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| 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... | |
| What does Holographic mean to you? Interesting takes on "holographic.I would suggest a combination of both imaging and soundstaging for a true re-creation of holographic.There would need to be width, depth and height of the soundstage itself, independent of the "image" factor.There... | |
| High Level Distortion ...did I mention....isolation???I had originally had the Hurricanes on two platforms hardly isolated enough. I borrowed some Zoethecus amp stands from a dealer, after I'd deduced that the amps might be vibrating and throwing off distortion.Voila! ... | |
| What makes a sytem "Fast?" You're kind of asking, what's better in a car, the engine or the tires? Can you go anywhere if either one is malfunctioning??BOTH components contribute. If the preamplifier is slow, the amp cannot recreate information it is not receiving. It's a t... | |
| A prospective Teres owner with questions Hi Doug! I'll probably take you up on that! I can't tell you how exciting it was to find out that you were so close to where I live. And on top of that, I only picked your name out of the heaps of Teres names in this thread using intuition. How co... | |
| A prospective Teres owner with questions ...with the Teres, whichever one I buy. I'm not really looking for an "ultimate" level of sonics. What I'm looking for is a deep level of emotional response to the music I play THROUGH the Teres. And that can't be given to me by ANY component. Onl... | |
| A prospective Teres owner with questions So, only the 200 series turntables and higher are "finished," then? I noticed that there are two prices: "Kit" and "Assembled". The "kit" part's been made as clear as that acrylic platter. What else does the "assembled" price include - besides the... | |
| Anyone listened to the new Mirage Omni 50s or 60s Just bought a pair today. Set them up pretty casually in the room. W-O-W, can you say soundstage?!?!?!?They make my Hale Rev 3s sound positively congested in imaging and soundstaging. I noted that in the Soundstage review of the 260s, he compared ... | |
| preamp to go with Plinius 250mk4 and SF Extremas I can vouch for the First Sound also. Mine just came back less than two weeks ago, completely updated to current specs. While I would never claim it is "The Best," it is certainly a magical preamp. It does, however, take weeks to break in, as I fo... |