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| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" J, I tried to correct those votings... but, how could you tell no money got negatives? BTW, tried a different cord on my cdp. It still sounds different (to me) than the previous one. I'll live with it, what else can I do?Cheers | |
| Any DIYer s out there ? Grungle: try a making a fancy PC out of good quality rat-shack cord. Get a strip of SSTP or similar wire (with multiple foil and mesh shielding). Given the wire diametre, get +1,0" diam outer tubing (ptfe, if you can find it. If not, whatever "goo... | |
| Carl hears through Diamond Carl: Why not Tchaikovski 1812 overture for openers -- to help activate the neighbouring counties.Re: cables. If opportunity arises could you give (burned-in) bearlabs a go too?Thanks! | |
| Monoblocks or upgrade to larger amp? So, pls help: final verdict? Two S100 or one 250 (or wait for Mk4?)? A friend's been plaguing me for the answer -- and I don't know the machines AT ALL! He's got Avanti IIIs to drive.Thanks!Greg | |
| Arthur Salvatore WoW comments?? Any Silver Arrow Mercs laying around? I'm ready to trade in my quattro fils -- nay, even a few kms of Valhalla -- for one of those. Detlof, I have a Maybach in the back yard. Interested? (would consider exchanging for yr Silver...) | |
| Power cords - snake oil? Ditto, D-K above. Also, if you get 1 pc on trial, try first on pre or cdp; when connected, let the pre/cdp play a bit before you embark on serious listening. | |
| A. Eidolon v. JM Lab Utopia Heard both, on different occasions & about 2-3 yrs ago. So, pls, don't be mislead by what I (think) I remember.Utopias I heard were driven by an Ongaku (no sound), Krell mono (Bmpnyc speaks for me), Spectral (superbe). Eidolons were driven by ... | |
| Stereophile's refusal to review more low No money, if no-one purchased from companies short of advertising cash, such companies would never reach the point of solvency (advertising or other) of ML, Krell, Linn, B&W, etc. So, any new Co with little seed capital is doomed to go belly u... | |
| Thanks Lak, Bear Lab cable is the best Manzoor, what's your system? (sorry for new post, the edit function isn't working). | |
| Confused newbie Following Caterham's, IMO excellent, advice I could add Pro-ject: good construction for price level, errs slightly towards analytical vs. "musical". In this last respect, I find that many (most) modern TT designs favour "sound extracting ability" ... | |
| Thanks Lak, Bear Lab cable is the best Good for you, Manzoor! Larry, I use S-Thunders -- in fact, i have bearlabs throughout the main system (ss). Connected "out of the box", the Thunders made a perceptible difference over the Nordost SPM refs I was previously using. For one, they soun... | |
| World Music: Great Suggestions, please? Many thanks for the suggestions so far. I'm making a hard copy, hoping to hit the stores this W/E. Any more matl is welcome!Cheers,Greg. | |
| Is Genesis Out of Business? Kpabila, you're lucky to get that voice. I'm still expecting an answer to the *repeated* mail I sent them 3 & 1 1/2 months ago! | |
| Stereophile's refusal to review more low Hope the butter won't be rancid, Fpeel, by the time it reaches us! | |
| Best tweak I use a black marker on the outer edge of redbook cd's. It helps absorb reflections during playback. Not as exciting as Subaru's set-up, but seems to help resolution. |