fiddler
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| PS: Typical McGowan Sound? -- HCA-2 & Classic 250 "You can't trust the reviewers." And you call me paranoid, Kevziek? Get real.My response had nothing to do with my ownership and I could care less what you buy. My only point was why insinuate that the amp doesn't justify the hype when you haven't... | |
| PS: Typical McGowan Sound? -- HCA-2 & Classic 250 I find this statement rather odd."In looking at the responses to the Audiogon review, it is interesting to see that half the responders love it; the other half hate it."Kevziek, your entire post seems to be a very subtle and clever attempt to bash... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Now try Herbies Tenderfoot isolation feet. They are just as amazing. I put them under every component and the clarity increased dramatically. | |
| Anyone heard the Odyssey monos vs Plinius amps? Dannylw,How many hours were on the PS HCA-2?What power cord was used with it?The HCA-2 changes dramatically during break-in and doesn't really sing until 200 hours. It is also very power cord dependent.If you heard the HCA-2 with less than 200 hou... | |
| Equipment Break-in: Fact or Fiction Will the sun shine tomorrow? Components definitely break in. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Slowhand, sorry for not responding. I have been out of commission with oral surgery (still am actually). TWL pretty much took care of it though. Be back in a few more days. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century For those of you experiencing noisey tubes, you might want to try Hal-O tube dampers. I read about them in the Tube Asylum and ordered them for all of my Chardonnay tubes (they are cheap), as well as my DAC tubes.They made a tremendous difference.... | |
| Interconnect help for a NEUTRAL system HMS Gran Finale Top Match. They are outstanding! | |
| Looking for the right interconnect Wombat, I have not tried every IC here, but I have tried a number of them. After chasing my tail through AZ, HT, Kimber, Analysis Plus, etc. I finally decided to up the ante. You didn't say what your budget was so I will just give you my experienc... | |
| Tell me if i got it wrong.. Man, you guys proselytize your positions on very esoteric levels. That's all well and good, but if you are going to do so, at least use spel chek so you don't lose the credibility you worked so hard to establish. | |
| Can Someone Explain This? Cornfedboy, this is a true story. I saw a lawyer walking down the street the other day and he had his hands in his own pockets. :) | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? I will second everything Stehno said. I think AC power is the primary source of sibilance, followed by interconnects and cables. Some seem to be better and worse than others. I just changed interconnects and the remaining sibilance that is not "re... | |
| Speaker Cable Feet: Suggestions? Natalie, I think you are very wrong. The dielectric is very important. That's one of the very reasons to get the cables off of the carpet to begin with. And I wish you would do some research before you make absolute pronouncements like "the dialec... | |
| Speaker Cable Feet: Suggestions? Btw, I would be very careful using the ceramic insulators or creme brulee cups.The reason for elevating the cables to begin with is to eliminate the dielectric of the carpet, as well as the static. Without knowing what materials the ceramic is mad... | |
| Speaker Cable Feet: Suggestions? I just recently elevated my cables about 10" off the floor and the difference was amazing. The clarity improved dramatically. This is an incredibly cheap and effective tweak.Go to the grocery store and buy a bag of 12" bamboo skewers. $2.09 for a ... |