douglas_schroeder
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| cambridge 840c as transport I discuss the benefits of using the 840C as a transport in my review on Dagogo.comExcellent results were achieved using a high quality digital cable and the Monarchy M24 tube pre/DAC. I would suspect that you might enjoy the 840C as a transport an... | |
| Which tube cd player do you like If you are looking at tube cdp's... Do not make the mistake of assuming that because your are procuring a tube player it will automatically have a richer, warmer sound than all SS players. Not so. Only by comparison to other units, both tube and S... | |
| Vandersteen 5A and high power amps It'll blow them up, for sure. ;) | |
| Switch to silver for a treble boost? Knownothing, from my experience reviewing speakers ribbon tweeters are among the most detailed and open I have heard. I very much enjoy the neo-ribbon used in the Legacy Audio Focus HD. Moving down on my list I would then suggest a dual ring tweet... | |
| Switch to silver for a treble boost? Carl, based on what I know of you in our discussions, I would suggest that upgrading over time in components will yield more of the air/sparkle, etc. you seek. You would be better off pursuing saving for upgrade to your components or speakers at t... | |
| monarchy DAC-pre vs. benchmark DAC-pre I have used them both extensively, reviewed them both, to be found on Dagogo.com They both have merits, and are like opposite sides of a coin. If your rig is comprised of warm/laid back gear and you desire some more definition and detail especiall... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray Carl, I listen to a narrow niche of music, mostly Smooth Jazz, Solo or small group Instrumental, and Synthesized instrumental. Many of these discs are from the past 5-20 years old, so they have escaped the "Compression Wars". Most of these discs n... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray Carl, very good thoughts, all presented politely. We're having a friendly debate - it IS possbile on Audio forums!! :)Brief answers to your points: #1 (without any trace of condescension!) You have a sonically limited system (i.e. small, bookshelf... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray As usual, Blindjim, you see quite well...Interesting that you also found the efficaciousness of grouped cables. Yes, it's tougher to gather all those "loose ends" via second hand purchases. Your comment is spot on: "The system’s cabling can be bot... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray Carl, semantics doesn't get you out of the problem; faith/belief, confidence, whatever you want to label it. I called the question on the topic of the "confidence" of the skeptic that all cables sound the same. So, I'm the skeptic's skeptic (in ot... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray Blindjim, yeah, I'm not normally so intense. That was debate and rhetoric. I do enjoy rhetoric and debate (possibly subsumed under the category of seriosity), upon occasion. I guess I'm intense in arguing for the merits of cables; it seems to me o... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray An additional thought; I find it remarkable that so many engineers and experts in acoustic theory who work at designing cables are written off as hucksters. Of course the industry has its share of bad apples trying to pawn off knock offs, etc. But... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray My turn to weigh in... Arrogance masquerading as superior knowledge. I see fair bit of that here. Could it be that the superior knowledge is none other than the received wisdom, ("everybody knows" or "we data-driven people think...")? As for actua... | |
| budget component in high-end system? My description of Audiofeil's cable product offerings may unfairly characterize his business by mentioning only high end offerings. It turns out he does carry Zu, Van den Hul and other lines which have modestly priced cables. Thought the community... | |
| budget component in high-end system? Dgarretson, Yes, peeling onions does protect one from biting into unsavory things... :) |