dne
Responses from dne
| Best bang-for-buck purchase you have made? 1. Magnepan speakers -- I'm a convert for life2. Nordost cables (Red Dawn and Blue Heaven)-- Made my other cables sound defective and so improved the sound that I still have trouble believing how good they are. | |
| Placette vs. Creek remote volume controllers? I would think the Placette has to be substantially better than the Creek, because of its superior volume control (attenuator). The attenuator is the main reason for sonic degradation in passives and in all preamps. I had the McCormack TLC-1, which... | |
| How can an active preamp possibly help? Agree with your observation, and its the same comment that would be made for using a passive preamp -- which is, in effect, the same as not using any preamp except for volume control and source switching. I have gone "passive" and will never go ba... | |
| Advice on power conditioner No doubt about it -- Monster 2000 (or the latest model #) is the way to go. Online, you can find it for around $130 or so. Also, I would say plug the amp into it -- I live in Manhattan and the sound improved substantially with the amp plugged in. ... | |
| Remote Power Switch for Wheelchair Bound Why don't you just plug the amp into the monster 2000, just as the other components are. Contrary to many opinions, there is no sonic degradation or restriction of current with the monster, which is a totally passive unit. In mine, the sound has a... | |
| New Classe CD Player, information or review? A friend took delivery of a pair last week and I also heard them at a major NY dealer. Incredible (after a good break-in period)in all respects. While didn't compare them with similarly priced players, or higher priced, I can say that they were am... |