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| Amplifier Suggestions? Hi Richard; I agree whole heartedly with Lihifi and Auda.. The McCormack/Vandersteen combination is excellent. In fact, Richard Vandersteen and Steve McCormack used to used each others products and exhibit together. I've used both the DNA-1DX and ... | |
| Best Preamp For $1200 Used .... Sonic Frontiers Line 1; neutral, detailed, smooth, and very well built-- should be available used for $1200-1300. Happy Hunting. Craig. | |
| Best female vocals on CD Rayhall; Diana Krall's voice/music "excites" me. The other singers you mentioned don't (except for Natalie Cole's jazz ballads). Listening to Barbra Streisand max out her voice three quarters of the way through every song doesn't do much for me. "... | |
| Sand or shot for speaker stands? Hi Bmp; Lead is MUCH heavier and therefore better. Orb's suggestion to fill lead voids with sand is good but messy. If you use small, eg #9 lead shot, there is not much room for sand. Using shot did wonders for my Vand. 2Ces several years ago. Che... | |
| Dedicated line questions .....Albert, Thanks for your clarification and comments Re: dedicated AC and grounding. My modest system is a worthwhile improvement over standard house wiring. Cheers, Craig | |
| CD Copies...why do they sound worse? ....I agree Carl; think I'll just enjoy what I have. Cheers, Craig. | |
| Dedicated line questions Hi Greysquirrel; "I wish I understood all I know about this"-- an old, but appropriate saying. I just let the electrician ground as they would for a "set" of dedicated outlets for safety purposes. I can tell you two things: (1) my system is soundi... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century ...John Fogarty during his CCR days-- love that "swamp rock", J.J. Cale (Louisiana Blues), and Buddy Guy (Chicago Blues). Country/Western isn't really my thing, but I do really like some voices-- Johnny Cash, George Jones, and Conway Twitty. It to... | |
| CD Copies...why do they sound worse? Hi Jeff; I'm surprised to see your comments re: poor quality CD copies. I have a Pioneer W739 CD-R and my experience has been just the opposite-- I actually get better quality music on the CD-Rs, eg more crisp, more clear, and more dynamic. The di... | |
| Dedicated line questions Korn... I just re-read Albert Porters comments on grounding, and he suggests not to run the ground off the sub-main (the way I did), but ground each hubbell outlet separately. My system now sounds great but Alberts suggestion makes sense but is mo... | |
| Dedicated line questions Korn... You can do what you're suggesting, but would only have dedicated power to one hubbell duplex outlet, and your ground would still be the same as for the rest of your house. If you have more than one empty breaker slot, run a line from each ... | |
| Preamp with a DNA-1, tube or SS? Hi Hasse; If you like neutral, consider Sonic Frontiers Line 1 or 2-- they sound great with the DNA series amps. Cheers. Craig | |
| Best female vocals on CD ....I should have added Natalie Cole's "Unforgettable"-- outstanding; and Anne Murray has one of the great voices of the last half century, IMHO. Craig | |
| Dedicated line questions Sorry Greysquirrel, but the mainline wire really is directional. Redkiwi suggested it, and so I tried it myself and got the differences in direction as noted in my above post. Albert Porter covered grounding better than I could. My electricians ju... | |
| Power Cords Hi Mettef; I wouldn't describe the bass with SR-MC on my amp as faster; rather I would describe the pace, rhythm, and timing as "appropriate", or properly balanced. I tried a Powersnake Sidewinder on amp, and it was distinctly faster but also noti... |