dekay
Responses from dekay
| 47 Labs GAINCARD, does it live up to the hype? There is a review of the Gaincard at tnt-audio.com. Their other reviews of gear that I am familiar with seem to be very acurate IMO. | |
| Speaker cable termination Trelja: I take a good contact maybe too seriously. I have stripped two of the binding posts on my Castle speakers and they are less than 4 months old. I either need weaker fingers or more self control. I rigged the missing threads with part of a s... | |
| Speaker cable termination The only downside to bare wire connections is that the ends will need to be cleaned as general maintenance to prevent oxidation. I use and prefer bare wire connections for my speaker cable and currently use De-Oxit though I read that Kontact is a ... | |
| Cheap Tweak? Osclib: The Kontac was priced $38.00 at a local shop and my wife's comment was "and for what" - no joke. Compared to her Yves Rocher toiletries is seemed to be overpriced. I wonder what it smells like? | |
| B&O, overpriced artistic piece of audio? Your system if set up properly should be sonically superior to B&O. If you really like the looks of B&O (I will admit that I have liked some of their turntables of which I have owned a few as well as a pair of Beovox 5700 loudspeakers in t... | |
| Shelf Material Thank you Caterham for not calling me dim. I have seen Corian on "This Old House" but did not make the connection. It is much easier to source than Persimmon. | |
| Best Bookshelf Speakers Jtinn: What were the speakers that you blew and did you like them, if not what was it that you did not like about them? What kind of music do you listen to? Also how much power does your amp have and what is the size of your listening room? When w... | |
| Shelf Material Where do you purchase Corian? If it is readily available and stiff enough for a 24" stretch between supports I may want to try it for my second amp/preamp shelf. I do not mean to drive anyone crazier, but the best sound for my CD player so far has... | |
| Shelf Material Thanks Sam: I did not realize that the Pods would raise the X gear enough. I have a set here (right under my nose) and yes they work like a charm. I guess that the SS preamp section is then more succeptable to vibration than the SS power amp. I us... | |
| Is the Cassette Recorder Dead? I use our little mini system with a dub deck to listen to my wife's collection of some 300+ tapes. I do not patch it through the main system as the sound quality of the deck "and the tapes" are not that good. They sound "better" on the little syst... | |
| Shelf Material Sam: What have you used sussecfully under the "X" components? Have you found a way to get around the stock integral feet, or do you use the stock feet in your formula? I am just playing with the amp(s) for now but may pick up the X-Ray (used) and ... | |
| Neophite needing advice I made it out to my LInn dealer and discovered that the Sekrit on the wall speakers have been disco'd. I was unable to audition them. Just the flush mount version is still available, which does not interest me due to many in wall water leaks over ... | |
| Shelf Material Caterham: Both shelves (whole and with a hole) were cut from the same piece of MDF, there were no other shelf materials involved. I did not power down the system or move my source, so the comparison was quick and easy. Their was no noticeable diff... | |
| Interconnect recommendations?? Sam: Rav admitted to being clueless about IC's in his second thread. I suggested some good IC's IMO (without notable faults) and their general characteristics. He has to start somewhere. Rav, you really have to listen to them in your system to dec... | |
| Help on Interconnects Harmonic Technologies Truthlink IC ($250.00 retail or $125.00 used)- nice warm but detailed sound and smooth HF's which may work well with your Adcom gear. Homegrown Audio's Super Silver IC ($70.00 new and solid core pure silver), has a very smoot... |