drubin
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| Integrated Shootout: Rogue Tempest/Cary Sli80 sig Joe, your Jackson Pollock analogy is brilliant! | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 1992 Nissan Maxima SEused BMW 528new BMW 530 or 540, or MBZ E320 | |
| Personal amp evolution Clearly I have not owned enough amps. I need to do something about that.Fisher receiver (SS, circa 1968)Superscope receiver (circa 1973)Pioneer integrated Pioneer receiverYamaha integratedThreshold 400AdB Systems DB-6 (I still have this if anyone ... | |
| Rosemary Clooney / Shirley Horn / Peggy Lee The Shirley Horn I like is "I Thought About You," a live recording on Verve. Her version of Estate is particularly engaging and something of a test/reference track for me. the first time I heard it was in the Sound Labroom at CES in 1995, and it's... | |
| FIM 880 & Spectral amps Then use the outlet you are using now! But with your new lines, the sound will change no matter what you do. I suggest you get a FIM, an Acme Silver, and a couple of others, including your present outlet, and experiement. Make sure you let them bu... | |
| Hydra-what cords do you use to your components? What's the NEMA Python, Mwalsdor? | |
| Personal speaker evolution Cal Hi-Fi house brand 3-way, 12", bought as part of a complete system in 1968 for $500EPI 150, new, ~$200-$300ESS Heil Towers, new, $ ?Yamaha NS-1000 (new, $1,000--what was I thinking?)Quad ESL-57 (used, $500)Avalon Eclipse ($7200--what the hell w... | |
| TACT digital corrections preamps? I have one, but it is currently not in the system. I have been unable to get great results with it, but I admit that I may not have put enough effort in. I'm also not convinced that it is entirely transparent in the system, even in Bypass mode, wh... | |
| What am I doing wrong? Can't find right CD player. Give the Sony a little more time to break in, if you haven't already. Put it on repeat continuously for a while (2-3 weeks). That's the first thing. If you still are not getting the bass you want, try some aftermarket power cords. Don't give up on... | |
| Will this FIM 880 open up & let some detail in? Wow, this is a great thread!I have my amp plugged directly into a Wattagate receptical and the rest of the system via a Hydra into a just-installed FIM outlet on the same circuit. The Wattagate is closer to the panel (about 15 feet), the FIM anoth... | |
| Powering ProAc Response 2.5's I use a CJ Premier 11a with the ProAcs, which you can find used for around $1700 +/-.I've used used the Pass Aleph 3 and agree that it works. But be careful matching that amp, with its low input impedence, with a tube pre. | |
| Naim -- Fatiguing? German engineering? Naim is British. | |
| Silverline LaFolia--anyone heard'em? Apparently the driver supply problem was solved and the La Folia is in production and has a solid future. | |
| Stereophile looses Jonathan Scull I hope he doesn't. He's a lightweight. | |
| Anyone tried the new and improved Zen matrix? Nothing on the web site about it. |