drubin
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| Does your system sound better than most demo's? A couple of comments and observations.I have always thought that show exhibitors would do better to present modest systems. If a room is showing very pricey gear with unobtainium cables and lots of room treatments and isolation tweaks and whatnot,... | |
| Review: Jim Smith RoomPlay voicing Tweak Great writeup, Peterayer. Although Jim's book is quite good, I think it takes someone with his years of field experience to pull it off correctly in a reasonably short amount of time. | |
| Next step after Benchmark DAC1 The new DAC2 HGC is worth a listen. You can get it on 30-day home trial from Benchmark directly or from some of the usual suspects.Based on my recollection of the DAC1, which I also owned, the new model is definitely higher resolution but retains ... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? We need Gregory House on this. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Fishing, where do you live? I'm sure one of the knowledgeable would be eager to help you out.Mapman, why do you persist in pointing to the amp(s) as suspect when the phenomenon only occurs after a period of time? If they are not up to the task, do... | |
| how to turn a late '09 mini on the cheap into some What's your DAC? Although a USB-SPDIF converter may give you the best results. you can start with TOSLINK directly out of the Mini, but get a good glass cable.You can skip the SSD, which will save you a bunch. If your Mini will support it, suggest... | |
| Cardas Golden Cross no longer offered by Cardas ? I think your analysis is completely upside down. | |
| Replacement for Benchmark DAC Preamp The Placette has the added benefit of remote control, which the Lightspeed does not offer. | |
| Harbeth Speakers What do you mean by "not necessary"? | |
| How to wire my REL T7 to Audioengine A5's I'm not sure you can do what you are trying to do. The REL Speakon inputs are designed to take signal from your power amplifier. Since the A5's are active, the only signal you can access external to them is the line-level out from your source, whi... | |
| Harbeth Speakers Bob is correct. Go for the current version and as far as ancillary equipment, I don't think anything will be overkill with the Harbeths unless it's something specifically for low bass. | |
| Best short-lived band? The Youngbloods (one word) were around for a number of years. Remember Darkness, Darkness? Sunlight?, Both were big FM radio hits in 1969 from Elephant Mountain, a truly terrific album. | |
| Accurate human voice reproduction Rather than an indictment of Harbeth, it may be an indictment of playing NPR through your main system. I never do, so can't say. NPR sets the standard for human voice from the radio, but I expect they have it tuned for table radios, car stereo and... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus owners I have one of Vortrex's old Amadeus tables, with one of his belts on it, and it has not broken in the several months since I got it. Vortrex, it must be you!In what ways does the GTA kick it up a notch? | |
| Why can you buy a car at dealer Invoice but audio It's amazing the dealers only make 40%. That means the manufacturers are making most of the money. As an example a piece that retails for 1000.00 cost the dealer 600. It probably cost the manufacturer 200.00. That's a 300% markup. It looks like if... |