jayarr
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| Speakers: What's MOST important to you?... Have the speakers disappear and forget about critiqueing the sound and just connect with the music. | |
| CD lense cleaner. Is it necessary ? audioengr, How can you damage something by using an anti-resonance mat? This is the first I've heard of this. Does this happen often? Thanks. | |
| Audio Note 4.1X vs. 4.1X Signature audio nirvana, Several people whose ears I trust have heard the AN 3.1 and 4.1 balanced. The feeling is that past 3.1 you start on the path of diminishing returns in terms of monetary value. Is the 4.1 sig better than the 4.1? Yes. Is it worth the... | |
| Which DAC to get? owl, I have also narrowed down my search for a new DAC to these three. The Zanden I ruled because I run my DAC directly into my amp and it's 1 V output would be too low to do dynamics properly. The Meitner is interesting but I have been unable to ... | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? yes. I look forward to listening to my stereo/music when I get home from work. It has enabled me to expand my musical horizons. I used to listen only to rock and classical. Now I listen to jazz,blues,gospel,bluegrass,latin. I still haven't been ab... | |
| Product comparison What is your price range? Audio Note make excellent musical products. Their separates are natural sounding tho pricey. Highly recommended. Enjoy listening. | |
| Best Live Recordings:Performance and recording Those that come to mind are: James Taylor,Peter Frampton,Gypsy Kings,Blues Doctor. | |
| Zanden DAC My understanding is that these non-oversampling DAC's use an analogue filter rather than a digital brick wall filter. This apparently maintains phase integrity which they feel is more important than the digital artifacts. These artifacts are prese... | |
| Voltage Regulators & Sound Quality Sean, Have you had any experience with the Exactpower voltage regulators? What's your thinking on it's design? | |
| Madrigal is Closed Gorf, sorry about your job loss. This economy/recession sucks. I hope Levinson stays afloat. I too have used and enjoyed their some of their equipment. I have especially liked their digital gear and preamps. I am less sanguine about their amps. Be... | |
| Recommendations for tube amp to replace Plinius I owned Focus speakers for many years. I agree with the assessment that they need alot of current especially since the impedance drops to 2.7 in the mid-bass. Consider the Spectron Musician amp. It is class D and doesn't sound like traditional sol... | |
| Yamamura PC's I have the 5000, 2 pin PC. Like all Yammamura products they have a slight bump in the low midrange/upper bass which imparts a mild "chestiness" to vocals and instruments. Depending on your system this may or may not be preferable. At the time, wit... | |
| spend more money on pre or power amp ? You don't mention what cables you use. A warmer sounding cable such as Cardas,Transparent,MIT,Purist,Analysis Plus would do alot to rectify your problems. You have good speakers and CDP. Spend your money on a great amp. I believe the VMPS needs al... | |
| Music Reference RM200 or David Berning ZH270? Slowhand, I have owned a Berning 270 and now own a Berning Siegfried amp. Since you have already committed to Berning, I would recommend several "tweaks" to enhance the listening experience.1) Address microphonics. All Berning amps appear to be su... | |
| Theta reliability As a previous Theta Basic owner I can attest to their unreliability. I owned it for 8 yrs. and had it repaired 3 times(only once during warranty period). Drawer mechanism,laser,chip had to be replaced. Theta service was excellent. Fortunately I re... |