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| Best DIY isolation for speakers stands I've also heard of people using Vibrapods with good results. But for me I'm letting my Sonus Faber Concertinos rest on their built-in leather wrap. However, I'm taking a much more unusual and cost effective approach for mounting my ProAc Tablette ... | |
| Confused By A Transport Upgrade I should also mention that Ed Deitemeier with Theta Digital has been extremely helpful throughout this experience. He always and promptly answered my questions and offered suggestions of his own. His advise reinforced the advise of my fellow forum... | |
| Confused By A Transport Upgrade Alright folks, I'm back. I appreciate all the great advice immensely.Last night, I took out the Cardas L-15 and swapped it for the Illuminations D60. Before doing this I listened one more time with the Cardas still in the chain to make sure I wasn... | |
| Confused By A Transport Upgrade Lak, I'll definitely try the D60 cable tonight and report back. Joe, that exact thought had crossed my mind. I thought it prudent maybe to just send the unit in anyway and have it looked at and tuned up. More later... | |
| Confused By A Transport Upgrade Thanks friends. I appreciate the advice. I think part of the problem is with me, and getting used to the new sound. I intend to experiment with cables as much as I can.Also, as far as the issue of leaving equipment powered on, I always leave my tr... | |
| Bel Canto 1.1 - Convince Me. Dekay, I've tried a few iso-tweaks with my DAC 1.1.I tried placing some #3 Black Diamond Racing Cones beneath the DAC with little perceptible results. I bought a BrightStar Little Rock [approx. 8" x 12"] to try out on top of some of my gear. It se... | |
| Bel Canto 1.1 - Convince Me. Dekay and Megasam, thanks for steering me in the direction of the DAC 1.1 in my quest for finding audio nirvana on a budget.As this newbie is finding out, many variables contribute to the overall character of the sound in ones system. Along with t... | |
| Best CD Transport in 1K Ball Park Subaruguru, it sounds like your local dealers might be trying to get you to buy what they're selling. But I guess the worse you could do is to audition those pieces just for the heck of it. | |
| Best CD Transport in 1K Ball Park Sean and Glreno, I'm glad that you feel so highly about the Theta Pearl as I am currently in the process of buying a used one here on Audiogon. It'll be mated to my Bel Canto DAC 1.1, Sim Audio Moon I-5 and ProAc Tablette 50 Signatures. I'm excite... | |
| Best CD Transport in 1K Ball Park Some transports you might consider buying used are the Theta Pearl and Theta Data Basic I and II. The Theta Data Basics use the discontinued Phillips CDM-9 mechanism, so if you ever need to have it serviced it might be a problem. On the other hand... | |
| Cardas Caps Worthwhile? Installing these was one of the first tweaks I tried along with isolation and power conditioning. Not to mention the interconnect and speaker cable changes I've gone through. Possibly 10 to 20 upgrades in the last two months. And you know what? Th... | |
| System sounds different, depending... Well for starters.Yes Sugarbrie, I live in California. Los Angeles of all places! Arrggh!!!Tail & Mane you say Dekay? I don't use that, but I am low on the head suds. Off to the bootie saloon. :)Sean, good idea. I think I'll have my girlfriend... | |
| Ok, Here s the list of speaker cables.. As Snowball says, definitely look into the Oval 12s. If they turn out to be better or at least close to the Oval 9s in your system, you'll save a good chunk of change. | |
| Ok, Here s the list of speaker cables.. I should clarify. If you consider the APs, you can find them within your budget USED. If you want to buy them brand new, try contacting Audiogon member Disco. He's a great guy and he has a cable burn-in service if you want to cut down the amount o... | |
| Ok, Here s the list of speaker cables.. My experiences are along the lines of Goliverjr's. I had a single run pair of Analysis Plus Oval 9s, and they sounded much fuller and more musical than a biwired set of DH Labs Silversonic T-14s in my setup. By no means bass shy. They killed the T... |