dinov
Responses from dinov
| Single vs Bi-wire Speaker Cable Good cables wired to the bass terminals with good jumpers to the treble! | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer The node is pretty hard to beat functionality wise. When you take it a step further with a linear power supply it’s even harder performance wise. I’m all for getting the best of the best that I can afford for my system, but with some simple and in... | |
| How many plays can you get out of a good record? I have yet to reach an “end of life” for an lp from normal play Now, physical damage from mishandling situations…Perhaps. Speaks volumes for the media, and used record stores, long may each live. | |
| Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ? I like to have the ability to play all the different formats that I can. To me, that’s the fun of the hobby. Why limit yourself. Certain recordings sound different in different formats, that’s the fun of exploring different platforms. If your fina... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? The worlds best it what’s best to your ears. | |
| Storage of other speakers in the room, shorting them while not in use? Myth or true? Wow, this is news to me! | |
| B&W 802 D2 Capacitors Worth Upgrading? +1 @erik_squires great summation on preserving high quality speakers! | |
| Shunyata Research Venom X EF Power Cable - Have you heard them? @nutty I don’t think you have to burn in shunyata cables any more. At least that’s what they told me on my power cables. | |
| Would you spend you money on modest brand new car or rather buy top notch vintage one? Let someone else take the depreciation hit. I’d buy used if possible. But then it’s all dependent on what and how much? As a side note, I love restored vintage gear. It has more resale potential then new. | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. I don’t regret it at all. For me, it was money spent over the course of a number of years, and part of the audiophile “upgrade” process so to speak. In fact, it still goes on today. That’s what make this hobby a hobby for me. If I had spent the mo... | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? Yes, it’s an excellent DAC for the money. And part of why the node is such a good product. However, it’s easily bested by many better DACs out there. It will either satisfy you or get you thru “admirably” until you upgrade. | |
| Talking about service! I have hear a lot of good things about Peter and Soundsmith! This just sealed the deal for me. I’m using them for my next cartridge overhaul. | |
| Owning Up To It 1978, Led Zepplin concert in Tampa Stadium. About 5 minutes after they started playing a Florida thunderstorm with lightning started. The band left the stage for safety, and never came back. Concert over…… | |
| Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary? I would have to say yes, but it depends upon the ability of your system to reveal details in the music. In other words, a very expensive cable may not be able to reveal its full potential in some entry level systems. So yes I would agree with some... | |
| Current Universal Players McIntosh MCT 500 transport or the mc550. Stay with a well made reputable and fixable player! My MCT transport also plays usb dsd files. Great if you have your own dac. |