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Responses from gregm
| Audio Quiz JUST as I was ready to post my answers, Marty beat me to it! Of course, the answers I was posting tally with those that Marty revealed... ;>) No really, I got the micro-wave right & 1,2,4,5,7,10. Which means, I flunked. Maybe I should go ba... | |
| Is there an integrated amp that can beat my... Badwisdom, I'm guessing that the Meridian output was not matched to the integre's line input sens. Also, I find the Passion a tad warmer than the YBA (with S-Faber speakers), so I'm guessing again that what you heard was the YBA.Pmavridis: another... | |
| Audio Quiz Herr Prof, No10 is spelt "Primare". Do I get some credit? | |
| Treating foam speaker surrounds Sean, I have used car interior treating products such as Armorall on HOME speaker foams with good results -- as far as I can tell. The foams look as new and still feel springy. I do it regularly on an old speaker pair and, particularly during dry ... | |
| Equipment reviews, are they credible? A small point that I particularly enjoyed: Anarchy (nrchy) asking Clueless for help. Beautiful combination!On subject, reviews are useful IF they include important parametres such as up/down stram equip & reviewer's tastes. I get a lot of insi... | |
| Pure Monstrosity re: Monster tm cables I am often surprised & always dismayed that many companies with the resources to conduct research (such as Monster Cables) -- and thereby introduce a better performing product at a competitive price -- don't seem to hit the cutting edge of con... | |
| Compressed recordings? HiFi enemy 1? For my system & ears, definitely yes!Danner: classical recordings have compression -- lots of it, unfortunately :(. Indeed, in some cd versions of old recordings you can hear the effects quite clearly.Dynamics are too high going from a pianiss... | |
| Suggestion for Amp to 2 ohm loads? If 2ohms are in the common spectrum for yr speakers, I would make sure my amp is optimised down to about 1ohm (see garfish above) or go with products that take low loads into account; Symphonic Line RG4 is one such product (see Rulee, above). Of c... | |
| speakers for 300b amp Twl has hands-on experienceon the subject and says it all. Just to add that a complex c/over is not recommended -- it eats up energy of which you have little! Hence, the added convenience of a single driver | |
| What is the best universal speaker cables? Consistently sounded *GOOD ENOUGH* in different systems: Nordost SPM / VERY GOOD & musical: Bearlabs (silver), Siltech (gold) / Nordost Valhalla.But there are many cables I don't know well enough! | |
| Upsampling put to "THE TEST": R U ready 2 take it? May I join the cohorts of those who thank Zaikesman for the thorough experiment and thoughtful reporting of results. | |
| best transport for Audiomeca Enkianthus DAC I agree with Silv who agrees with Sattothestars. The Audiomeca is voiced with its own trans -- for what that's worth... Finally, any good implementation on a Philips trans usually gives an euphonic result, the Sony trans gives a dynamic result (ge... | |
| Do You Understand Music? I think that Zorn & O Coleman are extreme examples for some, who like myself, were more accustomed to classical music with a preference for things before 1940. I listen to jazz (D. Cherry, Miles, etc) and Blues -- but the sound of Spy vs. Spy ... | |
| Tube or SS for Sonus Faber Amati Homage If the opportunity arises, the following tubes in my (limited) experience deserve a listen: Tenor, KR mono, CAT (stereo), big ARC monos, Pathos monos. I wouldn't want to give preference which could only reflect my musical tastes.There are certainl... | |
| What do you think about this idea for the FORUMS?? Nice touch, Audiogon!I think this may help us become more familiar with, and closer to, one another. Cheers |