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| Top three most over underrated eqpmt?? I would say the McCormack DNA-2 or 2DX are the most under rated amps in the world. It seems that a huge number of DNA.5 and DNA-1s were sold, but ulike these smaller McCormacks, the DNA-2s were never reviewed by a major mag. and they were being pr... | |
| New Age, Neo-Celtic, World Beat Music Thanks for all the suggestions so far-- I'm making a list. Craig | |
| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty Prfont; I agree with your position, ie let your ears be the judge. I do think that improved, up to date implementation of the up (or over) sampling technology, as well as improved "handling" of the signal in the analog domain is responsible for th... | |
| New tubes every year...or every five? ? Hi Cw; I have a Sonic Frontiers Line 2 with 6 Sovtek 6922 tubes. I typically listen 4-5 hours/day, and also broke in some equipment using the Line 2-- leave it in standby the rest of the time. After about 16-18 months, my system gradually was soun... | |
| What is the meaning of a true audiophile A favorite quote of mine on this subject was by David 99: "audiophiles are neurotic, two channel, sweetspot loners". I really think that quote showed a lot of humorous insight. If I got it wrong David, please feel free to chew me out:>) Cheers.... | |
| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty .......yes, purchase is spelled purchase, not perchase-- sorry. | |
| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty I'm in the camp with Trelja, Sedond, Samir, Snook2 and others who say "it's the software"-- right on! I've yet to see an SACD disc that I actually wanted to perchase. I have a great CD playback system already and 1,000 CDs that I really like. If S... | |
| Burn In = Voodoo? If the phenomenon of "burn-in" just means that one is "getting used to the sound", then the opposite should be true also, ie "burn-out". For example, I have a tube pre-amp and after a year or so music gradually became brighter, harder, and more fa... | |
| Leave amps on or off? I was writing while Rgd was posting. I think we are essentially in agreement. Craig | |
| Leave amps on or off? .......as to life span of the amp, a case can be made for either leaving amps on, eg fewer hot/cold cycles, or turning them off when not in use, eg less total "on" time on individual components in the amp. It seems to me that standby is a good com... | |
| Leave amps on or off? Hi Kevin; According to McCormack Audio's owners manual(s), a solid state amp will sound good within 20 minutes of being turned on. Many, many audiophiles disagree with this, and in fact mine does sound "good" within 20-30 minutes, but not "great".... | |
| How do you ship heavy oversized speakers After upgrading my 3As, Vandersteen Audio would not return my speakers via UPS, rather they insisted on using a private freight shipping Company, and they required that the speakers be shipped to a commercial address. It worked well for me, and Va... | |
| ASC Tube Traps vs. Cube Tower Trap Hi Again Fpeel; I would just want the 16" tubes in the corners, but would still want two or three 11" tubes for center rear behind speakers (against the wall) or maybe one just behind each speaker. As to the Panel Traps, the 8"W ones you mention a... | |
| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty Hi Kelly; I suspect you already know my position on this interesting topic. IMO, CD is going to be the dominent music format for at least several more years, and I already have about 1000 CDs. Also, I am nearly 58 years old with a history of early... | |
| SF Line 3 vs. Rogue 99 Hi Little Al; The Line 3 is musically very neutral, and loaded with features including a great remote. I can't imagine any pre-amp with more features than the Line 3. Besides neutral, the Line 3 also is detailed, with excellent soundstaging. I've ... |