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| Parasound Halo JC-1 for Thiel CS 5i That A21 should be fine as well, not as good as the JC1 monoblocks but should do the trick.As it is also a JC design with bi-polar (BJT) output stage, which should give good current ability as well.As for the A31 adding power from the third to the... | |
| Warm sounding power cord for for CD player to suppress digital glare on vocals. If you have nailed down your problem as you say " digital components glare in the upper mids/lower treble? " to be coming from your digital source. Then time to maybe change it, as todays good digital sources can be just as sweet, extended, and tr... | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 for Thiel CS 5i I agree stupid money, but what I’m sort of getting across is the JC1’s are maybe just as good (with more watts) and I’ve seen them for $3k for a ruff pair, these are $4k. in Australia they are around $16Khttps://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-sta... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? tradeontheweb Thanks for the link to the TeraDak, it’s cheap for what you get, I ordered one and will let you and others know what it’s like compared to the standard linear wall wart.Also how well do you think a battery 12v supply will go in comp... | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 for Thiel CS 5i Here is a great new amp from Accuphase if you can afford it, that will drive those Theil’s without breaking a sweat. Not as cheap or as high wattage as the JC1’s but just as brutal with it’s ability to drive low impedances. "Accuphase’s head of en... | |
| Opinions on Krell LAT-1 Speakers david99 I was always under the impression its best to buy amps/preamps from a manufacturer of those products, analog gear from a manufacturer of those products, digital gear from a manufacturer of those products, speakers from a manufacturer of th... | |
| Opinions on Krell LAT-1 Speakers Wow!!! bet that post made you feel good about that purchase?Here is a review of them, they are not soft and gooey, more accurate and surgical. Their impedance hovers mainly around 3 to 4 ohms. But they have a nasty 60hz load of 5ohm/-45% phase ang... | |
| 9 year old Parasound Jc 1s or new Bel Canto 1000m monos? Parasound Jc1's anytime over ClassD amps.Cheers George | |
| Upgrading coupling caps - which ones first? Sorry those Solen caps I used were the " Silver Metallized Polypropylene" Pricey but not too bad, boutique makers buy these and re-badge them sometimes and charge triple the $'s. http://solen.ca/product-category/capacitors/silver-metallized-polyp... | |
| Upgrading coupling caps - which ones first? They all have their own set of colourations, that’s why I always maintain the best cap is NO cap, as NONE are totally transparent.I strive to get the whole system dc coupled from d/a convertor outputs all the way to the amp speaker outputs, bass d... | |
| Footers under big heavy speakers (Stillpoints Ultra 5, Sistrum rack, Finite Elements,..?) Ball bearings would transmit like a solid metal engine mount on a car, not isolate. Remember back to school Newtons cradle???https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_cradle#/media/File:Newtons_cradle_animation_book_2.gif Cheers George | |
| Footers under big heavy speakers (Stillpoints Ultra 5, Sistrum rack, Finite Elements,..?) I thought Stillpoints do decouple in TAS RH review? Unless there’s a hidden "rubberized isolation" section within the two sections of the Stillpoint. There is something between the two sections, but I was told this is just ball bearings, if so the... | |
| Footers under big heavy speakers (Stillpoints Ultra 5, Sistrum rack, Finite Elements,..?) Yes your experience with the Seismic Pods, de-coupled the speakers from the suspended floor. As does Herbie's Titanium Cone/Spike Decoupling Glider.When I isolate (de-couple) my massive Martin Logan Monoliths from my suspended floor, the bass bec... | |
| Footers under big heavy speakers (Stillpoints Ultra 5, Sistrum rack, Finite Elements,..?) Good work knghifi, these Titanium Cone/Spike Decoupling Glider will be the way to go if you have a suspended floor and you still want to use your speaker spikes. Some very good feedback from purchasers with suspended floors. http://herbiesaudiolab... | |
| Upgrading coupling caps - which ones first? Music in your system, it all starts with the source, so you may as well start there, and work forward, this way you may get an idea what type colourations each one is contributing. Give me dc coupled all the way through any day, no questions ask t... |