gbmcleod
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| DH Labs - Shunyata Cable Comparison After years of reading threads on cables, I’ve come to an awareness that the people who are complaining demonstrate a number of issues. 1) They don’t listen to acoustic music (meaning minimally invasive engineering while recording the music), and... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response I agree that Magnepans are excellent on transient response. And even more so if it is a 2.7x, which has a ribbon tweeter. And, while I owned WATTS for several generations and have heard the Sashas, I doubt they have ANYthing on Magnepans if it is... | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? I’m not sure I agree that a better power cord is a poor idea for less expensive electronics. The right cord should - at the very least - lower the noise floor, so you hear less electronic interference when playing music, resulting in a clearer so... | |
| Baltimore MD There is an audio club in the Baltimore/DC area already. Are you familiar with it? | |
| Keep light equipment from tipping up from cable weight? I use a VPI brick, or one of the late Lloyd Walker's Valid Points. Both are heavy enough to keep components from tipping. | |
| Do your ears deceive you? I’m still surprised that people cannot hear differences in cables. For me, nothing could be easier, and a few of my non-audiophile friends I’ve given cables to, hear it, and they can even identify what they hear cogently. But then, my friends we... | |
| Why were the Shunyata Venom NR V10 / V12 Power Cables Discontinued? Yes, the Theta replaces the Delta NR V2. And, frankly, it's quite a bit better, especially in the upper midrange and highs. | |
| Shunyata Delta or Alpha V2 NR vs. AQ Hurricane HC Yes, I was speaking of the sigma NR V2 power cord. | |
| Shunyata Delta or Alpha V2 NR vs. AQ Hurricane HC My conclusions mirror audphile 1’s. And especially about the entire Alpha line. I had - all the way back to the Zi-Tron line, found the Alpha cables to be....bland. (This is going back to 2011). I find the ZiTron Alpha HC, as well as the Sigma lin... | |
| Why were the Shunyata Venom NR V10 / V12 Power Cables Discontinued? I believe the NR V10 are still part of Shunyata's offerings. I know they discontinued the V12 and the Delta NR V2. | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? @whart, I agree. But I believe there to be a difference between "good sound" and "true to life," not that you are not saying this. I just see people confusing advances in "sound" as "better." I suppose they are better if that is all that is req... | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? Does the "Golden Age" question refer to recording or to advances in equipment? If recording, then the 50s and 60s. If equipment, then circa 1972 - 1995. This was a period where we still had brick and mortar establishments and people got to hear e... | |
| Aesthetix Mimas vs Hegel H590 Int's I am ALWAYS late to the party, but since I’m here... I, too, find the Hegel amps to be clean, clear and pure, but they lack the soulfulness of other amps (especially tubes). The Hegel reminded me of my super amp, the Goldmund Mimesis 9 (circa 199... | |
| Footers- Break In? Such A Change. @chayro What you are talking about seems to be more akin to someone not assessing the improvements correctly. That is most assuredly not the case with the Center Stages. Their advance over most other footers is obvious after the 10 days. I suppo... | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps Late to the party, as usual (sigh). I bought an NAD 3050 and it arrived a few weeks ago. Sonically, it is much better than my C325 BEE and C356 BEE in "categories." That is to say, a much better reproduction of the high frequencies, lower distor... |