hshapiro
Responses from hshapiro
| Audio Physic Virgo Owners...... Correction. That's a Spectral DMC-20 preamplifier. | |
| Audio Physic Virgo Owners...... I couldn't disagree more with Tbird. I am currently auditioning a pair of Virgo II's and find them very musical, as well as being versatile with different styles of music. I have them mated with a pair of BEL 1001 amps running in monoblock, a Spec... | |
| Amp for Eidolon again Bobbob, I have heard a pair of Eidolons being driven by the BEL 1001's, Spectral 360's, and the Classe CAM 350's at my dealer. Of the three, the Spectrals were probably the best, with the BEL's running a close second. However, the CAM 350's sounde... | |
| Equipment Break-in: Fact or Fiction I admit to having heard the effects of break-in on various pieces of audio equipment. I'll grant that some components seem to require little break-in while others need quite a bit more.One of the better descriptions of what constitutes break-in of... | |
| Anything that is like Norah Jones? Start with Eva's "Live at Blues Alley." Just incredible soul to her singing. | |
| My EMC-1 24 192 experience Claud,You only need enough space above the EMC-1 so that your hand can slide the cd drawer back. Four inches of space above my EMC-1 MKII works fine for me.Incidentally, does anyone know why in balanced mode, my EMC-1, in conjunction with my Spect... | |
| Hubbel v Virtual Dynamics v FIM v Purist v Jena The one advantage that the Virtual Dynamics receptacles have over the others is that, not only are they cryogenically treated, but they are protected from oxidation with their ProTecX chemical treatment. I have purchased four of them and am very s... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite said:In order to explain I have to first say that I tried countless cables in my system before settling on Audio Note Kondo KSL-LP (which is the newer doubled version of the old Kondo AN-Vz between my source and my preamp), NBS Statement be... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite said:On the lower end - lower rez cables will make harsh sounding systems sound better - easier on the ears - and high rez cables make muddy systems sound more transparent.I would say the high rez cables I have heard in lower end systems cr... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite- I don't have much time, as I'm off to see a client. I too am sorry if I sounded like I was from the typical objectivist, accuracy is everything crowd. I can get carried away with logic, sometimes.It does all come down to personal preferenc... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite said:Hshapiro - for a guy with Spectral gear and who has been "required" to use MIT cables for a long time... until you risked using VD.... You sure seem convinced that you know a lot about cables.Having only two cables in your system, how ... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite, at issue has been whether or not a good cable can make an otherwise flawed system sound good. I think itÂ’s fair to state that each is an important component in the entire audio chain.Bwhite wrote:So... then please explain how inserting a g... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck We seem to be arguing semantics in many areas. In other areas, we are in complete disagreement. One has to make the assumption that their basic system is already good, in order to assess whether a cable sounds good. I would not be persuaded that a... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite - I agree with some of your points. However, I take issue with a few of your observations.Bwhite wrote:"I used a $300 cable vs. a $300 component as a comparison and it seems you agree that a $300 component wouldn't revolutionize a system li... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite, whatever component, including cables, that gets out of the way of the original musical performance through reduced distortion of the signal can offer the "biggest bang for the buck." If, for instance, your electronic components which cost ... |