decooney
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| Knockoffs- how can they just advertise so easily? @akg_ca you might be surprised, as many times videos are posted about Cardas Audio, showing where core cables are manufactured, some don’t bother to watch it. Some occurs in SoCal and USA East. Cable, cuts, terminations in Bandon Oregon. Some folk... | |
| Steve Guttenberg reviews an ATC active? Interesting, or until he shared the price of the active and passive speaker. While they are admirable, it's a reminder how some of us resort to DIY and do our best. | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers To @moose89 Thanks for sharing your experience about the type and amounts of power you enjoy and recommend using with the Cornwall IV speakers. 👍 This topic and how you explain the differences between your DH 300B amp,-vs- the Hegel 120, relative... | |
| Cardas Golden Reference or Clear Cygnus? Which would you choose? @rsf507 Yes both at a dealers several times. No matter the equipment I came away with that warm sound, not to my liking. The Golden Ref was the worst, great midrange but rolled off at both frequency extremes. Again my own impressions. Sure, ... | |
| Cardas Golden Reference or Clear Cygnus? Which would you choose? @rsf507 Cardas = warmth not my cup of tea YMMV Have you actually tried and listened to Cardas Clear -or- Cardas Clear Beyond in your own system? | |
| Cardas Golden Reference or Clear Cygnus? Which would you choose? @markusthenaimnut Greetings, while I’ve owned both, here is my personal experience in my systems. If you want a sense of more precise detail and open air, the 4-wire Cygnus fits the bill. Definitely more neutral though in my systems. This cable i... | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? Dan Foley from Audio Precision wrote an interesting short article in 2016. A few clips from the article: "As he explains, instrumentation noise floor is an overlooked contributor for the reason we are not able to measure a particular audible “d... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement. @couger4u I’ve tried various 6SN7s in my Cary tube preamplifier. Reliability has been better buying from reputable distributors who actually re-test them well before sending them out. People here all have their favorite dealers, re-sellers. Not ... | |
| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems @audio_is_subjective "...or filaments maybe getting damaged in shipping?". Possibly so. No joke. I had a particular 6SN7 tube I was buying from a specific distributor overseas who densely cotton packed, bubble wrapped, and then double boxed ... | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers ok I will put it out there. many of the FirstWatt amps could work, they come up used. Model Stereo/Mono Output8 Ohm Output4 Ohm Feed-back Output Ohms Input Ohms Input Bal/SE Distortion % Noise UV GAINdB ... | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers @dougsat "Schiit GJALLARHORN". Hard to believe they can afford to build and sell that thing for $299. Never heard it before. Definitely starting to put Aliexpress and other overseas mail order amps on their heels. How does it sound compared ... | |
| Help me pick some new or used speaker cables @rkfaberdds if purchasing used, beware of counterfeits especially AQ cables. True for AQ as @kennyc mentioned here, and watch out for counterfeit Cardas too. They are counterfeiting cable models that Cardas does not produce any longer i... | |
| Help me pick some new or used speaker cables @rkfaberdds if you’re content with AQ, you might stick with it. Chasing Cardas Golden Reference is a bit more of a task, as its not made new any more. I bought two pairs of the last run over a year ago from PcX, and while it was pretty good, i do ... | |
| BHK 250 That's 50% off. Does that mean BHK 300 takes over, or the 250 has run its course and now PSA does something else in its place? | |
| Anybody going to the Florida International Audio Expo in Tampa? Angela Cardas posted this in her note to all registered Cardas customers. "If you're trying to find us at the show, email us at info@cardas.com - we'll be checking it regularly." |