garfish
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| PS Audio Ultimate outlet Stevemj; your above assertion has not been my experience, but would you please tell us what components, including various wires, that are not clouded by nasty (and expensive) psychological overtones? This information could save us a great deal of ... | |
| Music for "Tough Times" I can see I'll be looking for some new music as a result of the posts on this thread. JD, your post was heavy, but know that you make the Audiogon chat room a more enjoyable place to visit. And like Detlof and others, music has helped pull me thro... | |
| Speaker Fetish Good thread Tireguy.......,but it looks like Avguy is going to need a rubber room-- just tell him it's for resonance control, and he should smile happily and give you money. And hey, you're even in the right business to take care of this ;>) Ch... | |
| Power cords to the same outlet Radioman; It looks to me that (based on Alex's 1725 watts) you, at the very least, have adequate watt capacity with the outlets you have safety wise. I've done some research on Proac speakers, and the 2.5/3.8s I believe have easy to drive impedenc... | |
| Out of Control ........in some cases, eg amps, less really is more. Pass Labs Aleph amps have relatively "simple" circuits but sound great. In this case, I think we're paying for high quality engineering, and brilliant designs. But I agree that some "high end st... | |
| Power cords to the same outlet Hi Radiomanjh; A typical "home" outlet is rated for 15 amperes (current), so it depends on how much current your amps draw, which in turn depends on the load the speakers place on the amps, which in turn depends on how big your room is and how lou... | |
| Best 5K HiFi system for Cwlondon Cw......the $5K just came outta' thin air-- I like your budget proposal better. And the thread is just meant to let you know that you're not alone in this sometimes screwey and frustrating affliction-- guess you know that though. Cheers. Craig | |
| Tube Replacements for SF Line 3? Outlier; also, those aren't stupid questions-- many of us have "been there", and I'm still working on it. Craig | |
| Tube Replacements for SF Line 3? Hi Outlier; I have faced this question with a SF Line 2. I like the stock 6922 Sovteks pretty well, but the Valvos (from SF) are smoother, sweeter, a bit warmer and more tube-like. I tried an exotic set of tubes from Upscale Audio in LA: Amperex 7... | |
| Humming on new Conrad Johnson MF2200 Hi Eugkim; unhook your amp from everything and plug it into the wall, if it hums it maybe a mechanical hum-- check to see if transformer is well secured. If it still hums it is probably DC "leakage" into your power lines-- nothing you can do about... | |
| State of the Art? I don t care anymore. Good thread Cw. Been there, in fact still going-- but haven't reached your level of desparation yet. I smoked cigarettes for 19 years and then quit "cold turkey", and I've now been off cigs for 20+ years. Well, HiFi is more addictive. The problem ... | |
| pwr conditioner - vans evers unlimiter ........I'd just add that a Tice Elite 4 Power Conditioner sucked the life right out of the McCormack. And in fact, I now have everything plugged directly into dedicated outlets, but plan on a PS Audio P300 for transport, DAC, and pre-amp. Cheers.... | |
| pwr conditioner - vans evers unlimiter Dug; thanks for the thread-- and reference to it. Also thanks to others for the above responses re: Van evers products. They sound attractive. Does anyone happen to know if they have a return policy? My McCormack DNA-2DX can potentially produce 24... | |
| Blind Listening Tests? JD........one more thought-- Maybe you could enlist the help of the "three blind mice"......put it all to music, and you could have a classic blind test of whatever you want. | |
| Blind Listening Tests? JD; incredible post. Nice beat, easy to dance to, I'd give it a 9.9 and I voted accordingly-- heh heh heh. :>) Your post makes much more sense to me than not having enough confidence to trust in your own senses. Is it psychological? You bet. Ar... |