hifiman5
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| Who are your three favorite female singers? Purest voice -Eva CassidyMost vocally creative - Patricia BarberMost vocally original (with a great backstory) - Melody Gardot | |
| Denon dcd 110 or Marantz saki Ruby? I have the Ruby as well and SACD's sound great but the really cool aspect of this player is that CD's sound better than I have ever heard them before. There is a "solidity" and dynamic swing to the sound of music through this player. This is Ken I... | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? Easily the Clear Day Audio double shotgun speaker cables. Rest In Peace Paul.They are fantastic in my system. | |
| Outstanding service from MusicDirect in the USA and Avid Hifi in the UK, read on please! Years ago I enjoyed dropping by the local stereo shops to listen to music through new and different products. Over the years, all of those stores have disappeared. Reading professional reviews as well as those of amateur users are now what I have ... | |
| What do I do with this system? You are right about technology! Considering that fact you may want to focus on a new disc spinner. It is amazing how far CD/SACD reproduction has come. | |
| Component upgrade path As happy as I am with my system as it now stands, if I were to do it all over one change would be a top notch integrated amp rather than separates. There are so many great integrateds! You need one less interconnect and after looking at your spe... | |
| Soundproofing micthurst Do you have a high basement unfinished ceiling at present? When we had our house built I knew I wanted a basement listening room so I had the builder put in an extra course of concrete block to allow for a reasonable height for my liste... | |
| CJ PV10AR upgrade? jkf011 Obviously cj can perform a cap upgrade and perhaps they should. First off, they should be able to tell you what you will hear with their upgrade!Before you settle on cj, I would urge you to check out RHB Dezigns. Bob Backert and his son hav... | |
| Upgrading Speaker Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse or Transparent Audio Ultra? @b4icu You may have misinterpreted my intent. I am not questioning your hearing acuity. I am wondering if you would allow yourself to hear differences that do not align with your rather narrow construct based on your education. Thanks for shar... | |
| Upgrading Speaker Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse or Transparent Audio Ultra? @dweller Thanks. | |
| Upgrading Speaker Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse or Transparent Audio Ultra? @auxinput "It is largely system dependent, but they all add a level of brightness and sterileness." Might the more appropriate adjectives be detail and openness?An example of this is my SACD player's owner's manual. The manual that accompanies ... | |
| Upgrading Speaker Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse or Transparent Audio Ultra? @b4icu "Purity: Did you know, that the copper wire industry STD. for copper purity for electric use, is 99.98%. That’s the worst!All purity you may add (none was proven beyond the claim it is!) can improve that by 0.02%.There is no way that would ... | |
| Upgrading Speaker Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse or Transparent Audio Ultra? @auxinput You've posted here enough to realize what a canard the old silver is bright line is eh?@b4icu Of course, size is not all that matters with cables. Purity of conductors, nature of dielectric, cable geometry, connector quality all matte... | |
| PS Audio BHK lacking.. If the sound doesn't change for the better you should call PS Audio and see how they suggest you proceed. | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Clark Terry: Portraits SACD Carrie Newcomer: The Slender Thread SACD on Stockfisch Katherine Bryan: Flute concertos on Linn Records |