daveyf
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| To biwire or not to biwire, that is the question?? I've bi-wired my various speakers for years and really believe the benefits are substantial. I think it is crucial to actually use two sets of cable per speaker vs. a single cable with bi-wire ends. The added clarity and dynamics in my system are ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts I am under the impression that the Rowlands are always powered up whenever they are plugged in... esssentially in a 'sleep' mode until the front switch is activated. I know that my model 8 works in this manner and I am fairly sure all of the line ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Sand_man, you might want to try a CAT preamp with the model 6's. I use a CAT sig with rolled in tubes with my model 8 with choke and the sound is excellent IMHO.The CAT sig's ( various versions) are big sounding and work well with Jeff's equipment... | |
| Avid Acutus - Standard or Reference Fosse, In audio any marginal improvement is an epiphany to some people. Particularly some reviewers..;0) | |
| Brag About Your Vinyl Collection My sealed copy of MFSL's Ella and Louis again,managed to buy it from the factory just before they sold out. The rep at the time told me he wasn't sure if they any left but I got lucky.Also my shaded dog scheherazade in a 10s/10s pressing and my fo... | |
| Classical speakers that do violins well?? My SF Guarneri Hommages reproduce violin and in fact all stringed instruments about as well as any speaker i have heard. | |
| Why are choke power supplies still not common? Ga5556, How do you feel the choke power supply compares with electrolytic caps? I know that chokes are more expensive, but are they also more immune to power line fluctuations?Electroid, I guess I was more curious about the supply in an amp vs. ot... | |
| Enlightened Audio designs Agree that it's good to see an EAD thread. I love my 7000 Mk 3 DAC and with my Philips CD80 as a transport and a Harmonic Tech Platinum Co-ax connect, this is a formidable combo. I've A/B'ed it against stuff from Musical Fidelity and the latest Pi... | |
| Best Small Speaker System You've ever Heard IMHO, my SF Guarneri Hommage's are the best small speaker I have ever heard. Most of my 'phile' friends have agreed that in my system, the speakers dissapear and the musician's are basically in the room. I have not heard the Sason's, but they appe... | |
| How do you download your LP's to your computer? Today, I saw a BIG ad in our local paper for the TT with an iPod dock and USB connection to the PC from Hammacher Schlemmer.http://www.hammacher.com/publish/74920.asp?promo=el_audioDoes anyone have any thoughts on this TT... it's priced at $259 in... | |
| Has anyone heard the Magico Mini? Sirspeedy, count yourself lucky that they are not $200K or more, there is no reason that I can see that they couldn't be priced at that. | |
| How do you download your LP's to your computer? Bongofury, the TT you suggest looks interesting.Sugarbrie, I actually want to be able to download to the hardrive so that I can make copies either to my iPod or possibly to CD.I am surprised that you say that my phono pre-amp can connect to the so... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold On the subject of tube rolling, I recently changed out my stock tubes in my CAT signature with NOS GE Smooth plates and Russian Rocket tubes in the line section...BIG improvement. The pre-amp was no slouch before, but took on a new life with the s... | |
| The best mini monitors you have heard? IMHO, my Sonus Faber Guarneri Hommage's are the best small (I wouldn't call them mini) monitors I have heard.Absolutely beautiful to look at and they dissapear leaving just the perfomers in my room. | |
| Which Solid State Amplifier is Making you Happy? My Jeff Rowland model 8 with choke power supply still makes me smile after all these years. I recently did a AB with a 501 and IMHO my 8 was just in a different league. Far more resolving and with a much better control of the bass. The 8 also thre... |