dorkwad
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| Considering Moving to an Integrated, Opinions Appreciated Check out Modwright integrated amps. They offer a chance to get both a DAC and phono pre inside. If you are patient, and say you don't mind buying used, you could get one in your price range. The sound would be right up your alley. Read the st... | |
| Moving up from an Oppo 205 I’ve bought 3 Modwright players--the Sony 9000, 9100, and my current 5400 with all Dan’s upgrades. I’ve loved them all and bought all used on Audiogon. My whole system has been bought used except for some of the cables. I’ve had great success in g... | |
| Popular new/used SS stereo power amps under $2500? If you can find a pair of Nuforce Ref 9 V3 SE mono amps, they are going use for about $1300-1600 a pair. They have all the power you might need and sound very detailed with no etch, very good dynamics, bass, and have 175 watts per channel. If you ... | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic Thanks for the quick reply and info, Doug. | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic @Doug Schroeder,When you used the Audio Sensibility Impact SE splitters, did they have the directional arrow on the cable going from the single male RCA to the 2 female RCA’s? So that the arrow would be going the wrong direction on the splitters t... | |
| ... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY? Core Power Equi=Core 150 (2)LessLoss Reference (2)Dynamic Design Spirit IIAether Audio w/ Smith cell (2--soon to be 4)WyWires Juice II--may go soon1 captive to unit cordBob | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic I am also using the SM on my connection between the TRL DUDE preamp and the Nuforce Ref 9 V3 SE mono amps (class D) with no issues, but extreme listening pleasure. I also use the SM on my MW 5400 CD and phono preamp to preamp with very noticeably... | |
| R.I.P: Rest In Peace Roy Johnson, Green Mountain Audio's Genius Sorry to hear about this, Roy. You and I had many great and long conversations over the years. Thank you for the work you put in on my Continuum 3/HX speakers. I'm still not sure I had them working to their best when I sold them to someone who ... | |
| Any other lone audiophiles here? I have several audio friends--one I grew up with, my brothers, my former roommate in college who taught me a lot about good music and how to keep records in good shape, along with a couple good buddies now that either bought something from me or I... | |
| Sound quality vs. volume One thing you could try, WMoo, is to place your speakers so that they aim diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner. Put them out from the wall until the bass is too light compared to the mids/highs. Your equipment can be on one of the w... | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic Doug,I now have the Schroeder Method on all 3 of my IC connections: Teo GC/ GC II ICs Modwright 5400 to TRL DUDE preamp, same combo ICs Whest .30 RDT SE phono pre to DUDE, and Schroeder Method JW Reference ICs DUDE to Nuforce Ref 9 V3 SE w/ TDSS l... | |
| Reasonable high end interconnects: without breaking the bank The first ICs I bought that were clearly much better sounding than good cables were the Darwin Silver cables that were their original ones. These beat Morrow MA-3 and MA-4 ICs, along with Crimson, Audioquest, Magnan, They would be about $295 new ... | |
| Dealers and exaggerated treble I was at a dealer in Chicago before Christmas last year. They had speakers that are said to be very good placed with the drivers about 2 ft. from the front wall. I listened to a few cuts with the salesman in the room. The soundstage was not there ... | |
| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! In 2007, after getting back to buying stuff again, following an 18 year bout of keeping what I had, I tried to replace good Vortex Screens made in the 1990's by Albert Von Schweikert--maker of Von Schweikert speakers that are very highly praised t... | |
| VMPS speakers--Who has had great success in bringing their VMPS speakers to new heights? Hey Scott,I wrote this about 20 months ago. I've had quite a few changes in my system since then. The sound becoming increasingly more involving and organic with each change. You will also hear much deeper into the recording.1.) Changed speaker... |