gillatgh
Responses from gillatgh
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? Tried my first class D Amp after lightning struck real close and fried my Amp along with a number of other high end components. To date I'm quite happy with the results. I think class D is not really taking off yet due to the IMO false impressio... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Acurus ACT4 Processor, have not had any inclination to make any changes to my system since it's inclusion. Best bang for my buck. | |
| Universal room treatments IMO any room for sound reproduction will improve dramatically with corner absorption (traps). Most basic I can think of. Also most cost effective | |
| To bi wire or not bi wire FWIW, I tried it both with identical cables from same manufacturer (Tara Labs). One set single wire (using original speaker jumpers) and one set of single bi wire configuration. After a lot of back and forth and I do mean a lot, I found I preferre... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? A good friend found a copy of Joe Cocker - Joe Cocker at an antique shop and picked it up on a whim. He let me borrow it and after a thorough cleaning I played it on my system. I was totally blown away by its quality and pristine condition. After ... | |
| Follow up review of Acurus Act4 processor @mhk I was wondering if your trigger issue got resolved. | |
| Follow up review of Acurus Act4 processor Update, since installing the latest updated firmware V01-750 switching time between inputs has decreased substantially, my initially identified hdmi switching issues seem to be resolved. I have not experienced any malfunctions with the unit on inp... | |
| Amp and Processor @Millercarbon, don’t mean to burst your bubble but your advice is completely wrong and biased. Speaking from my experience, HT systems set up properly can and do sound superb in an audio friendly environment. Naturally as with all things audio the... | |
| Budget Audiophile system under 2k Anyone would be hard pressed to answer this question as the budget in my opinion would not come anywhere close to "audiophile ". That's not to say that the budget could not get something that sounds reasonably good. There are quite a few products ... | |
| Best way to A / B test amps? Use a switch? Running 2 systems myself. I build a switching unit with a break before make switch. It’s never a good idea to take a chance of accidentally connect 2 amps simultaneously. Something is going to give. Not hard to make and very cost effective. The sw... | |
| Follow up review of Acurus Act4 processor @mhk, Had an issue with trigger about 2 weeks ago. Turned out that it was a faulty wire. I have some suggestions you may try.1, Reset the processor by turning it off at the switch at the back of the unit, wait approximately 30 seconds and switch b... | |
| Turntable Advice Needed @jtsnead, I can say I have had none of the issues with the VPI you mentioned. Found it to be relatively easy to set up and experience no feedback whatsoever. Agree on the Soundsmith accessory tho, helps with fine tuning azimuth and tracking force... | |
| Turntable Advice Needed Puppy, much like you I had a budget in mind, which I exceeded by a little. After much research into a variety of brands I settled on VPI. I wanted the biggest bang for my buck. As I already spent more on the turntable than anticipated I chose the ... | |
| Turntable Advice Needed FWIW, Have owned the upgraded (Superscout) VPI Scout from Upscale now for a little over 12 months. To my ears and after a few hours to properly set up the Ortophone M2 Black it is superbly reproducing all my Records in my collection. I am very hap... | |
| Atma-sphere Updates Jeez, some time ago I asked the community about some recommendations of integrated amp to currently owned speakers. Ralph among others gave me some valuable input and suggestions. Plain english, forthright without judgement or attempt to steer in ... |