hammergjh
Responses from hammergjh
| CD Help I'm thinking it's the amp, too. | |
| CDP Upgrade I'm looking for that analog-like, digititus free sound. But without the hassles of vinyl. Warm and smooth, glare free with silent backrounds and no sibilance. That's why I'm thinking of the Cary players, tube output stages should eliminate these i... | |
| CDP Upgrade Well, I told my wife that the Cary was about $2500, so I guess that's my limit. But I'd prefer to spend less. Used would be okay. | |
| Krell Intergrateds..how come nobody likes em? I have the 400xi driving some B&W's. Tough as nails bass control, extended, transparent highs and somewhat papery mids. Glass like clarity and character, IOW a little cold. That being said, the overall sound is surely recording dependent. It w... | |
| NAD vs Cambridge audio vs Music hall I compared some of the lower end NAD stuff to the Rotel and CA stuff, both integrated amps and CDP's for a system I wanted to get my son for his birthday. I listened extensively to the integrateds, the CA sounded better than the other two brands m... | |
| BEST match for B&W Natilus 802s I paired a set of 804's with the new Krell integrated amp, the KAV-400xi, 200 wpc. Sounded great, even w/ a crappy Sony carousel CDP. Less than 2500 bucks, much cheaper than most of these other fine recommedations. | |
| $2K-$4K Integrated w/ HT Bypass? Mac, question for you, define "more solid sound then Krell". Warmer I can understand, the Krell isn't warm, cold and precise, but not warm. "More solid" sounds like a reference to base response. The Krell has that in spades. | |
| upgrading CD player results You shoulda spent the 3 grand on speakers, not the CDP. You would've seen a big improvement there. | |
| Cambridge Audio Experience? Cheap and good. Better than the Rotel's in the same price range. NAD too. My opinion. | |
| Is Odyssey Power amp Stratos better than Krell? I sold my Stratos and bought the new Krell 400xi integrated amp. I'm not going back. The Odyssey was "fine". Not outstanding in anyway. But it proved to be unstable when pushed. My Krell is a monster, controlled, balanced, detailed and clear. Not ... | |
| $2K-$4K Integrated w/ HT Bypass? Krell KAV-400xi. That'll work. | |
| solid state gear- leave on? My experience leads me to believe that leaving my SS gear on all the time is crucial for best performance. Anecdotal evidence: coming back from a 4 day weekend w/ my gear powered off, it took at least 4 days to sound good again. That convinced me ... | |
| Jolida JD-100A vs. Ah Njoe Tjoeb 4000 The Heart CDP's are supposed to be pretty good. I haven't heard one but I am interested. This link compares the Heart to the Jolida.check this out | |
| Why do mass marketed CD's sound so crappy? Something is going on that I just don't understand. "Stereophile" just listed U2's latest as recording of the month and gave the sonics 4 stars??? WTF's up with that? | |
| Do Any High End Speakers Boogie/Rock? BW 804 Blues A good buddy of mine has a pair of 804's. He's powering them w/ a cheap Denon receiver until he decides on an amp and preamp combo. I brought my Krell KAV-400xi integrated over and we rocked the house down! Pissed off the wives something fierce. T... |