jafreeman
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| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic Finally placed my order for a Total Contact kit. I am stoked for another jump in performance! | |
| High End is Dead? Wondering if high-end audio is doing better with younger people in Europe and Asia than in the US. The market for manufacturers is spread upon the earth--it has to be in a lot of places, if not here in the US. Schubert, I live six blocks from Au... | |
| Dust Cover for Amps Thank you! | |
| I'm not dreaming - these are great CD copies Equalizer settings left on can account for a mysteriously "enhanced" sound. | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Yes, designer fuses are a very effective addition to audiophiles' systems. Yes, I have used three brands and seven levels between them.Designer fuses, particularly the SR brand, have been shown to be effective via hundreds of reports throughout a... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Listening to Al Stewart's "Modern Times", "Time Passages". and "Year of the Cat", all engineered/produced by Alan Parsons. These are all sonic treats on standard CD--lush productions. "Past, Present and Future" is also great for its themes throu... | |
| Do You Care About AESTHETICS? What Are Your Gear/Listening Room Preferences?... The larger Maggies are more imposing than attractive---can't have everything. My ARC amps sound a lot better than they look, as well. The whole setup is quite big in a medium-size room---not so aesthetic, so I repurposed the living room as my lis... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic I used Furutech's NanoTech, the squalene-gold solution years ago when I built some power cords. It's a good anti-oxidant for bare copper in a crimped connection. | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic @perfectpathtech, You're quite welcome, and thank you for the mention. I look forward to using your contact enhancer on all my connections--I believe the results will be very enjoyable. Best wishes on your success, Joseph Freeman | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic Perhaps this observation has been made; connectors are shafts and blades that fit snugly into tubes and sheaths and also are spades clamped down onto surfaces, all being metal that has been either drawn through dies, cast or machined and then surf... | |
| Esoteric K-01 vs ARC CD 9 Great review, statman. I am leaning toward the CD9 because I will need a pre-amp, which will probably be and ARC model---thanks for your assessment! | |
| Opening a can of worms I say, buy the better cables--find a nice used set at half price, and they will be with you through many improvements of gear. The cheaper cables will be left behind at your first upgrade, and you will be left wanting. Try to make your own power ... | |
| Best wishes for Tom Petty Always liked his hits but never collected his music. What is the sonic quality of his remastered 2-CD anthology of 2000? Would like to have this if it improves on original releases. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... While this is as patently exciting as watching paint dry, may I get back to Al on my REL subwoofer hookup? Al, thanks for your research into REL's instruction manuals for the proper wiring of a mono block amp to the sub's balanced input. I have... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Al, thanks for your response to my question on "pushed-value" SR Blacks in my AC input. Of note, the front-panel display on each amp now reads at 120-121V, whereas at lower fuse ratings, the line voltage was at around 117V. The operating range o... |