elgordo
Responses from elgordo
| Theta Gen Va Mods There is no 24/96 upgrade. It's 20/96. | |
| Theta Gen Va Mods I use a Genesis Digital Lens with mine. Great improvement. | |
| Alternatives to Stoplight Pen RIP Seems to me that I read, several years ago, that Audio Prism did not actually manufacture this pen. I believe it was a marker of European origin and available at some art supply stores (probably for $1.19). Any 'Goners remember this? | |
| How do you fix an ''out of print'' scratched CD ? Buy another copy. There are several on ebay right now. | |
| Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Jane Monheit....? Don't forget Anita O'Day. | |
| help with speaker problem Is this a two or three way speaker? I'm not familiar with Totem. If I recall correctly, C above middle C is 1024 Hz which is in the midrange. Not many tweeters will go down to around 1 KHz. | |
| Occasional Country Music Super Groups Years ago I would not have been caught dead listening to that "country crap". Now I love it, as do all of my audiophile buddies. Country music has become less nasal and twangy over the years but I believe the biggest reson for it's success is that... | |
| Ohm question The question of mixing speakers in parallel comes up so often and the formula is so simple that everyone should memorize it or jot it down:R1 X R2 "R" is the speaker impedence in ohms. If the ------- Speakers were 8 ohm and 6 ohm it would be 8 X 6... | |
| Any superb balanced dacs up to $2,500 used?? For $2500 used you can buy a Theta Gen Va balanced, a Theta Data Basic II transport and a Genesis Digital Lens. This is what I'm using for a front end and it is wonderful. This rig retailed for $9400 new. The Digital Lens has 5 inputs, so I use AE... | |
| Nightmare Here's something inexpensive to try: I have a single Argent Room Lens between my speakers, about 18" from the rear wall. This widens and deepens my soundstage by a great deal. The best news is that if you are capable of fixing a bent fly swatter, ... | |
| Nightmare Although we've never met I think I know your twin brother, Juan and you know what they say: "If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal. Sorry. Bad pun. But seriously, I wouldn't worry about this set up until you try it. I agree with Newbee about panel... | |
| Pre-Amp Problem Opinions Please Good God, man, get rid of that Trashlink cable. Quickly! | |
| What is Chroma Bug The above advice is correct. Ignorance is bliss! I have a friend who is a video engineer and he told me about NTSC (Never The Same Color) red and what to look for. From that point on, I was unhappy with my monitor until it died last year. Now he w... | |
| Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have My first bike was an AJS 500 twin. Anybody remember that one? British bike, same as a Matchless. Last bike was a 750 Norton. Best I ever rode was a Vincent Black Shadow. World's fastest back in the day ('50s). British 1000cc V-twin. | |
| Hafler 9500 vs Bryston 4bsst Class Rating B vs A Upgrading to the latest Hafler 9505 is definitely worth it. Great amp and a big improvement over the 9500. |