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| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance @blumartini Can't hep you with the above question, but anA’phile friend of mine brought over some of the inexpensive Ching Cheng pc’s last night. We listened to them against a number of other pc’s --from Zen Wave, Black Cat, Synergistic, Cardas, ... | |
| Ching Cheng Power Cords A’phile friend of mine brought over some of the inexpensive Ching Cheng pc’s tonight. We listened to them against a number of other pc’s --from Zen Wave, Black Cat, Synergistic, Cardas, Nordost and Audience. Interestingly...the Ching Chengs were b... | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Anyone here actually own a tube phono stage that is so quiet that when you place your ear right up against the speaker and the phono stage is active...and at some mild gain, but with no music playing ( or even at no gain) they hear absolutely no t... | |
| Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room? Towed in is seemingly dependent on the speaker and the room. In my room, I slightly prefer straight ahead with my speakers, possibly not the case with different speakers. Again, experimentation is the key here.Room acoustic treatments are possibly... | |
| Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room? @paulcreed Glad to hear that you are coming to grips with your small room. IMO, experimentation with speaker placement is beneficial...even in very minor amounts. I use a laser to get the accuracy needed. To that, i think a good general rule is ... | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush As mentioned above, tube rush is a fact of life with tube phono stages...to a greater or lesser extent. Even with matched NOS tubes, the amount of rush will depend on how much gain is applied to the tube. When i hear folks say they have no or very... | |
| Best sounding universal player (CD, DVD-A, SACD) I picked up a Esoteric DV60 recently...with the right connecting cable it is a real keeper. Plays DVD A,SACD and Redbook with tremendous musicality and transparency. | |
| Black Cat Cable's/Coppertone wires are amazing good! I just added a Black Cat Silverstar Power Cord to my system. My initial impression after just a few minutes of listening....WOW!! This cable is just the 'cat's meow'!! ( pun intended!). Now after a weeks run in, the cable is even slightly better, ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 1 @bigkidz There is something else that perhaps you are missing. With the JR if there is a problem, all one has to do is to send the amp back to the factory and it can be repaired. ( many times also upgraded). I had a small issue with my model 8, s... | |
| Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room? @paulcreed Sounds like you have a little work to do to get all of that gear into the room. The fact that it will be dedicated means that in all likelihood it should sound great! Placing gear as low as possible can also pay dividends. Although havi... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 1 Lot of folks, myself included, believe that Jeff's amps from that era are superior to a number of his later class D designs. To that, at the price point you are looking at, and with a service from Jeff, I think it would be next to impossible to bu... | |
| Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room? @paulcreed Cannot help you with home made acoustic treatments, they may or may not work? However, if you look at my system photo, you can get an idea as to how I have placed the room treatments. I also utilize a pair of the excellent Shakti Hall... | |
| Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room? I don’t agree that in a small room speakers always have to be toed in. IME, that is not always the case, and in fact, in my room, I prefer the speakers to be placed straight ahead. (https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/4100) Experimentation is the... | |
| Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room? @paulcreed In my room, my listening chair is placed against the back wall..with no detriment to the SQ. I have placed absorption panels on the back wall and do have a vault ceiling, which obviously helps. Listening in the near field should allow ... | |
| Is it even possible to set up a system in 12x12 room? My system sits in a 10 x11 room. Look at my system thread. With the judicious application of room treatments and careful speaker placement...and naturally a near field listening position, I believe a great SQ can be had. I am VERY happy with my SQ. |