hifiman5
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| Isolation footers for amps Herbies's Tall Stiff Tenderfeet. Very neutral effect across the frequency spectrum. Softer footers sucked the life out of bass impact. Ugh. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Pink Martini at the Keswick Theater - second time seeing them there. Good show but the pianist (band leader) was sick which did effect the vitality of the performance. Saw them this past December. Would definitely see them again! | |
| John Atkinson's thoughts on the New Vandersteen System Nine from LA Show ALERT! I am a Vandersteen owner. I'd like to humor myself with the notion that I can get over my "fanboy" status and attempt objectivity. I've had the pleasure of listening through various brands of fine transducers and regard them accordingly.... | |
| Why demagnitize an optical reader? It has also been asserted that the inks used the non-read side of a digital disc have magnetic properties that can have a negative effect on the sound of a played disc. | |
| When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade? @jond "patience is a virtue" 7-10 weeks? You sir, must be virtuous indeed! | |
| Best interconnect burn-in method @dynaquest4 "Burn in" defies chemistry and physics. How so? | |
| Speaker Cable Suggestions +1 for stringreen and milpai! You can get two 8 foot pairs of Double Shotguns from Clear Day for $900. You can audition them for a month and if not satisfied back they go for a full refund.It can't hurt to call Paul Laudati, the proprietor and t... | |
| Best interconnect burn-in method What if God set up the evolutionary process? Since by nature God is metaphysical we have transcended the mere physicality of the evolutionary process. | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade ekimg The Treos are only 85 db efficiency. I have no knowledge about your particular tube amp but even 22 TUBE watts sound a bit lean for the Treos. Perhaps you could take your amp to the dealer to find out? | |
| Cryogenic treatment of tubes? Anyone with experience positive or negative? George,Thanks for sharing the engineer's perspective! Until proven otherwise through I'm sticking' with what's workin'. | |
| Initial impressions of my new Vandersteen Quatro's in Audi Havana Black @ctsooner +1 I had the 3A Signatures for many years and found them very good on symphonic music which makes up a decent amount of my listening. Set-up is crucial. Once you find the right location in your room with the proper tilt-back you will... | |
| Cryogenic treatment of tubes? Anyone with experience positive or negative? @georgehifi My experience with the tubes mentioned above is just the opposite of what you posit. I've had replacement tubes waiting in the wings for some time, expecting that my tubes would be getting noisy by now and would need to be replaced. ... | |
| Cryogenic treatment of tubes? Anyone with experience positive or negative? Not wanting to be the contrarian here but I have had very good results with Gold Lion 12 AU7s from Cryoset. The pair in my linestage just stay quiet! I have two more of the same in boxes in the stereo room closet waiting... | |
| Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ? @kosst_amojanReligion plays no role in my preference for decoupling. It works in my environment and experience. I adhere to no dogma about it, I just think it is something people should experiment with and let their ears be the judge. My guess is ... | |
| VANDERSTEEN 2 owners can get $500 for trade in My guess is that RV is assuming visiting a dealer with the trade-in. That is more or less realistic depending on your geographic location. UPS would probably cost about 1/5th of the trade-in! |