hifiman5
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| Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday! The "yankee"? He must be from the Bronx.😝 | |
| Tekton Double Impact vs. Vandersteen 2ce sig II I have had Vandersteen's for over 30 years, starting with the original 2C, working through the model 3s and now the Treo CT. The only model that was at all grating was the original model 3 as the new metal dome tweeter was too hot. Richard V. to... | |
| Tekton Double Impact vs. Vandersteen 2ce sig II OP - My Vandersteen journey began with the original 2C and just as you stated it is very musical. If you like the Vandersteen sound I would recommend you stay the course and upgrade to the 2Ce Sig II. New if possible as Richard V. continually up... | |
| Audioquest Red River vs. Big Sur interconnects I have owned many of the different generations of AQ interconnects over the last few decades. The two big qualities are the conductor quality and dielectric type. Go for PSC+ over PSC. The difference is clarity and smoothness of texture. If at all... | |
| Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday! @clearthink "3" has got to be your favorite number!🧐😛😁 Yes, 3 emojis in your honor. | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat I almost forgot.. The mini Mats are coming soon. That will help more folks to give electrical optimization a try. Nice.😀 | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat Thanks to all of you who were early adopters of the Omega E Mats. I read all of your postings here and over time the consistency of the comments began to convince me of the Mat's efficacy. I was very skeptical of the Mat early on as I could not ... | |
| Hi Fi Tuning Supreme fuse-Burn In? It's unfortunate that Hifituning discontinued the Silver Star fuses. It was the real champ in their line. From speaking with others who have experience with the Supremes, they will leave you wanting compared to the discontinued silvers. I was f... | |
| Accuracy vs. Enjoyment @rvpiano +1 for jafant You really can assemble a system which is accurate and musically pleasing even with imperfect media. The very quest you ask about is what for many of its is the driving force in assembling our gear and massaging that ge... | |
| I need your help. I have an ARC Ref 3, ARC 110, Vandersteen 5As, but no turntable. Don't deny yourself the beautiful sonics available from great LPs on a well set up rig. You mentioned earlier that you would have a local expert set up the table. Absolutely!! Much more important than the analog gear you buy is the expert set u... | |
| RCA 1 Meter Interconnect Analysis Plus Silver Apex vs Cardas Clear vs @jlaz Congrats on the new cables. Have they had time to sufficiently burn-in yet? 200 hours or so?I went from very heavy gauge high quality copper cables to all silver ones when I got my new speakers as the sound with the huge copper cables was... | |
| Improving sound of Marantz SA-8260 SACD PLAYER @roberjerman Does the law of diminishing returns kick in at some point? Of course! The issue of how much money to spend on your rig is a personal one. We all justify different expenditures in different ways. Depending on the state of your system, ... | |
| AC Regenerator @souljacker +1 | |
| To power condition or not Whatever way you choose to go, get a couple Perfect Path Technologies E Mats to put on the inside of your electrical service door. They will improve the sound of everything in your audio system as well as your video and all things electrical in y... | |
| Improving sound of Marantz SA-8260 SACD PLAYER @roberjerman Tough time in the Market lately? 😬 It may be a coincidence but I just read on another thread here, your decrying of investing in a phono stage. Sometimes we really do get what we are willing to pay for! 😀 |