elgordo
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| Do Transports Matter??? There was another person with a red beard a few years back...Vincent Van Gogh. He wasn't an audiophile though - didn't have the ear for it. | |
| Do Transports Matter??? I agree with all of the above. My system improved greatly when I upgraded a Theta Data Basic to a Data Basic II. A great transport for not much money is the Audio Alchemy DDS 1. This is a top loader. The company is long out of business though, so ... | |
| Good under 200watt stereo amp for under $800 Someone just listed a Hafler 9505 for $650. I have one of these and I love it. | |
| Purist Audio Colossus speaker cables... wow Say "Germanboxers" - Does your screen name refer to your choice in: a) Dogs, b) Porsches or c) Underwear? | |
| Audio Alchemy- Now What? The Genesis does not have IS2. It has coax, AESEBU, ST optical, BNC and Trashlink. | |
| Audio Alchemy- Now What? The DDE 3.0 is still excellent by today's standards. I'm not familiar with the DDS but I had a 1.1 top loader and it was at least as good as the Theta I'm now using. My recommendation (FWIW) would be either one of the various DTIs between the two ... | |
| Optical Vs. Coaxial Digital - Which Interconnect? Well, there is optical and optical. Toslink (AKA Trashlink) is pretty bad. AT&T is an entirely different matter. It can be better that coax. Then there is Theta's Single Mode (AKA LaserLinque) which blows everything else away. Unfortunately it... | |
| song title that is memorable Anything by Frank Zappa. | |
| What to use as a subwoofer amp The Kenwood L-07M monoblocks are some of the best bass amps out there, if you are lucky enough to find a pair. 150 watts. | |
| Hammond b-3 organ I'm sure that if you do a Google search on "Hammond B3" you will get plenty of information. | |
| HELP w/Preamp Polarity Inversion Problem Yes, switching at the amp will do it. Now the bad news - about half of the record and CD labels out there (RCA, Mercury, MCA, Warners, Capital, London to name a few) were recorded with the absolute phase reversed. These labels would sound better i... | |
| Power Conditioners vs. Power Cables Buy a "Silent Cable" 10 gauge from Frank for 60 bucks and a shielded Belden kit from Ernie (Subaruguru) for about 30 bucks. Both advertize on A-Gon. For less than 100 bucks you can find out for yourself. Try them on different components and get re... | |
| Absorbtion or Diffusion with dipolar speakers??? 3 suggestions: 1. Buy 2 pairs of bi-fold louvered doors from Home Depot. Place a door, folded enough to stand up, behind each speaker. This is said to do wonders in diffusing the back wave. 2. An Argent Room Lens behind each speaker works wonders.... | |
| Help Reform another Clueless Yuppie Never mind the basic, building block system. You've got a basic, building block audiofool wife here. Propose quickly! | |
| Simple "Q factor" explanation .707 is said to be the correct "Q" with respect to damping. A higher Q indicates a woofer that is underdamped (loose) while a number lower than .707 indicates an overly damped woofer. I don't have the scientific background to tell you what the num... |