hi5harry
Responses from hi5harry
| Vandersteen 5A dynamics and bass response. A couple things. That room of your's is HUGE! I have always been blown away how large the Vandersteen's can be with a nice power amp( like yours). If you listen nearfield, you might make it work. I would want to " try before you buy" with a local ... | |
| Ribbon tweeters...out of favor these days? I am using the Raal 140-15 amorphous core tweeters in my Von Schweikert VR 8's. I love that tweeter! | |
| Anticables, Morrow Cables SP1 or PNF Cables Another vote for Morrow Audio. I have both the 3's and 4's ( speaker cable) and they are both a HUGE value. Mike is also a bigtime audiophile and has helped me with some projects along the way. | |
| Pioneer CS-99a Speakers I have had them and loved them. They would have to be pretty old at this point so look at the driver surrounds very close. A nice find for a second system! | |
| Who gets your system and music after you are gone? Two or three generations from now, my power cords will be fully broken in! | |
| should speakers be coupled or decoupled? I completely stumbled upon this. I my second system which is in my gym I have rubber floors over slab. When I placed my speakers on the spikes, the spikes went thru the rubber mat and touch the cement pad below. I think the 3/4 inch rubber floor r... | |
| Preamp suggestions $200 - $400 range A used Perreaux SM2 | |
| Would you pay to audition speakers I might " rent to own" a pair of speakers for $300 a month to see if they work out long term (and with different electronics). Just a thought. | |
| The ole fan trick. I use the clothes dryer with the adapter. It works great! | |
| The little guys? Zu cable and Ridge Street Audio are great choices. I really want to add Morrow speaker cables to your list. I bought some sp3 speaker cables and am blown away by the sound ( or lack of it. | |
| pc to dac? I think the Empirical off ramp turbo is the best way to extract data from the computer. That way you can get any dac you want. Look for a dac with 3-4 inputs. I run my computer audio, my dvd, and my transport thru the dac and it works great for mu... | |
| Can digitizing vinyl match CD? I have been recording some of my vinyl on to my hard drive at 24/96. I find it sounds better than cd quality, but not as good as vinyl. The best ( and unexpected ) part for me is I still get to hear what different cartridges and phono preamps soun... | |
| Mitch Mitchell RIP Wow, I saw him a couple weeks ago in San Francisco ( Hendrix Experience) and he seemed to be having a great time. R.i.p. Mitch, and thanks for the memories. | |
| Furutech IEC inlet upgrade I am slowly changing some of my iec's to Furutech FL 09 iec's. It is physically larger than stock iec'c, so it requires a little work but it does not require soldering. I hear a little more air , better dynamics, and blacker background. Not a huge... | |
| Spectron MIII MKII after market tweeks ? The two best tweeks I have found are Isoclean fuses (instead of HiFi fuses) and Fusion Audio Enchanter power cords. I do use Remote Sense cables but have not compared them to any of the high end speaker cables. |