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| XLR cable with RCA output Hi, I tried the XLR interconnects with a home brewed RCA to XLR adapter but I got no sound. The signal goes this way: CAT Signature RCA output --> RCA to XLR adapter --> XLR Straight Wire interconnect --> XLR input power amplifier. No sou... | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Ralph, what would happen if I'm using a 10 ohms resistor in the treble section of the Soundlab (instead of using the "brilliance" control rheostat)? Would that prevent for the solid state power amplifier to "double" power? Whay don't I hear the sa... | |
| Maggies and rolled off treble Is the rolled off treble response (if there is any) from the older Maggies due to the fact that a Magneplanar driver consists of multiple loops of aluminium trace on a Mylar membrane, so there is in fact a high resistance?Chris | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Jafox: MBL 1621 CD-transport - KCI Falcon S/PDIF interconnect - Goldmund Mimesis 10C+ D/A-converter - CAT Signature Mk III preamp - Gruensch CSE II se power amplifier - Cardas Golden Cross speaker cable - Soundlab A-1's.Chris | |
| Maggies and rolled off treble Are you telling the newer Maggies and Soundlabs are for neurotic audiophiles?Chris | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Why do I hear a rather sharp and grainy treble through the A-1's? Is it an amplifier/speaker interaction thing? I'm asking this question because... I've never heard the A-1 with optimal set up, with other words with power amplifier that match very... | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Dave, the Apogee Grands is an active speaker system, isn't it? With tons of very complicated cross over electronics and should be biamped also. Well, that would be to much hassle for me. A Diva will do, but the price for a 19 year old pair of Diva... | |
| Parasound JC-1 power amplifier No, no, this thread is not meant to be a negative criticism towards John (Curl) or Parasound, not at all! I'm not a grim nitpicking and doomladen audio-moron (to use Romy the Cat's expression). I just want to address to some straightforward though... | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound Shadorne: I use the Transparent Opus for car audio.Chris | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound Hi Shadorne, I know why I like the car stereo. Not because it is extremely good (though it is not bad either), but because it gives more emotional bond between the music and you. It has to do with concentration: the more you concentrate on the mus... | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound Ahum, I don't have a "hi end" car system, like the Mark Levinson, Bang & Olufsen or Harman/Kardon. It's only a Grundig... So it is definitely clear now: I have a hearing disorder! :)Chris | |
| Parasound JC-1 power amplifier Rydenfan: I'm only saying that an amp (in general) could not be the best sounding if the manufacturer is skimping severely on parts costs even if the circuitry design is SOTA. This is a fact whether you like it or not. I'm NOT trying to say the JC... | |
| AKM dacs - which products use them ? Is this AKM related business not just a hype? I mean, I don't care whether a DAC unit has this "Miracle DAC" or not. I'm only interested in it's sound. Does the Miracle DAC guarantee whatsoever a good sound? It's as if the marketing says: If your ... | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Scousepasty, why did you have problems driving the U1's with the ARC REF 210's? Afterall the ARC's are quite high powered. What kind of sound did you get? I've always thought that with the updated Soundlab backplates they become much easier to dri... | |
| CAT SL-1 Signature Mk II I also own a CAT Signature Mk III (I purchased it recently). This preamp is very neutral and rather unforgiving with regard to faults, either in the upstream components or in the recording. What it doesn't do is giving that slight creamy and warmi... |