french_fries
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| Transparent Interconnect Question.... i would call transparent, be specific about what you're connecting to what, and let them provide the answer. in my case, i have a rowland consumate preamp, and because jrdg strongly encourages the use of the balanced inputs due to the fully balanc... | |
| Got an old VPI PLC...... i just have to jump in here- i bought an aries years ago with this MASSIVE OVERBUILT motor, right? and, it sounded awesome. but i bought the plc anyway, because it was supposed to improve the performance (?). well,i never noticed anything in parti... | |
| Advice on B&W Sig 30 purch. the silver signatures were/are great speakers- imaging especially is superb. and, the sig-30's add some bass to that already great performance. plus, they look stunning. at $4500 they'd be a good deal. the tweeter may be a little "bright" for some... | |
| Are expensive cables worth it? when you clear your head and really concentrate on the music, at least certain types of music (for me, baroque massed strings, or solo violin, a harpsichord, or a piano that's well recorded), the attack and decay, the "rosin on the bow" becomes mo... | |
| Thoughts about these forums i agree 100% that comments made should be constructive and informative.the only catch is that there are some very expensive/odd/exotic products on the market that don't deliver for "many" audiophiles/and or those consumers with some common sense. ... | |
| Review of Dartzeel NHB-108 Amplifier is there a filter available so i can read and learn something new on these forums (which i value highly overall) and DUMPall of the personal stuff in the trash? stereophile andthe abs.sound is hit and miss, mostly miss. so, when i ask someone what... | |
| B&W Signature 800 Vs. the new 800D Diamond i've heard (2nd hand) from someone who heard the new 803d'sthat they are "special", meaning a must-audition.b&w should institute an upgrade program if possible.i had 801s3 matrix years back and that was my formal introduction into high end aud... | |
| HELP for Tinnitus i'm no expert but ASPIRIN exacerbates my tinnitis noticeably.after years of colds/flu and a thousand doses of aspirin(all this was before tylenol was marketed), i found out at theage of 13 that i had a hearing loss above 10,000 hz or so.so i won't... | |
| Best subwoofer for Matrix 802 i believe they make a bass alignment filter for the 802.that would improve (LOWER) the bass output of the speaker itself.that is quite a large room though. AND, when is someone goingto make a foolproof line of subwoofers that are lightning fast an... | |
| Rowlands vs. Levinson Amps. levinson's sound crude?! a pioneer receiver might sound "crude", altho' some would argue over that too....ANYWAY, years ago, there was a difference between the two manufacturers-levinson was crisp and revealing/rowland was "softer". but now, i fee... | |
| ADS L-980s i had l-810 mkII's and l-1590's. the cabinets were beautiful(walnut with corner-accents, or rosewood). they had fuses to protect the dome tweeter, which you could easily replace (i had to a couple of times after buying a high-current amp).they pro... | |
| Best cassette deck for transferring to cdr? i wonder why nak's are thought to be significantly better than other cassette decks. i have a harmon kardon 492 with fine-bias controls and an actual freq.response graph that came in the box- a/b tests are very close to the cd, although the sounds... | |
| Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim) pehaps the question should be- how much does the appearanceof a piece of gear affect the buyer's desire to lay outthe money. plus, i'm not running out to buy a new rack systemevery time i see components that are too large or complicatedto set up o... | |
| Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage? JESSICA (not jennifer) WILLIAMS! SORRY ABOUT THAT. FF. | |
| Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage? i would make a few additional comments at this point-1. the strad cabinets imho could be built for $3k-5k each. that would make them $26k-$30k a pair, not 40.2. i've never heard a sf speaker driven with anything other than a solid state amp. i've ... |