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| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? Systems that scrape every last detail off of whatever media you have tend to overemphasize higher frequency detail… which ends up being unnaturally harsh and details are highlighted. These systems either just make bad recordings sound bad but also... | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons FYI… on power cords for your new Ref 80’s. My REF 160s (same design) is very sensitive to changes in power cords. I have been tried all versions of Cardas Clear… in my system they are all warm… but attenuate the details a bit too much… although ha... | |
| 12AWG speaker wire Sounds like that will due as budget speaker cable. If you have speakers an an audio system that is focused on high sound quality. Then you need to look at high quality speaker cables manufactured in descrete lengths for the specific purpose. These... | |
| Conrad Johnson GAT preamp - ugly? OMG… I would love a GAT… I wouldn’t care if it was chartreuse! | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? Myself and all the audiophiles I know try to work on increasing our investment in electronics, placing speakers, placing equipment, implementing tweaks, and room treatments to get the best possible sound. This is the basic passion of an audiophile. | |
| The New Western Electric WE91E 300B Integrated amp ? I have a high end 300b headphone system which I installed Takasuki 300b tubes (see my user ID). It sounds incredible. I tried a couple of other brands of 300B. Each on the basis of sonic reviews was worth the value based on reviews. No attention p... | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend OP, Surround processors are crammed with all sorts of functions. In home theater you have video distracting you from the audio. Audio only systems do that well. If you want good audio you need to get audio only stuff. Take this into consid... | |
| How do I get the best soundstage? I second that you should spend as much on a phono stage as the TT + cartridge… the Phonostage is critical in imaging. I would recommend looking at Audio Reseach PH8… or the best used you can get in that series. I had a similar table and the sound... | |
| suggestions I have repeatedly heard great sounds with Roland equipment from Wilson speakers. Given your question, I highly recommend buying all the same brand. I have been slowly upgrading my system for fifty years as fast as I was able to afford it. But ... | |
| MM phono preamp upgrade for $1000? That is a pretty good table. I owned a VPI Aries for twenty years. The table sounded very much better each phono stage upgrade through a Audio Research PH8 ($7K new at the time). The PS is really critical… my rule of thumb is spend as much on the ... | |
| Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle @ebm “Furutech is the best.” Could you provide some details? You have tried what? Or just theoretically? You like the brand? Sound characteristics that make them better? | |
| The New Western Electric WE91E 300B Integrated amp ? If I had high efficiency speakers I would be very interested in hearing it. I would pay no attention to the distortion numbers… it is all about what it sounds like. Must listen. Sounds interesting. | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend This is hard. I would immediately look to a phono stage… $2K will get you a much better one. The Phonostage is far up in the signal chain… But, first thing has to be the Yamaha. Surround processors sound terrible for two channel audio. I would tra... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? Mixed in here is the subjects of what you choose as test music, and what kind of music is critical to choosing a system. The wrong choices and you take your system in places where one kind of music and recordings get better at the expense of all o... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? In general… a better system sounds better. The caveat is that there are two ways of pursuing a great system… really detailed or natural. If you pursue ultra detailed, you quickly makes bad recording sound terrible. If you take the approach to have... |