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| Two questions about....? You could think about it this way also:Take a SoundDesign stereo and replace the speaker cables with Transparent Opus. It will still sound like a cheap amp and bad speakers. Take midrange components and speakers (Rotel/paradigm/PSB/Arcam/Rega) and... | |
| Speaker Technology over the last 10 years I just refoamed and sold a pair of 35 year old Advent/1 speakers. The original crossovers were left in tact along with original tweeters. In testing them I was surprised and impressed with their neutrality and coherence. In the short testing I did... | |
| What does microphonic tube sound like? An annoying buzz, hum, squeal or whine much like a spouse. | |
| Two questions about....? Get the best gear you can afford that suits your financial comfort level.You can gradually change your cables overtime to see how much difference they make in improving your gear. Let the pummeling of my opinion begin... | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon 1. Every subject has it's contrarian2. Minutiae abounds in audio3. Tangential comments can take over a thread4. There are no absolutes in audio 5. Tvad responds to every post 6. A wicked sense of humor is manadatory7. Members can spot a shill quic... | |
| Precision Fidelity C7/A: To modify or leave as is? Are you planning on keeping it forever? If so mods may be for you. If not, I would rethink modding as it usually does not dramatically improve the resale value against the cost of the mods. My experience is with a modded Cary pre-amp (cathode foll... | |
| Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? Did you ask for the opinion? If so you got one and may do with it as you please. If not, then he is a not a polite guest and may well be an a**hole. | |
| are all amps equal Mac also power off better than other amps | |
| are all amps equal All amps do sound alike but only when they are powered off. | |
| Monitors for Extreme Near-field listening Wouldn't EXTREME nearfield listening be headphones? | |
| How old is NBS? I always thought it was No Bull Sh*t. | |
| A question of bass... Several actually. You can only get so much bass from a 6.5" driver. After a point design makes the bass peaky and boomy on smaller drivers. Initially it gives the impression of more bass but as Jax2 pointed out it becomes one note boom. Move to a floor stander with... | |
| Dimple in speaker driver cone You can also try adhering a piece of tape to the center of the dimple and pulling it out or if you are daring a small vacuum cleaner. | |
| How about Parasound? I have owned a Parasound 1205 5 channel amp for about 8 years. One repair under warranty (loose solder joint cause a channel to go out) - otherwise no trouble. Well built and I think it sounds very good for a solid state amp. For a while I ran it ... | |
| Which separates would you choose Adcom v Anthem? I've had success with Anthem products (AVM-2, Int-2). Well built with good to excellent sonic quality. I paricularly liked the Integrated 2 with good quality tubes in the front end. Adcom products I have owned (GFA-535, GFA-555 or tried out GPA-1)... |