immatthewj
Responses from immatthewj
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) Backing off the gain knobs gradually until it sounds best (listen carefully) and you are good to go. @avanti1960 I am actually going to try this. With your L and R ’input level’ knobs backed off to where you feel is optimal, where is your ’list... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @xcool the confusion is not your fault. I just would have thought that for a job parts + whatever the hourly rate for labor is would have covered a job. I may be out of touch on that as I really try to farm as little as possible out. Like for The ... | |
| High quality CDs @old_ears and @secretguy I don’t have a $hit load of Chesky discs (as opposed to MFSL & DCC of which I do own a $hit-load of), but I can think of a couple that I own that sound quite nice: Rebecca Pigeon/The Raven and I have a Sarah K C... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @xcool thanks for the info on that. Could you clarify It costs $140 plus parts and labor. I assume that is a typo, but maybe not? $140 + shipping maybe? Anyway, have you been able to just fine tune with the big knob to find your "sweet spot"... | |
| CD Tweaks: An Update @roxy54 I agree with you, and I am staying clear of this tweak. (Although, haha, back in the day, I had no problem using the green pen on every single CD I owned at the time.) And I also don't think that washing a CD with a mild soap should le... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) Wow, thanks for all the input, everybody! I need to sit back & digest it. @harpo75 I actually did get this unit with The Ultimate Upgrade installed. As far as the two balance controls, I have kept them maxed out for normal listening and ... | |
| CD Tweaks: An Update I think I remember reading in the literature that came with one of the SACDs that I bought NOT to use cleaners to clean it (and for the life of me I cannot remember if they specified any certain type of cleaner). If one of my red books starts hicc... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) Thank you again to all that have offered me input on this. @twoleftears for the moment I will single out your reply as I can answer these questions with concrete answers: There are two issues here, does the volume pot have an optimal operation... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @avanti1960 again, I want to stress that I am not disagreeing or seeking an argument. Only seeking clarification on this subject. So if I use the left & right "input level" pots to control my volume, is that a better thing than using the b... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) Thank you all for taking the time to respond & to educate me. (And OOPS! I was wrong about the price of the Rothwells--$109 = about $10 shipping.) | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @voodoolounge this is strictly a question, not a question looking for an argument. Why is a lot of gain necessarily bad? Does having more "real estate" (as I have hear it referred to) to utilize on the volume knob improve the sonic quality? | |
| Wine, audio, and music. How many of us Aphiles enjoy wine when listening to music? LOL! @viridian as long as it takes the edge off! | |
| High quality CDs And once more (because my brain is working slow this afternoon) referring to what @stuartk typed: yes: definitely do a search on Music Direct’s site. Just type in SACD for your search engine and start scrolling through the pages. I have done that ... | |
| High quality CDs @rman9 what @stuartk said related to the MFSL hybrid SACDs. I actually started listening to them (the red book layer) before I bought my SACD player, and some of them just blew me away due to the sonic quality (not just because I like the ... | |
| Wine, audio, and music. How many of us Aphiles enjoy wine when listening to music? Yes, while listening to the complete Panera catalog I often need a few glasses of wine to take the edge off of the meth. LOL! @viridian how does that work out for you? |