doing high res vinyl copies is very interesting. I have not heard any, but I can imagine that very good results are possible. I'm amazed at the sound I get on CD copies of vinyl using a meridian A/D converter. Now I see what you are trying ... | |
| Music Servers VS Excellent Transports? Dcstep, We have a few Olive's a Ultrafi and they are convenient pieces. With a good digital cable into a good DAC, the sound is nice but not fantastic. Much better sound can be had by many high end CD players or transports. As for the sound qualit... | |
| Music Servers VS Excellent Transports? Sydsrig,Unfortunately, Linn is only doing private demos off site. I don't think you can tell much at a show demo anyway. I'm scheduled to get a unit to play with when I get back. Check with me a couple of weeks after CES and I will fill you in. | |
| Music Servers VS Excellent Transports? Linn has just come out with two interesting pieces, the Klimax DS and Akurate DS, both of which are D/A converters that have nothing but an Ethernet input. Your music is streamed to the DS from your computer or NAS. Sound quality is said to be bet... | |
| ARC LS 17 vs LS 25 Mk II If you want air, transparency and decay, the LS17 will win in those areas. The LS25mkII has more weight and slam though.I'm an ARC dealer. | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all ShadorneWire geometry will most affect highs.You can't have it both ways. Either you believe all cables sound the same or not. Take your pick.If they sound different, then arguing about how big the differences are is just silly. A subtle differenc... | |
| How can I transfer my records to cd? Best quality I have done lots of LP to CD transfers because the sonic results are normally much better than the commercial CD release of the same material. To me it's easiest and best sounding to avoid getting the computer involved until the record is burned o... | |
| FP screen , +$$$ = better pic - fact or fiction? The best picture quality will typically come from a simple and inexpensive matt white screen IF AND ONLY IF:1. Your projector has enough light output for the screen size you choose2. You can completely control the light in the room and make it dar... | |
| Silver-plated or single metal IC's? Some thoughts.....Silver plated copper tends to sound bright and aggressive at analog audio frequencies. It's great for digital and video because the frequency range is much higher, which means the signal primarily rides the silver layer near the ... | |
| Is anyone out there Biamping their Proacs? Biker, the D15 is just a small two-way where biamping is really unnecessary. The upper amplifier would just be driving the tweeters. Get ONE higher quality tube amplifier with 50 watts or more and biwire. The only way to even have a chance at dece... | |
| Pre Amp or Amp Best Money Spent As mentioned in my previous post, I think you may be spending money disproportionately. The pre-Signature Vandersteen speakers are quite dated sounding compared with the newer versions. The Signatures and MkII's are much more open, alive in the hi... | |
| Pre Amp or Amp Best Money Spent 12-03-07: Bob_reynoldsIt seems to me that your budget for electronics is way too high for your Vandy speakers. A simple NAD integrated, like the C370, will get all they have to deliver. Spending more on electronics won't get you anything, IMO. If ... | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. While I admire JGH for his past contributions to the field, his dark and pessimistic view today is not only a sweeping generalization but wholly incorrect. The majority of highly respected gear today is more neutral and transparent than in previou... |