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| What's your favorite Audiophile label, and why? I'm not a big Steve Hoffman fan--I've met him several times at shows, and he's struck me as very arrogant--but I do like a lot of DCC's efforts. I listen mainly to rock and blues, and DCC, along with Mobile Fidelity, offered more of what I liked t... | |
| Walker Audio high def links? I had both the Hi-Def links and Ultimate Hi-Def links, and while they both worked very well to my ears, I recently discovered Argent Audio BOBs, which, to my ears at least, add a little more realism and detail to the sound than the Walkers. And th... | |
| Fats Domino missing Just heard about this. Hope he's OK. But his status should certainly be no greater than that of anyone else who had to endure Katrina. He's a legend, certainly, but there are a lot of other innocent folk who are either dead, missing, or homeless, ... | |
| Acrolink in-wall cabling? Alan:I appreciate your enthusiasm for the Acrolink wiring. On paper, it looks like very nice stuff. I actually just spoke to someone who uses the Acrolink in-wall cable, and he said that the improvement in performance was minimal at best over 10-g... | |
| Acrolink in-wall cabling? In my experience, all you need is 10-gauge solid-core Romex. That's what I and many of my audiophile friends use, and it works perfectly. Some people whose opinions I trust implicitly have tried experimenting with "boutique" in-wall cables like Vi... | |
| Isolate Power supply CAT SL1 If you have the money, try a Silent Running Audio isolation base. They make several different levels--the Ohio Class XL+ being the best and most costly--but all of them, IMHO, are the best isolation devices available at their respective price poin... | |
| New Shelby Lynne "Suit Yourself" is a terrific album. I picked it up on a lark and was really shocked at how good it was. Very loose, warm vibe. Great recording quality. too. IMO, easily the best album of her career. Reading the liner notes, I noticed that Benmont... | |
| Von Schweikert DB99 or Vandersteen 5A ?? I've heard the '99s extensively and used to own the Vandy 5s (not the 5As--though I've heard those too). In my experience, the 99 is going to give you a more detailed, dynamic sound, while the Vandy is going to be a little more lush and forgiving-... | |
| Von Schweikert synergy For my VR-9s, the DarTZeel NH-108s are an absolutely magical match. I've never heard music reproduced as cleanly, transparently, and (most important) musically. The amps are only 100 wpc, but they have NO problem driving the 96-dB VR-9s to ear-spl... | |
| Best HOME system you've ever heard I agree that the system-room interaction is exceedingly important--perhaps THE most important factor in assembling a true reference system. I have a basement listening area that I thought was going to give me boatloads of acoustic problems, but af... | |
| Suggestions for upgrading audioquest interconnects Leatherneck:I have to agree with Teajay. I've never been a fan of AQ cables, either. You might want to give a call to the Cable Company. They have a huge inventory of all kinds of cables, and loan them out for 30-day auditions. Like TeaJay said, t... | |
| amp transformer hum through speakers ? I'm not sure what causes it--all amplifiers hum (some more than others, of course)--and I think it's inevitable that you hear that through the speakers, especially though more sensitive speakers. I have 96dB effcient speakers with 1,000W built-in ... | |
| The Wall - Live In Berlin LP Question Unfortunately, I can't help with your question, but I did want to comment that I used to own the LP and now have the SACD. Both are very enjoyable, though I agree that the sound quality leaves a bit to be desired. The performance, though, is outst... | |
| Difficult Choice David:I had the full dCS suite alongside the Meitner CDSD/DCC2 combo. The dCS was very, very good overall, providing excellent transparency and detail, but I thought it was a little brittle sounding and lean, and the bass wasn't as resolved as I t... | |
| Difference between Paradigm Studio 40 v. 2 and v.3 This is a bit off-topic, but if you can find a used pair of Active 40s, snag them without hesitation. What a speaker! I've heard better, but you have to spend a lot more to get it. I owned a pair for over two years and was consistently amazed by h... |