daveyf
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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners I have NOT read through this ..'extensive' thread, but I wonder if anyone is still using the ET2 with a Linn table. Back in the day, this was a pretty common combo...and one that worked very well. Today's Linn is far more transparent and resolving... | |
| Best sounding universal player (CD, DVD-A, SACD) jafant, I recently acquired one of the Black Cat Silverstar power cords. I placed it on my big Rowland amp...it was an incredible transformation! Literally like getting a new more resolving and powerful amp! I am usually not one for hyperbole, but... | |
| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance @blumartini My system can be seen here: https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/4100 | |
| Best sounding universal player (CD, DVD-A, SACD) @jafant Great question. I have gone through a few cables with the DV60...it does seem to react well to cable changes. Right now, I am using the incredible Black Cat Coppertone ic. Will soon be going up line a little with the Black Cat Silverstar.... | |
| Amp / Pre-Amp for Sonus Faber Serafino @ganeshgswamy Have a listen to one of Jeff Rowlands amps. He has a model that will likely work very well with your speakers and your room size. If budget allows..listen to a model 825. There were a pair of 725s2's on the used market recently, the... | |
| 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... |