eldartford
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| killer violin tracks. Itzhack Perlman..."My Favourite Kreisler" EMI CDC 7 47467 2. A 1987 recording when Itzhack was in his prime. | |
| Do not use stock jumpers Artmaltman...I went and figured. You're nuts!No offense...in one way or another, we all are :) | |
| CDs sound better when recorded to tapes? With all the talk about copyright protection on digital discs, it seems to me that one would do fine for all but the most critical listening tests, making cassette tapes on a good machine. The only drawback I see is not being able to easily select... | |
| CDs sound better when recorded to tapes? I seem to remember this issue coming up before, perhaps in context of direct to disc recording. There is some characteristic of a magnetic tape recording (on a top notch machine) that is pleasant to the ear. | |
| Does balanced interconnect sound beter than RCA? Buscis2...Lots of interesting ideas there, but I just don't think there is much relevance to home audio equipment. Your reason #3, relating to power supply demand, does not (IMHO) have much relevance to low level (eg: preamp) circuits, where the p... | |
| Does balanced interconnect sound beter than RCA? Balanced lines provide imunity to noise pickup, and are of great benefit to pro sound folk who work with a tangle of long wires. Their benefits are mostly irrelevant in the home audio situation.The higher voltage signal (4 volts vs 2) would tend t... | |
| Does "Non Compensated" Reviewing Still Exist? Sean...Good question. My reasons were as follows, generally in order of importance.1. I am familiar with the technology (from work) and I know that it has great (even revolutionary) promise.2. I researched the CarverProZR line of amps. This includ... | |
| Why are amplifier transformers sized the way they Are you talking about power transformers, or output transformers of tube amps?A large power transformer will stay reasonably cool when the amplifier is driven hard. It also will continue to deliver full voltage under load. A large transformer bene... | |
| Faraday Cage? All that this means is that there is a conductive (metal) enclosure completely surrounding whatever is inside. It is called a "cage" because it does not have to be solid metal, without openings. A rather open grid is sufficient. Your auto makes a ... | |
| Does "Non Compensated" Reviewing Still Exist? The idea that I can know how a component sounds by reading about it is absurd. What I look for in a review is a complete description of the unit, features, specs, circuit description, price, and perhaps a discussion of how it compares with similar... | |
| Multi-Channel Interconnects SACD Use three stereo interconnects and braid them. | |
| Are your systems more Plato or Aristotle? Buscis2...Not exactly. Maggies are more refined like Audrey Hepburn. | |
| Are your systems more Plato or Aristotle? My subwoofers are more like Arnold Schwarznegger. | |
| Center Channels sound crappy Avguygeorge...30 years? I have been using a center speaker (same model as left and right) ever since I moved into my house in 1961. The living room has two french doors in the wall, and the doors are right where stereo speakers would go. This leav... | |
| stupid sacd question Tireguy...Of course each of us has an opinion of what it takes to be "High End". However, I think the essence of your question is "do you implement a multichannel system with components inferior to those you would choose for stereo?" This same que... |