davt
Responses from davt
| input & output cable for Nakamchi tape deck I have use the Audio Art IC-3 with a Nakamichi DR1 using metal and chrome tapes and they were wonderful. Great detail, very good of record and playback. I would recommend very easily. Good price point. There are some good write ups on positive fee... | |
| Jazz vinyl- go for originals or new reissues? It depends. I have a few original Blue Note Deep groove and though pricey the ones in my collection are the very pinnical of what vinyl can be. I also have a complete set of East Wind direct to disk that I think were worth the price. I also look f... | |
| BACH Cello Suites - CD only I have the Starker Mercury in redbook CD and enjoy it very much. I primarily listen to it on the excellent reissue heavy wt. vinyl and am not disappointed in the CD quality. I would expect the hybrid to be as good as the redbook cd. | |
| TDK SA-X or Maxell XLII-S which do you prefer? I have a supply of both, I think that they are about equal but I do use a slightly different bias setting when recording for each. The XLII-S is usually easier and less costly to purchase giving it a bit of an edge. | |
| How far would you drive to audition a component? I sometimes will plan auditions when I am traveling. I plan on being in boston Mass. this spring for a conference so will arrange a visit or two with local dealers. I let dealers know my situation and plans and if I do audition from them and end u... | |
| Shunyata cables vs Nordost Frey I auditioned the nordost frey interconnects and speaker as well as Shunyata Aries interconnects and Gemini and Andromeda speaker cable. Of the speaker cable I liked the Andromeda the best, The build quality of Shunyata Helix cables is stunning. I ... | |
| Shunyata " Copperhead " ........user's feedback I used to have a pair of copperheads, a pair of diamondbacks, still have a Shunyata Python and Tiapan VX. My favorite power cord however is the Audience powerchord. I prefer it over the shunyata, it is a little more than the copperhead but well wo... | |
| Joanna Newsom: Ys or No? I just bought it, never heard her music before. I really liked it, very different, strange, yet musical. I appreciated the uniqueness of it. To much music today sounds all the same. | |
| Can you imagine a world without vinyl? Yeh, well, when you get a decent hifi system like the new bose super surround concert in a box with noise elimination headphones you'll realize what you've been missing. When you do I will be happy to store your old unusable LP's for you to celebr... | |
| Harbinger of the future of 2-channel? Who's Sunfire? | |
| amps for Merlin VSM-MXE I would be really excited to listen to these speakers with a pair of Belles Reference 150A set up as mono blocks. I have the Belles and am really pleased with it. The reveiws state that as mono blocks they are even nicer. The cost would be right a... | |
| Dynaudio 52se VS. NHT SB-3 I can't offer any comparisons but I did spend significant time with the Dynaudio 52SE and found it to be a delightful speaker. Sounded very big full with tight deep bass for it's size. Mid range and treble very musical, natural and easy to listen to. | |
| Dynaudio C1 Bass Try to move closer to side walls as well, if too close you may get boom and loose definition. I have listened to the C1 alot and also the special 25. Though the 25 has a little fuller bass the C1 is no slouch. If however your looking for hard rock... | |
| How high is your soundstage? The soundstage of my system improved dramatically when I moved and the system is now in a room with vaulted ceilings, much more room. I would say that the room is the primary issue. | |
| "Budget" preamp choices. I am very happy with my Belles 21A Auricap which is $3000.00. I have heard that the new Belles Solo gives it a real run for the money at about $700.00. |