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| A question for those who've chosen a Valhalla PC.. I've had the Valhalla power cord as well as the current Shunyatas. I also have the Brahma power cord.My experience with Nordost in general is akin to Michael Gindi's review in issue 69 of TAS, wherein he was reviewing Jadis electronics.He posited ... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Manger driver? I agree with Jim: I was going to review the Mangers for Ultra Audio, but they arrived damaged. Nonetheless, I set them up to see if they played. They were freaking DAZZLING....I could hear into the soundstage in a way that the Genesis 6.1s that I ... | |
| Musical Fidelity and Sonus Grand Piano too bright. I thought it was common knowledge that damping at the first and second reflection points was (nearly) mandatory, unless one has a rather large room. I doubt that that has changed, regardless of equipment. HP, whose room I have been in, has damping... | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps I read this post for no other reason than I was "passing through." I have to admit, I was -- and am -- agog at reading that the CAT preamps lack micro- and macro- dynamics. Of course, I owned mine back from 1995-1993, and perhaps they have changed... | |
| Lifting speaker cables Unquestionably, the answer is yes. I wrote a review of the Goertz cables months ago, and, unfortunately, the editor cut out my comments about keeping the cables off the floor. Even the goertz sound better off the floor, SD. Trust me. I've elevated... | |
| BLUE NOTE STIBBERT TUBED IMPROVED I have a question here: is there a specific type of music the Bluenote excels on?For example, would it play Duke Ellington's rhythmic music as well as blues, or is it mostly a classical player? | |
| Wilson W/P 5.1 vs B&W N802 Does anyone know why the Absolute Sound review, including the comment by Harley, says these speakers were less than 7K, and all of a sudden, they cost closer to 10K? What's the deal here? | |
| opinions on Shunyata, Nordost spkr. cables This is an interesting thread. I owned the Andromeda cables 3 years ago (for two years) and sold them (stupid, stupid, stupid!) and am now waiting for the Gemini speaker cables to arrive.While I don't yet know how the Geminis stack up to their big... | |
| Valkyrja speaker cable versis valhalla My comment cannot be directly addressed to the speaker cable. However, the interconnects in a manufacturer's line and the speaker cable are either very similar or else, the interconnect compensates for some 'weakness' in the speaker cable.In this ... | |
| Benchmark DAC-1 on a Sony DVP S9000ES?? You might want to be careful about that. I have a DAC-1, which I found had significant problems with SACD players. I had Benchmark on the phone with me trying to figure it out and, at least at all the settings I tried, the Benchmark gave error mes... | |
| Tube Rolling For ASL Hurricanes Hi RB:It's been forever since I posted, I see.I did put in two other types of tubes: Sylvania 6SN7 and RCA 6 SN7.I didn't like the Sylvanias as much as I thought: they're certainly "extended" on top, but it seems a "glazed" sort of extension, besi... | |
| Can Computers add noise to home electrical system I suspect computers DO add noise, despite dedicated lines. I can certainly vouch for microwave ovens adding a discernible grain to the high frequencies, dedicated lines or not! I could always tell when the microwave was still plugged in because th... | |
| My new Well Tempered and opinions as to Isolation I'm quite sure I'm adding no new information to the chorus that supports the Neuance shelves, but given that I just got mine yesterday, trust me: they do make you look sideways at your system and think, "Whoa! What's this?????" They're much superi... | |
| Shunyata King Cobra V1 verses V2 Glad to hear that you're happy with the V2 version of the King Cobra. That pleases me very much (LOL). I am seriously considering re-purchasing the King Cobra V2s. I like the dimensionality that instruments, even in the back of the soundstage, pos... | |
| Shunyata King Cobra V1 verses V2 Sonti:I might consider the King Cobras, not the Pythons.I sold my King Cobras for financial reasons, but still have the Python. While I like the Python, it is not in the King Cobras class.I can't comment on the Audio Aero player; never heard it. H... |