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| Lowering the noise floor jc4659, exactly.I think that in many or most cases power cords should be upgraded before interconnects, eventually both, of course. I did it myself, the cost was high, but it was worth it. Besides other things, noise level dropped big, distortion ... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? Anyway, "moral compass" is directly connected to some authority. There is no more authority to which it could be connected. We are lost sheep longing to be found. | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? " moral compass" is an outdated concept. It has never been particularly popular, besides, it can be interpreted very differently. | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? Yes, you do, or you wouldn’t have said it. | |
| Lowering the noise floor Power supply indeed. But also power cords and cables. I think of a power cord as an extension of the power supply. As for the cables, especially interconnect cables, it is quite obvious too. XLR cables have no inherent advantage with short lengths. | |
| Cassette Tape No no no, buy only sealed Maxell XLII S 90 for type II and Maxell MX-S 90 for type IV metal. Get them on ebay from people with excellent feedback. I never had problems with sealed tapes. Look at the pictures, the wrapper should not be warped much ... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Yeah, one could not underestimate the importance of the source.Just a thought, I did not audition these particular models, there are two pairs of Focal Utopia full range speakers on Audiogon. They are above $4k mark but may be worth a look. Utopia... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? Judging by some threads more and more people are buying unheard, including speakers, and often quite expensive stuff, both used and new. No, no abuse by either side. I don't want relations with dealers, all I want is the possibility of one hour un... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? By the way, I would pay them for the audition not because I care about them, which I don't, but because I would want to buy an hour for serious listening without any interference. | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? $5800 sale is next to nothing for Goodwin's High End. $58000 - they might pay attention. Just as in NYC area, Boston area is full of people living in a totally different economic reality than most of us. What are the formal rules, by the way ? Do ... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? I think, the idea of store financing is a good one, especially now. Even if I could pay, say, $16k for a new Gryphon Diablo 300 integrated I very unlikely would want to do it right away. You don't live without savings in this country. Five year fi... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Well, this is an audiophile forum. Anyone with hearing knows the difference between digital and analog. Frankly, the only kind of music that I can listen to in digital is tribal/ambient. I mean, my rig. I listen to whatever I find on youtube with ... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? It seems that we are all quite nice, at least on paper. I really wanted to audition newest Gryphons, without any intention to buy, and was invited by a NJ dealer after I simply asked the American distributor to send me the price list. I didn't go,... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? Never say never but I doubt that I will ever buy any expensive piece new. Good things are too expensive and there is a pretty wide availability of used stuff. Buying used from dealers is an excellent way, if possible. | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? Jim, as I remember, you are going to use digital source and later maybe open reel deck, and that's big maybe.Whatever you do, whatever components and speakers you eventually choose, you will not get great sound. At best you will get a more or less... |