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| 845 SET recommendation WAVAC...if price is no object. MD-805m monoblock is 55 w/ch @ $19,000 HE-805 singe chassis is 45 w/ch @ $45,000 But you will be one of the privileged few who owns the best! | |
| Acoustic Zen vs. Nordost Teajay, thanks for clarifying that you did indeed try the Valhallas. You state:We both know all our opinions revolve around personal taste and system synergy...Bravo! This is one of the simplest yet least understood tenant in obtaining audio nirva... | |
| Reversing Polarity -- Voodoo or Easy Tweak? There has been a entire book published about phase inversion called "The Wood Effect" by Clark Johnsen [who, I believe, is a long term member of Audio Asylum]. This book has many documented studies concerning listeners' abilities to hear a differe... | |
| Acoustic Zen vs. Nordost Seurat, I was referring to the Valhalla not the Red Dawn [which I have also used]. The Valhalla is in another league way above the Red Dawn. However, using either the Red Dawn or Blue Heaven will give one a sense of the sonics of the upper echelon... | |
| Acoustic Zen vs. Nordost Judy426, you state:Nordost cables and Valhalla in particular impart an edgy or grainy character I find fatiguing. I don't want to hear all of the resolution and revealing crap espoused by Nordost advocates who use these cables as tone controls to ... | |
| Reversing Polarity -- Voodoo or Easy Tweak? To be a total stickler for terminology, speakers CANNOT have their polarity reversed, since they are driven by AC, which has no + or - poles! Only DC has a + or - polarity. Speakers can have only an absolute phase inversion [both speakers have the... | |
| Does a listening room help or hinder? Can you say laptop? I really enjoy listening to music while using my laptop. Of course, like Gregm said, for serious listening, the computer goes into hibernation! | |
| Best sounding SACD disc? Duanea, what's going on with you? As previously mentioned, do you actually own the Wilson Audio W/P6s? Depending on the date of your posts, you own them, or are considering buying them...this has been over a period of more than 2 1/2 years on each... | |
| CD Jewel cases - Over 20 years and no improvement Here's a trick for those who like to live dangerously! Use a lighter, especially one that has the blue pin-point flame, and hit the shrink wrap for a fraction of a second. The shrink wrap will crinkle melt [upon itself] leaving a hole and will pee... | |
| CD Jewel cases - Over 20 years and no improvement Hey, what's wrong with tradition?!!CD jewel cases sucked in the past, they suck in the present, and they'll suck in the future!Does any vender sell just the clear plastic lids, and NOT the whole jewel case? | |
| How much does power grid load effect the sound? Screw that...when YOUR audio gear affects the power grid, you know that you're cookin'! | |
| What Guitarists Remind You Of SRV Or Hendrix? Azjake, point taken! I never saw Hendrix live. But did you see Bill Nelson perform "Purple Haze" live, either? | |
| Any suggestions on coolest running monoblocks? Do you need monoblocks? I was really impressed with the Spectron Digital One amp when I owned it. There also happens to be one for sale now on Agon [please note that I am not acquainted with the seller, nor do I receive any remuneration for this p... | |
| What Guitarists Remind You Of SRV Or Hendrix? Bill Nelson of BeBop Deluxe reminded me of Hendrix especially on some of the live stuff...making a guitar sound like a seagull cry on "Sister Seagull", on the LIVE IN THE AIR AGE recording. I saw a LITAA concert back in 1977. For the second encore... | |
| Int tube amp + XLR inputs. Peterd, what is the "balls" constant that is used for the mathematical power conversion of amps :-) |