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| Michell Gyro SE upgrade to Orbe clamp? I have the Orbe SE. Put some of that bluetak putty on the underside of the clamp. (I used the cheap white stuff from Walmart stationary section. $1 for a big blob) It will help dampen some of the vibration. Make sure you don't fill too much of it ... | |
| Pass Labs Aleph Question - balanced vs unbalanced? If you use RCA (single-ended) interconnects, make sure you keep the jumper pins to connect #1 and #3 on both XLR connections. Otherwise, you will loose some dB when using single-ended cable.You brought up an interesting point regarding terminology... | |
| What Happened to Thiel? I heard the 3.7 again at the RMAF this year. The system sounded a whole lot better than when I heard them at the Stereophile show in L.A. in June of 2006. But, I am sorry, they still look awefully ugly.I spoke with the Thiel rep a little bit. They... | |
| Question on Benz Trade-Ins Oz, which Shelter did you use? I have a Benz M2. It was recommended by the dealer when I bought my Michell Orbe SE & SME V. I later bought a Shelter 901. Liked it a lot better. When my son was born three years ago, I sold the 901 because I jus... | |
| Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones Be patient and check out Head-Fi.org's for sale page. They show up from time to time. Some one had also recommended Stefan Audio cables. But I have not yet heard them myself. Read before you buy. One of the things people complain about the Zu cabl... | |
| Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones I had tried several aftermarket cables with both of my Senn headphones. The one I could not stand was the Silver Dragon. It was way too bright. The Zu is not as bright, and the Cardas has that warmth similar to the Golden Reference.I have both the... | |
| Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones I lurked into Headphone land about 4 years ago right before my son was born, thinking that I would probably not be able to do much listening to my main system at full level after he was born. (As I do a lot of late night listening.)I diligently pa... | |
| Gingko Scoutmaster Plinth Dust Cover I would suggest doing some measurements while you have the ring and weight in place and go to your local TAP Plastic and have them make you a custom fit cover. It will also most likely cost less as well.FrankC | |
| Cary amp fuse blowing 1 advice 2 Bay Area fix? If all fails, try Nick Gowan in Campbell. His contact info:408-370-7578gowan@tsound.comwww.tsound.comHighly recommended by many of the local audiophiles. Super nice guy and his price is very reasonable as well. But he's just way too busy.....FrankC | |
| Pioneer EX Speakers I was really interested in the EX-1s. I believe they retail at about $7k here in the U.S. the last time I checked. They did not sound too impressive a few years back at the Stereophile show in L.A. They were driven by all Bel Canto electronics. Af... | |
| Connecting a Step Up Transformer Thanks for all the input. I will experiement with the volume and gain settings.FrankC | |
| Solid State Phono Preamp. My vote would go to Einstein. Einstein is a complete opposite of ASR in terms of design. It's lightweight and looks like one of the Music Fidelity X-cans, in terms of shape and size. But it can go head to head against the ASR, which is a two box d... | |
| Connecting a Step Up Transformer ARC LS-25 allows you to select output for each of the sources at 12dB, 18dB, or 24dB. The CD source is set at 18 dB gain at the preamp, and I only need to turn the volume to about 9 to 10 o'clock position to get the same volume. (As compared to vi... | |
| Has anyone updated Senn HD650 cable? Check over at www.head-fi.org. Lots of information on which aftermarket cables to try. I have both the HD600 and HD650. I tried several cables, but not all. I've found the Cardas has better synergy with HD600, and the Zu Mobius work better with HD... | |
| RMAF: My favorites, so-so's, and disappointments The MBL room sounded impressive, especially with large scale music. But when playing small classical ensembles, jazz trios, and solo vocals, they all sounded way bigger than life. Maybe they just need to turn the volume down a little bit?It was en... |