hartwerger
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| Best ICE-powered amps ? I'm using the Ice H2O to drive my Maggie 3.6s with satisfying results. With a high damping factor, it controls the panels, particularly the bass very well. As with many digital amps, the clarity and detail is amazing. The H2O replaced a pair of Ro... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 CDP -bass problem From my observations, the A5 is a tonally neutral and well balanced player. It presents the entire frequency spectrum in a clean and precise manner. I find the bass to be well defined and tight, but not emphasised in a way that would please listen... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 CD-Player Powercord proposal For power cords, I have tried a Harmonic Tech Pro AC-11, a VH Audio Flavor 2 (yeah, I know its not recommended for digital), and a Van DenHul Mainstream Hybrid. The Van denHul was the best of the lot, but still not quite satisfying. As an experime... | |
| I saw Pearl Jam last night... Hey Jackaroe: I thought Sinead was booed because she ripped up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live some weeks before. Never heard the story about the flag. Was the flag incident well publicized? I don't remember hearing about it, but mayb... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Just saw this thread. Amazing that it is so long. Nice to see the liquor industry is doing well, even if the high end industry is not.Mostly, I'm wondering if Coffeey ever found his lighter. | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? The Kid (Chris): you said you were blown away by what it did to your system. What exactly did it do? what sonic impact does it have on your components? I assume you found some real audible changes. What were they? | |
| Magnepan 1.6QR : to bi-wire or not to bi-wire I do not believe that Magnepan are one of those speakers that exhibits any significant benefit from biwiring. I believe I once read that even the Magnepan company makes no endorsement for biwiring. There may be some improvement to be had by mixing... | |
| Best "album" of 2006 Jackie Greene "American Mythic". Lots of catchy hooks. Just got it so I'll have to see how it holds up to repeated listening. | |
| Wanted:Warm, Sweet preamp. The underated and often overlooked Mapletree Audio Ultra 4A. Warm, incredibly musical, and detailed. And, it has a tubed phono stage--all for $700. Don't let the price fool you; it can rival any pre 3x its price range. This review says it all: htt... | |
| Ah Njoe Toeb 4000 vs. Quad 99CDP I cannot comment on the Quad as I have never encountered that player, but I have the Tjoeb and I highly enjoy it. I have the Upsampler with the Tjoeb. Although there are many Tjoeb owners who do not use the Upsampler, in my opinion it is a must wi... | |
| Which Magnepans 3.5 or 1.6? As you can see, there are quite a variety of opinions on this topic; some quite strong opinions. I once owned the 1.6s. A phenomenol speaker for a phenomenol price. You can't go wrong with them and I would recommend them in a heartbeat if the warr... | |
| To Plug Power Amps Direct in to Wall or Not ?? Its a rare occurrence for an amp to get fried from a surge, but it DOES happen. There was a guy who's entire system was fried from a lightning storm when he was not home. In my experience there is no solution other than taking the risk (which, aga... | |
| A new song and a new voice That is nice. Thanks for sharing. I don't know the language, but the song sounded melancholy. Very beautiful country. | |
| Cables for DK to Maggies Many Maggie users have been raving about Paul Speltz's Anit-cables, essentially Magwire, I believe. Those cables are not terribly expensive. I'm even thinking of giving them a listen myself. For my Maggie 3.6s, I have found I prefer the warmth of ... | |
| If $ was no object what speaker would you buy? Magnepan 20.1. But, money would really have to be "no object" as I would need a new and bigger house to put them in. |