david12
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| Speakers for NAIM amp/preamp At a recent show in the UK, I heard a Naim system with Art Audio Emotion speakers. I am not sure they are available in the US, but that sounded excellent, in fact, the first time I have enjoyed a Naim system. The room was packed. | |
| Do tube dampers improve sound? I used the Herbies dampers too on my tube integrated and have to say I could'nt hear a difference. Interestingly, HiFi News here in the UK, did a technical report on a number of tube dampers, including the pearl ones, though they are coolers too o... | |
| CD Mats Again, untweaked, I have tried treating CDs before and found no great benefit I could be sure of. The Marigo made an audible difference I could hear in the first minute of listening, no struggle to convince oneself of an improvement. | |
| Vinyl question I am sure you are right about the small demand, but if, as Stereophile suggests, vinyl is outselling DVD A and SACD together, how many can they be selling. Remember too, the quality vinyl releases have a world market, I buy a lot of US releases he... | |
| Opinions on Walker High Definition Links I have just installed a 2nd hand pair of HDL Ultimate links and they clearly produced an improvement, particularly in the treble. I noticed the greatest improvement in imaging and soundstage, you seem to hear deeper into the recording. I am not su... | |
| Is there any benefit to a tubed phono stage? I am sure the response is the same as many other subjects, "it ain't what you do but the way that you do it". In other words it is all in the execution. In theory, tubes are intrinsically more noisy, which should be most important in the area deal... | |
| CD Mats I have tried a few, Blacklight, Ringmat and the Marigo signature. Only the Marigo made a worthwhile difference and that was very clear indeed and worth the greater cost. Unfortunately its only the costly tweaks that seem to work well. | |
| Acoustic Zen vs. Nordost I used Red dawn interconnects, not speaker cables and changed to Acoustic Zen, but Silver reference and Hologram, not matrix. I have heard up to SPM in another system. I agree with the concensus(some on the Nordost side though), it is no contest, ... | |
| I hear the radio..... on my turntable... help I live in the UK and for some reason, picked up French radio staions, probably a Gallic plot. I tried aluminium foil, ferrite beads, moving the stage, different interconnects. The solution, a different phono stage. In fact I changed from SS to tub... | |
| Phono amp recommendations 3rd or is it 4th for the KandK, buy it in kit form at $1550, or built for about $1900. I have'nt heard a steelhead or Aesthetix, but the KandK is the one I will be keeping. Detailed, even across the freuency spectrum, but not fatiguing. | |
| Daedalus DA-1: How Good Are They? I would be interested in a comparison of DA 1 and 2 also. My room size may mean I have to think about the smaller version and there is'nt much feedback on the DA 2 or comparison with the 1 | |
| Daedalus DA-1: How Good Are They? The anser to that I suppose is in an audition. It does'nt matter what the manufacturer claims, what does it sound like. I have communicated with Lou and I have no doubt he is straightforward in his dealings. Even if his discussion of the venting o... | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? I put this point, but nowone responded, so I will ask again. Maybe nobody has any opinion on this, but a cardinal point as I understand it, of Cardas products, is the use of the Golden Section as I learnt about it, or Golden Proportion as I believ... | |
| Cayin A 88-T integrated:The new King of the Hill? Not the same price, but if you want a "tube" sound, whatever that is, nothing much approaches the Lavardin IT or IS reference. I use an IT in the Summer and a SET for the winter, to toast marshmallows. Neither were new, but the IT was half the pri... | |
| Intergrated or Solid State Whats The Difference ? What can I add, well a few things. Neither integrated or pre/power need be intrinsically better. In most manufacturers lines the best tends to be statement pre amp and power mono blocks, but that is traditionally where the "cost no object effort" ... |