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| CD player for my system? AH! Njoe Tjoeb 4000 with 192kHz upsampling and Amperex 7308 or Ediswan CV2492 tube upgrade.Jay | |
| Question for classical lovers Rotarius:Agree with Vvrinc that the majority 80's-90's recordings sound bad, but a good CDP can improve things enormously. Just curious: What kind of CDP do you use? Jay | |
| Which is more important - Interconnects or PCs? Interconnects and speaker cables are much more important than power cords. Jay | |
| What are the best CD Player around $3500? I just broke-in my Cary 303/300 and I love it, even with the stock tubes. Art Dudley's review will appear in October's Stereophile. Not familiar with the others, though.Jay | |
| WBT vs Eichmann I like the Eichmann Silver Bullets on my Signal Cable Silver Resolution RCA's. I damaged an RCA jack and amplifier with locking barrels that clamped down so tight it was a wrestling match getting them off.Jay | |
| SS Integrated amplifier advise, please For a few more bucks you can find a used SimAudio I-5.Jay | |
| Picking components -warm / bright which is righ? Cdc:Choose neutral components. Roll tubes to tweak from warm to cold. A good comination is solid state amp for bass tightness with tube pre-amp. There are some good integrated such as Cary SLI-80 Signature. Look for neutral speakers and shun metal... | |
| DIY Perforated metal grills? Let us know the resonant frequency and amplitude of the grills once you have them in place.Jay | |
| assistance - need to power VSA-VR4jr I've heard these speakers with SimAudio I-5 solid state, and Cary SLI-80 Signature tube amp. The speakers sound great either way. A friend of mine drives his with the Cary SLP-98 tube pre-amp and SimAudio W-3 amp, which gives the best of both worl... | |
| Room Size and Loudness Vtl:What makes you think the room is the problem? Playing your system loudly won't change room modes. IMHO: If your system doesn't peform at low volumes, the problem lies elsewhere. Having said that, bass traps will eliminate some room modes. See ... | |
| This Week's "New Yorker" Edesilva:Thanks for sharing that.Jay | |
| Von Schweikert VR4 jr in small room, any success? Robm321:In a square room it's difficult getting any speaker to work well. As I recall the 4jr's aren't particularly fussy about placement. IMHO, the shape of your room was the problem, not its size. Jay | |
| B&W JM Labs or Paradigm Signature S8.....Help? Danny:Recommend you add Von Schweikert VR-4jr to your short list, as they may be the best speakers under $10k. I personally don't care for B&W or Paradigm. And while I've not auditioned JM Labs, others have said they're not the best sounding s... | |
| Soundproofing Recommend using Roxul fireproof batts between ceiling joints and wall studs.Jay | |
| bookshelf for Musical Fidelity A3?? Finishing up my earlier message: Take a look at Tyler Reference Monitors. I believe he offers several choices in tweeters. |