dennis_the_menace
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| Upgraded power cords or high end conditioner next? Psacanli, disagree w/ you about dedicated lines. These made the biggest improvement for me, but if you can't do these, then yes, I'd go w/ a conditioner next. The exactpower both coditions and helps act as a dedicated line by stiffening the power ... | |
| Upgraded power cords or high end conditioner next? one thought is an exactpower unit. will reduce grunge and help regulate overall power. if i didn't have dedicated lines, i'd be using one of these. | |
| Tube amps with BALLS in the low end registrer ??? Kronzilla has a reputation for serious impactful bass. VTL has great bass, nice and full. My Canary CA 160 sounds awesome w/ my Parsifal Encores, awesome bass, tighter than the VTL's bass and deeper. I would definitely look at VAC as well... their... | |
| humming in my system Probably the toughest thing to figure out and solve is hum. I had a hum, and it turned out to be a bad interaction between two pieces of gear. I swapped gear, and the hum went away completely. Go figure. | |
| Tube Amp recommendation Manley Stingray. Don't think you could do better at this price point. | |
| Pre Amp or Amp Best Money Spent I'm in the amp camp too. | |
| What's the deal with the Machina Dynamica Clock? This has got to be a joke. Got to! | |
| What's the deal with the Machina Dynamica Clock? Do you guys think GeoffKait is basically selling placebo affects? And us skeptical folks won't ever hear it because we don't believe, but that others do, and actually benefit, because of their belief in it?I wonder how this guy makes money, but he... | |
| tube amps with El 34s your favorites ?? Just gotta chime in here. Canary Audio CA 160 is the best hands-down EL34 amp I've heard. Sweet like a VTL and with the same dynamic drive, but much more open and transparent, with tighter and deeper bass and airier highs. | |
| A hard look at the effect of cables hi Psacanli, nope, haven't tried those, but i've tried many that are well regarded. I"d think I'd hear something. Could be that my gear isn't sensitive, tho that doesn't seem likely as I've never heard any real difference between power cords. | |
| A hard look at the effect of cables Is it really that difficult for a cable to carry a full range signal? I don't know much, but this is the first I"ve heard of this.Also, I've heard substantial, significant changes with new cables (speaker and interconnect, but not power cables so ... | |
| About Audio Research CD7 After reading about the controversy, I wouldn't listen to a word that's said on that site. I don't have a dog in the fight either way, but it was enough for me to discount everything Salvatore says. I always thought that was a funny site anyway. S... | |
| BAT VK-D5SE CD Player for Wilson Audio Sophias The BAT is a very warm cd player, with plenty of richness and weight. It presents a laid-back soundstage, you're sitting in row M. Not very dynamic or detailed when compared to other players. Depending on your tastes and the rest of your system, t... | |
| Build location for tube integrateds Plenty of choices, but for under $2K, I'd look for a used VTL (California) IT 85 or a VAC (Florida) Avatar (~$2500 used).What sort of speakers are you using? | |
| Preamps w/ best transparency/top end, no brightnes Agreed on the better VAC preamps, I owned the Renaissance and it was amazingly open on the top. Altho I love my current Hovland, it doesn't compare in that regard. My former Supratek Syrah and Cary SLP-98 F1 were far behind these two... |