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| Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find? Have some Lavricables, high purity silver interconnects that I like. | |
| New TT : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Connection? Used to have a fully balanced system, IMO balanced removes some of the noise that gets in the way of the music. Highly recommended. And don't let anyone tell you it's only about long cables. True or floating balanced, both work | |
| Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!! Most of us are looking to optimize our systems and many end up looking to cables as a way to accomplish this. They matter. But it is an imprecise endeavor with few guideposts. The upgrades can be expensive but there may be gold at the end of the r... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? The timbre has to be authentic and therefore pleasing. When just last night my new tonearm auditioned my system became much more musical. I don't care to use any other adjectives. Stayed up way to late. | |
| A little deeper on amp power please.... Amps to speaker equations do seem complicated. Having 100wpc tube amps on 93 dB speakers seems enough for me. Although not knowing the phase angles and impedance of the speaker calls into question the compatability of the pairing, headroom should ... | |
| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? Back to the thread. I now have my final system Again. | |
| Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation. Not here to disparage the SS camp, perhaps our ears and perceptions allow us different avenues to the gratification of well produced musical reproduction. The Bob Carver interview was enlightening. Never knew of his depth of knowledge as to the ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Just pulled out that Moody Blues album to clean and spin. Bought a collection of eight MB albums years ago. Most are in great shape. | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression Some good info here. Just pay attention to how a repressing is mastered and wait for a while to get a read on the SQ. A lot of older issues that I like weren't really mainstream and can be had in great shape for reasonable prices. | |
| One key to building great systems over time. Think I have researched the whole audio/music subject and have waited sometimes five years in some cases for the right piece of equipment to pop up used. Had Jim Smith over multiple times. I listen to the equipment to hear the music. Profound I kn... | |
| Does an upgrade make sense? Redo the room. If the ceiling is low (hope it's not), use GIK diffusor/absorption. 36' long by 25 wide. Study up on ideal wall construction. Stop fighting this if you will be in the home for a while. Bring in a EQUI-TECH balanced power wall unit a... | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier My unit is technically a Chardonnay, having wanted a 6SN7 unit. I did however request upgrading all the essential parts to max it out. Added about 1K to the stock price. Had it built specifically match a pair of Audiopax M 100s and due to the low... | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier Essential, Accuphase, Atmashpere, all good choices, great choices actually. I would advise you to look at the Supratek web site. I have what some would consider pretty close to a reference rig and use a Supratek preamp. | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality Reading this entire thread (almost) I've come to the conclusion that I know less than anyone in the conversation and about that there is no doubt. All I want is to connect my HiFi Rose 150 to my audio system and since it also provides You Tube to... | |
| Jay's "Ugly Truth" video Never been able to truly enjoy overspending. It's like somethings telling me Im.oit of line. I appreciate seeing a carefully cobbled together system that punches above it's weight. Many of the virtual systems here reflect a well thought out proces... |