hifiman5
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| When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade? Bought one 1 meter AQ Colorado RCA interconnect and two .5 meter ones on the Music Direct half price sale. This is the third day of around the clock break-in, much of it with Purist Audio Designs System Enhancer Disc and I have never had a cleare... | |
| PS Audio BHK Signature Preamplifier owners here? Please post your thoughts .... Suggest you go to the following link. Audio Aficionado has a whole section dedicated to PS Audio.Hope this helps.http://www.audioaficionado.org/ps-audio/ | |
| Bill Chinook / Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA" invalidates any discussion of Springsteen. Too bad, I saw him at college when he was playing with a brass band. So many good songs starting with Asbury Park and then he had to go write his song of loathing for the country that ... | |
| Recommendation for Improvement over McCormack DNA-225 @audio717 Thanks for the info. I'll look into it. | |
| Looking for SACD player............ @tpreaves You are looking at the Marantz SA 8005? I have had mine since they first came out (I pre-ordered). Every parameter of performance is met to a very high degree well beyond what you will pay for it. It appreciates clean power and high ... | |
| AQ Speaker Cables: Gibraltar vs. Mont Blanc? @gshepardbuster Just curious about the move from Oak to Wildwood. What was it about the Oaks in your system that motivated the change?Congrats. for having such fine cables! | |
| AQ Speaker Cables: Gibraltar vs. Mont Blanc? I am still using pre-DBS Audioquest Volcanos on the mid-treble of my Vandersteen Treo CT and AQ Caldera for the bass run. Same exact geometry. Volcano is all PSC+ copper and Caldera is a hybrid of regular PSC and PSC+. As of tomorrow, I will be... | |
| Why the lack of Virtual System postings? @lancelock Thanks for posting your system. I enjoyed looking at your room and gear. Now I can keep your personal preferences in mind as I read your future posts! Lots of glowing valves. Bet its cozy in there on a cold winters night. | |
| Why the lack of Virtual System postings? +1 sbank! | |
| Snake oil and tweaks that work! The following tweaks work for me in my system:1) Clean all system contacts every 6 months.2) Herbie Audio Labs Tenderfeet under components, tube dampers, interconnect dampers, Super Black Hole CD mat, Grungebuster LP mat.3) Mass damping top of ... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV12 AL @orpheus10 I have experience with Musical Design and agree that you might visit them, especially if they are in close proximity. But first...finding that PV-12. | |
| Why the lack of Virtual System postings? @halcro WOW! Your system pics are overwhelming. What do you do with all of those cartridges?? Hey...don't take this as slam in any way, I just find all of that gear remarkable. When I read your original post, my first thought was Who is going t... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @ig316b I just looked at your virtual system. You have a very well thought-out rig with high quality gear. Seeing your system, if you do decide to move to the Treo CT, with Three! 2wq in your expansive space, you will be able to realize the high... | |
| Marantz SA 8005 break in I preordered my SA-8005 so I have had it in my system since its release. One of the reasons I bought the layer was the Marantz reputation for "musical" components. Read... smooth treble, soundstage at speaker plane and behind with great detail, ... | |
| Finally stepping into the hobby after 30 years of watching from the sidelines @cottguy Well, if nothing else you have discovered that audiophiles these days are passionate about our hobby and take the advice we give here seriously. In the ever increasingly important internet marketplace, user reviews can be very helpful. Co... |