honest1
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| Are Speaker Cables Longer than 6 FT. Superior? If you can use balanced interconnects, it's prob'ly better to go long IC short SC. | |
| Classe Model 30 Not sure about the 30, but I think it's the same as a CP-35 w/ a phono stage? I have a CP-35, but haven't used it much in a few years as I've been running a Wadia direct. When I bought it, it was the best preamp I auditioned at or under its price.... | |
| Why Lots of Current Music Sounds Miserable... Regarding bass boost, it seems like there was a time in the 70s / 80s where the opposite was occurring - thinned out bass, I'm guessing to help improve clarity on boomy speakers of the time (before "perfedct sound forever", too). Specific examples... | |
| "Giant Killer" The things legends are made of. Pass Labs Aleph 3, Spica TC-50 and Angelus | |
| Now what Audio Physic Virgo II. Great texture, detail, warm midbass also with a great deal of detail. There aren't many speakers I cna think of that can provide the tremendous detail and clarity through the midbass that these do, yet not sound lean. They d... | |
| Sonus Faber vrs Magnepan I had a pair of Magnepan 1.6 QRs on home demo. There were many things I liked about them, but they just would not work in my room. I ended up with a pair of Talon Audio Hawks, which sound very similar to the Magnepans (IMHO). I even had them in th... | |
| Are Classe Amps Good for B&W? I remember Classe amps as beinjg a bit bright (mid90s), although I haven't listened to any in a while. A local dealer says they have changed there house sound in the past few years to be warmer, so it may depend on what year you're looking at. Not... | |
| Why am I experiencing listener's fatigue? You are probably midranging yourself to death. B&W, tube equipment, Cardas all have reputations for great midrange, but a bit laid-back sounding. You might need more excitement at the frequency extremes. If your rolling off the ends, you might... | |
| JJ243 Pre-Amp - impressions please I've not heard the pre, but have an 828 which I enjoy wery much. Very good detailing, powerful. Not tubby or ARTIFICIALLY rich in harmonics (distortion). Presentation is strong in the upper midrange. Other units that sounded similar (although not ... | |
| biggest difference...speaker cable or IC's? A lot depends on which is longer. In my experience, where I have long speaker cables (25') and short ICs, the speaker cable has made bigger differences. Also, the purpose of balanced ICs is to cancel out the effect of the cable, so the balanced IC... | |
| Unintended lyrics Yes, Boa, I think it was Nirvana. It was definitely one of the Seattle / Grunge type bands.Revved up like a deuce! That actually makes sense! All these years I thought it was "wrecked up like a douche".How about the Beatles' Baby you're a Rich Man... | |
| Unintended lyrics If not "...a douch another runner in...", what is it? I've been puzzling over this since I first heard Manfred Mann's version 28 years ago. Does anyone know?How about "We're just stupid entertainers" rather than "We're just stupid. Entertain us." ... | |
| Turntable height Nottingham SpaceDeck and Arm, of course! | |
| Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim) Dislike, USA | |
| System Components are Warm but Synergy is Bright? Could be the Plinius. I had auditioned a plinius integrated (don't remember which one), and found it very bright in the treble, (not the upper mids) with Quads. The dealer called the Plinius "sparkly". |