gbmcleod
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| component cones/spikes vs. rubber I've found the Sort Kones to be more effective than even my Goldmund Cones, and I always thought the Goldmunds, given that they're a 20+ year old product, were as good as it got. I could clearly hear/lose emphasis, in particular, in a Nancy Wilson... | |
| Opinions on the new Shunyata Black Mamba CX Lacee: The Tetras?? Nice!!! I once had them for about 6 months (I reviewed them) and they were some nice speakers. I know John Atkinson panned them for the technical aspects, but with the Shunyatas and the First Sound and Hurricanes (but Nordost i... | |
| Opinions on the new Shunyata Black Mamba CX I've just received my Black Mamba CX cord and, out of the box, without break-in, it is impressive. The clarity and suddenenss of attack of triangles and bells ( specifically on the RCA SACD Daphnis and Chloe) is really, really good with no "halo" ... | |
| Nordost Pulsar Points -Anybody Tried Them? This is probably a closed thread, but as I have both Pulsar and Quasar points, I thought I'd leave my insights for anyone who comes here in the future.The Quasar Points, I've found, work quite well under speakers (Hales Revelations 3) currently in... | |
| goertz cables I have the Veracity speaker cables, which I found nearly an exact match for Nordost Valhalla cables, as did, from memory, HP back in TAS around issue 106 or somewheres around there. It took vinyl playback to differentiate the Nordost from the Divi... | |
| NAD vs. Cambridge Audio MJ:Im sure you have more experience with the amp, as you've lived with it longer. I was referring to the CD player's bass, which, as Harley pointed out in his review, was not its greatest strength. He did allow that, in balanced mode, it gained in... | |
| NAD vs. Cambridge Audio I understand your point. The point is exactly as you have said, "synergy." And amps and cd players made by the same manufacturer will typically complement each other to the point that, where the amp is weak, the cd player is strong, and vice versa... | |
| NAD vs. Cambridge Audio My experience with the Cambridges has been with the CD player: the 840C. I liked it, but ultimately found it to be too "polite," which Robert Harley noted in TAS. From the reviews of the amps, the amps are a bit more aggressive, which stands to re... | |
| Review: Oyaide R 1 Tweak Interesting, Philly. I haven't noticed a hyped up upper midrange and highs, but I'll look out for that.While I'm waiting for my Hurricanes to arrive back home, I'm using an Arcam FMJ 22 integrated. Given that the Arcam is pretty natural in the upp... | |
| How do the Magnepan 1.7's sound Laterglas, I would agree with you. Just using logical thinking, the possibility of Manepan putting out a speaker that marginally surpasses a 10-year old model is highly unlikely. What is more likely is that the speaker had good days and bad days, ... | |
| Review: Oyaide R 1 Tweak A followup about the Oyaide.I've had it for 10 days (as of tonight at 10pm) and I think there's something extremely important to mention.The unit will sound excellent from the box, but DOES sound better after a week of being on my Arcam FMJ integr... | |
| Diffusion versus absorption behind speakers? Using tube traps requires extreme patience. I have had them since 1988, and having the seams pointed towards the speakers will usually yield quite good results. HOWEVER, the seams will sometimes need to be slightly oblique and they must be moved i... | |
| Audible Illusions Preamp As I recall, HP's comments about the Audible Illusions were along the lines that, if dynamics were "it" the Modulus 3A would be King of The Hill. I think that says it all. | |
| Isoclean vs. Oyaide I'd agree, Shellie. There are many combinations that don't "like" each other. I'm sure that using Shunyata CX with Audience conditioners and a Tesla unit may not be the best choice, which is why I've decided that tomorrow, I'm putting the FIM 880 ... | |
| Anyone tried using Oyaide R 1 with Ribbon speakers Interesting, Rja.I installed a Teslaplex into the system, and, while others found it immediately involving, I found it a bit hazy and it unquestionably diminshed the timing of cuts in the Mercury Living Presence CD The Nutcracker Suite (the origin... |