dlcockrum
Responses from dlcockrum
| Affordable Turntable Options "I don't understand people's aversion to buying vintage turntables."+1. Many of the vintage TTs offer superior performance to new models, especially at the <$500 price point the OP has specified.I have had great results from carefully selected ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Excellent recommendation frogman. Great music and sound quality.Dave | |
| speaker shopping That amp will work great with Thiels.Dave | |
| Optical Audio Outputs. Is there audible differences or are they all the same? "Lets say I put an AQ Diamond optilink from my small budget blu-ray player to a top of the line high system end system."Why would you ever do that?Dave | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... "Relatively civil in the end at least which is how things should be."Absolutely right. The difference here is provocation. Did the multiple bouts of ugliness on this thread start with the advocates of the fuses attacking the character, motives, in... | |
| Should I upgrade to XLR interconnects? Hi Bob,What I intended to say is that non-differentially balanced equipment adds a conversion circuit, often using a cheap opamp, to convert the incoming "balanced" signal to single ended at the input stage and then again at the output stage to co... | |
| Should I upgrade to XLR interconnects? Hi sjtm,Some manufacturers (atmasphere?) posit that when using XLR cabling in truly differentially balanced systems, different brands/models of XLR cables make much less (none?) sonic difference because the differential circuitry inherently cancel... | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables As long as you feel better now. :>)Dave | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables Have you tried them, Chris?Dave | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables Where can one get a snoby massage?Okay, I read the "Philosophy" page and see the comments you refer to. Maybe not the best choice of words, but nothing to get hung about IMO.The point offered to the sober is that Bob’s philosophy is not about cabl... | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables What? | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Frank & John,Shame on you both for slandering Wolfman Jack and Chihuahuas that way. What did they ever do to you? ;>)Dave | |
| Is there somewhere I can check vinyl sound quality? Those guys over on the Steve Hoffman forum take their vinyl VERY seriously. Check there for discussion of any specific titles you are interested in.Dave | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Most folks I know listen with their ears. lolpops is right. Past time to move on. Sorry pops.Dave | |
| interconnects vs speaker cables vs power cords - which make the biggest difference? Hi falconquest,I also agree that power cords make the most sonic difference, with or without a power conditioner. For the record, I use a SR Powercell 10UEF/FEQ and the power cord between it and the wall makes the most difference IME. Digital sour... |