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| Cables for Audio Research congratulations. That is some excellent gear. FWIW I have been using Kimber HERO XLR from the LS15 to the VT100 and to my tired ears it sounds marvelous.I think the KS may be a notch above that so rest easy!D | |
| A butt-load spent in cables - how much improvemt? Vman,Just do it. No one will laugh. | |
| ARC amps and 6550C Winged "C" small pins I bought 8 power tubes from upscale audio, SED 6550, and they feel like they are tight fitting. | |
| Promitheus TVC preamp do you think the bal ver will work in my system? | |
| Squeeze Box Love'n'hate ok, but they are pretty much about at the point where you have to radically alter the device, no? I mean the physical layout is optimized for transmission line for that specific topology. Perhaps a dropin footprint equivalent device exists, otherw... | |
| Squeeze Box Love'n'hate Thanks Steve.I thought (from the data sheet and the DAC1 implemenation) the SRC chip keeps the two clocks separate, though: 1) The serial data side (most jitter), and 2)on board 20 something MHz crystal,the clk signal of which is fed to the SRC si... | |
| Squeeze Box Love'n'hate Steve N.Can you please explain how the use of the pacecar reclocker would be of benefit when used between the SQBX3 and DAC1, over a good true 75 ohm tranmission line in s/pdif mode? As I understand it, the Benchmark DAC1 has an AKM 4114 S/Pdif re... | |
| Marantz SA8001 vs SA8260, and SA8001 mod questions i had both. THe 8001 is a tad more transparent, has better treble definition but is not as warm and romantic as the 8260. The rock sold transport was a huge improvement!!I liked the 8001 alot. Very high value player.I would say the biggest "weakne... | |
| What equipment or event thrust you into the hobby? 2 years old, my dad recorded christmas morning's on a pioneer 8 track (I still have it), I loved playing with the mics, wires, and watching the analog VU meters move when we spoke. I used to get in trouble (recorded of course) b/c I could not leav... | |
| A question I suspect reveals a lot of ignorance... Could anyone comment on the sound effects you hear as your power tube amp warms up? Also, what may happen if you start playing music loud with a tube power amp that has only been on for about 5 minutes (you know the impatient start to a listening ... | |
| Best String Cheese Incident CD to start with..... is there a way to download an entire album (instead of file by file)?awesome site!!!Thank you | |
| audio research LS15 preamplifier anyone else ?I recently got a hold of my former LS15 and i'm wondering about the direct vs bal with TRUE balanced inputs. I will post my findings later... | |
| Wood v. Metal for stands. Is there a clear winner? EssentialaudioI'm familiar with noise induced by vibration as far as caps go it's a phenomenon pretty much only seen in ceramic caps (from piezo electric effects). Ceramics are rarely used in high end audio gear. I have actually seen the voltage d... | |
| Wood v. Metal for stands. Is there a clear winner? DAvid12"Glass for racks sound good on first audition, but it is all colouration."ROFLMAOI have a rack where the amp sits on heavy composite wood, but the preamp, cdp, etc sit on frosted safety glass. I guess the glass adds second order distortion,... | |
| Anybody tried this ? "this is not long enough to tire of the deliberate coloration in most gear..."or lack of coloration...It ALL sounds old after we habituate... |