ejlif
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| preamp vs. no-preamp I agree with Tim, I have always prefered the sound of running the CD player direct, even Wadia. Unless you have the ability to spend a lot of money I don't think you can get better sound with a preamp and CD player than you will get with the Audio... | |
| PC's for tubes? Acoustic Zen Krakatoa work very well with all components, I think especially well with tubes. | |
| Auric Iluminator CDP Compatiblility I have the Capitole 2 and do agree that the Auric gel doesn't do anything to improve the sonics of the Capitole. I have not gone as far as to wash all my CDs that I coated. I don't neccesarily hear a loss when I apply the Auric, but I don't hear t... | |
| What's under YOUR CD player? 4 Walker tuning discs on top, Walker Ultimate Valid points underneath 1 in front 2 in back, and that all sits on a Sounds of Silence Vibraplane. | |
| Real Stinkers Up by Peter Gabriel | |
| AZ Silver Ref II vs AZ SIlver Ref I? I have both, although one is balanced and one is single ended. I think they both sound good, since I don't use them with the same gear, I can't say for sure that the mk 2 sounds better. I would think that if you hated the Mk1 your not going to lov... | |
| Tara Labs RSC Master Gen II XLR The TARA gen 2 cables are OK, but unless you are getting it very cheap, there are a lot of better cables out there. Acoustic Zen Matrix is far superior in just about every way to the TARA cable | |
| So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician? I also have a home studio for recording my own experiments. I use a lot of the tricks I've learned for playback in the studio and they make the same diffrences you hear on playback. | |
| $1,000 - What amp? If you can get by with 30 watts the Pass Aleph 3 is an amazing amp at around 900.00 used, one of the biggest bang for the buck out there. | |
| Budget Balanced Interconnects I tried a set of the Signal Cable "2" interconnect. It runs about 50.00 for 2 ft and 4 bucks for each extra foot. I was amazed at how good it is for that price. It easily blows away Homegrown Super Silver, which I thought was pretty good. It comes... | |
| Budget Balanced Interconnects I tried a set of the Signal Cable "2" interconnect. It runs about 50.00 for 2 ft and 4 bucks for each extra foot. I was amazed at how good it is for that price. It easily blows away Homegrown Super Silver, which I thought was pretty good. It comes... | |
| What's the best isolation system? I have tried all kinds of feet spikes and cones, and nothing can touch the absolute excellence of the Sounds of Silence Vibraplane. Expensive, but you won't want to listen to your CD player or turntable without it if you hear what it does. | |
| Dedicated Audio Room Plans.... No amount of planning is going to gaurantee you a great sounding room. I have read both of Evretts' books and built a dedicated room and so far I would kill for the sound I used to get in my living room. It seems like almost every shop I have been... | |
| Sigur Ros KID-A's Daddy ? Ben why don't you tell us all the name of the new Sigur Ros album | |
| A Little Hypocrisy? I think it's strange that cassette tapes are less expensive than CDs. They cost the same or more to produce than CDs. When CDs first came out the price was 6-7 dollars more than a tape. Maybe they were more expensive to produce then, but now that ... |