dburdick
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| Does the quality of the spades matter I think the only reason gold is used for plating is that it oxidizes less readily than the other metals. I haven't done any listening tests myself, but I think that using any form of plating that is of a different metal than the spade itself would... | |
| Biwiring: can you really hear the difference? I've always thought that I'd get better results buying a pair of cables that cost twice as much, rather than two pair. I guess this may only be true over a certain price range. Any thoughts on this? | |
| Signalcable Company Same as Kt_88, I have the PC and a pair of the ICs, and also think these cables are a very good value. I compared the ICs to a pair that I believe lists for $175 and a pair that lists for $400, and though not quite as detailed as the others, it co... | |
| Speaker recommendation for Rega Mira I'm using my Mira with Paradigm Studio 20 V2 and it sounds great, so I'd recommend anything in the Paradigm ref series. | |
| What Rags carry the most review weight??? I agree with the above posts, from what I've seen (heard), most reviews depend heavily on personal preference and associated equipment. Even if a product gets unanimously good reviews it may not suit your taste, though this does help narrow down t... | |
| Levinson 331 or Pass X150 or Plinius SA-100 ?????? With regards to the McCormack comparison, I own the Plinius SA-100 MK III and a McCormack DNA 125, and though I am a huge fan of the McCormack, I think the Plinius is better in almost every aspect. More open, extended top end, midrange transparenc... | |
| CDP with "holographic" sound for less than 1000? Since you like rock, I highly recommend the Theta Miles. I used to own one, and it really excelled with rock. It's hard for me to describe it adequately, but it has really tight, solid bass. It was really phenomenal with drums. It was also good wi... | |
| Peter Gabriel remasters I picked up the first four and Us today. I've only listened to Us an Security so far, but I also think they did a good job. | |
| Does anyone have feedback on the TERK Pro antenena As Rarl mentioned, this is dependent on the power of the transmitter. If the stations that you are interested in don't have the power to get the signal to you, I wouldn't waste a lot of money on an antenna. The carrier frequency of the stations yo... | |
| Quality Rock/Pop CD recordings Anything produced by Rick Rubin. The last Alanis Morissette CDs sounds pretty good on my system as well. | |
| Reproduction of acoustic instruments with tube amp Zaikesman, thanks for the great advice. This is exactly what I wanted to know. | |
| Reproduction of acoustic instruments with tube amp I am thinking about tubes again because the vocals with a tube amp are definitely better than any SS I have heard, and the Plinius is pretty good. I didn't say I prefer the midrange of SS, just that most instruments are more convincing to me. I do... | |
| Reproduction of acoustic instruments with tube amp It sounds like I just haven't heard a really good tube amp. I also suspected bad tubes in the VTL (bought used) but didn't want to spend the time/money to find out. I have had similar experience with other tube amps though as well so I guess I jus... | |
| Reproduction of acoustic instruments with tube amp Sorry Dekay, I didn't answer your questions. I'm looking for a power amp and the room is about 10' x 12'. I use a Resolution Audio CD55 (no pre). | |
| Reproduction of acoustic instruments with tube amp Thanks guys. My speakers are Audio Physic Spark III. I'm also considering trying tubes in the bedroom system which has Paradigm Studio 20 v2. I used to own a tube amp (VTL ST-85) and loved what it did for the vocals, but in then end, I went back t... |