gundam91
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| Usher CP-8571 II - Long term opinions? What I was trying to illustrate was that how a system sounds is a combination of every component in a system not just the speakers themselves. If a pair of speakers sound the same no matter what you throw in front of it (a portable CD player vs. $... | |
| Which Headphone Amp in the $500 - $800 range When you visit Head-Fi.org, take a look at the review I wrote on Consonance Cyber 20. The review is a few years old. I've not actively looked into the headphone scene for the past two years so things may have changed quite a bit.I had started out ... | |
| Usher CP-8571 II - Long term opinions? Audphile1,Did you audition them with familiar gear? Or are your impressions more suited toward the entire system that you had auditioned?I had heard the original 8571 and 8871 about 5 years ago in the Stereophile Show San Francisco. I was really i... | |
| Babies and Speakers Every baby will be different. I was in your shoe about 4 years ago. We live in the Silicon Valley, so houses are fairly small in comparison. We kept our main system in the living room, while I converted our guest room into the baby's room. And wit... | |
| Taiwan Audio Association Hi-End Hi-Fi 2008 Spoolyt, are you living in Taiwan? That looks like a great show. If I'm not mistaken, this show is hosted as part of the high-end consumer product show? Or is this a show dedicated only to high-end Audio? I believe the Hong Kong show is hosted dur... | |
| Low Hours Phono Cartridges? Well, I have my current cartridge for a little over 3 years. It didn't get mounted until 6 months after I bought it. I was too busy with work and other priorities, and my backup cart was mounted already. So I let it sit on the sideline. After it w... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Three.First one was brought back from the U.S. by my grandfather when I was a kid living in Asia. It was the little plastic box with these little plastic discs that plays music. :-)Second one was a Technic I bought right after high school. CDs wer... | |
| Looking 4 a high quality phono line stage $5k-$8k My vote goes to Einstein "The Turntable's Choice" phonostage. My wealthier (or crazier) audiophile friends have played with IO, Rhea, ARC PH7, ASR Basis Exclusive, ART Audio Reference. We had in term listened to all of the above in various systems... | |
| Your Second System My second system started out as a collection of "leftovers" afer I upgrades components in the main system. It got to a point where the system actually had a sound signature of its own that's very different than my primary system.The primary system... | |
| LP shipping That's why I refrain from buying LPs online during the summer months. ;-PFrankC | |
| upgrade from Sonic Frontiers Line 1 to 3 SE+ ? Contact PartsConnexion up in Canada. The name escapes me at the moment. But he used to own and run Sonic Frontiers. He still offer services and upgrades for SF gears. He should be able to provide you with an answer.FrankC | |
| Where to send Antique Sound Lab amps for service? Is it still under warranty? If not, try to find a local audio tech. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, I would recommend Nick Gowan of True Sound in Campbell.www.tsound.com408-370-7578FrankC | |
| Help in reassembling SME Series V tonearm Rickwick,Send me an e-mail. I'll snap some pictures of my SME V on Michell Orbe SE and forward them to you.FrankC | |
| Opinions on Magico V3's? Our local audiophile group had an opportunity last winter to audition this and the Mini. Many of us had posted our impressions in this thread.http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=speakers&m=261641FrankC | |
| Verity Dpang233,I am using 3 BDR Mk 4 cones under each speaker. They won't fit into the screw-rod. So, they are just sitting under neath the speakers. I just went to the hardware store and bought these metal screw covers for the screw-rods, so they won't... |