gbeard
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| If you knew then, what you know now... I agree completely with all of the posts above. However, I will say that my botched purchases have taught me almost as much about audio as my good ones--at a price of course.My two cents: I would have taken more time to make sure any components, c... | |
| First Sound Pesence Deluxe Linestage I recently purchased a Presence Deluxe Mk II. It is very, very quiet, and unbelievably dynamic. It is very spartan however-no remote, and no phono-but it simply blows my old AI Mod3A out of the water. My only complaint; I would love to see a few m... | |
| Help wanted in regards to monitors... You should also try the Merlin TSM-M's. I love mine, but as a previous poster stated, prepare to get some high quality stands. There were some 24" Osiris listed on this site recently, I own them as well and they are excellent.Good luck. | |
| Grouding for dedicatied lines? Alexander,After re-reading your post, I think I totally misunderstood. You must be refering to balancing the load by placing mono-blocks on opposite phases (A or B) of a 120/240volt system. I don't really know about an improvement in sound--I've n... | |
| Grouding for dedicatied lines? I don't really think that BX, AC, MC cables, or conduit are probably any better than romex of reasonable gauge wire. #12 or #10 should be sufficient for most applications. Especially since the terminals for a 20 amp duplex receptacle are not desig... | |
| Grouding for dedicatied lines? Thanks Metaphysics, for helping me make that point again. It seems some (well meaning no doubt) audiophiles just do not have a good understanding of the dangers involved with multiple grounding points. And as you've stated (and I as well), it is a... | |
| Grouding for dedicatied lines? Addendum to my previous post, please note: It is necessary that ALL ground wires are ultimately grounded at one, and only one, main grounding electrode. Due to the difference in electrical potiential of the two grounding points, failure to do this... | |
| Grouding for dedicatied lines? If you tell a qualified electrician to run a "DEDICATED" circuit with "ISOLATED" ground to each receptacle, what you will have is the following: A separate Hot, neutral, and ground wire from the receptacle back to your panel. The ground wires will... | |
| Guilty Pleasures Sheesh, I almost feel like I have to fess up to Sharon, Lois, and Bram...Oops! Oh darn, cats outta the bag. ;?)My real undercover fave is Hall and Oates "Abandoned Luncheonette". Those soaring harmonies get to me every time. An SACD of this disc w... | |
| Really good home electrical wiring. I have to jump in and remind you (as Deano did) that while a seperate ground rod may seem like a good idea, it is not safe due to ground potential between the two grounding points. In fact, it is against the National Electric Code to use a ground ... | |
| BUZZ IN SPEAKERS I had a similar buzz that turned out to be induced by the RFI from light dimmer switches. If you got 'em, check 'em... Good Luck | |
| vac or art audio I just recently purchased a used Ren 30/30 Mk II, and I really like it a lot. It drives my 87db Merlin TSM-SE speakers with ease. You can easily tune the sound to your liking by changing input/driver tubes (although they are getting expensive), an... | |
| What CD has the best production/sound? Oops! a correction is necessary to my earlier post--her name is spelled "Alison Krauss"! | |
| What CD has the best production/sound? I second the Dan's 2AN, it is an awesome "non-audiophile" recording. I also second the Bob Ludwig mastered disks, his stuff is almost always excellent. For a little different type of sound try Allison Krause's excellent disk "Forget About It", she... |