jeffloistarca
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| Most overpriced audio component made Any piece of wire over a coupla hundred bucks still strikes me as ridiculous. I've already taken some heat for my views, but I still say there only so much engineering and materials that can go into a power cord or interconnect. JL | |
| PRE/AMP Combo or Integrated? I've had an Audio Refinement Complete (built under license by/for YBA) in my office for the last several days while my amp gets fixed, it's a nice integrated, and it can be had for around $700 on the 'net. I own more "rarefied" gear so I'm kinda f... | |
| Ship to USA only? I'm in Montreal, and no, there is no problems with customs. I've bought and sold all kinds of gear without any problems at all, so if there's anyone unwilling to sell to Canada, it's likely a case of being unfamiliar with how easy it really is. Ha... | |
| Noise problems Steve, I had the same problem. I did three things to eliminate the noise (buzzing sound, my guess is at about 120hz). Fist, I grounded my tube preamp to a cold water pipe, that helped a little. Then I clamped ferrites on everything remotely resemb... | |
| Biamping progress- but is it ideal? South43, I'm more than happy to try various ways of hooking up the sytem to determine by ear what's preferable. Just not certain all the options. Medawson, yes, the amps are running in a bridged mode, there's a switch on both the receiver and the ... | |
| Feelings on Napster? I'm of two minds as well, the artists are due their fair share, but there has always been ways to copy music and hasn't crippled the industry. The arguement can be made that there has never been "CD quality" copies available, but being an audiophi... | |
| Bi-amping...help appreciated Thanks for your suggestions, I'll certainly put them to good use. All the best, Jeff | |
| Opinions on integrateds, thanks... Thanks, appreciate your opinion. I may have the opportunity to pick up a "B" stock Classe for less than $1000, which brings the two integrateds into the same price point. Think I'll try to find a way to borrow one of each to determine what's best,... | |
| Wilson CUB, anyone tried them? Thanks for the feedback. It's worth mentioning my gear that would be used with the CUB's. Oracle DelphiIV/SME345/Grado Reference, YBA CD Integre, Audio Research SP14 preamp, (2) Classe Audio DR8 amplifiers. MIT cords, Audioquest interconnect, Clas... | |
| Amplifier with Watt/Puppies 6s I heard the Watt/Puppies with ML's yesterday, damned impressive. Haven't heard them with the Pass Labs, but it seems to me you can't go wrong with the Levinsons, I fell in lust.... | |
| Tube advice 6922's are also marketed as 6DJ8's. I've had good success with Sovteks, check out Audio Advisor for a selection... | |
| What is a "Troll" ? They are very little people with silly faces and bad hair. Just kidding. Trolls are the worker-bees that set up, maintain, and monitor a web site. They lurk and keep an eye on things, sort of a combination of technical support and the long-arm of ... | |
| Power cords at ridiculous prices? Drubin, I have a few different cords right now in use. Synergistic AC Reference on my Classe amps, MIT Z- Cord II's on my ML Quest Z's, AQ12's on some source components (all cords bought used). I'm as guilty as the next in tweaking, I'm with Georg... | |
| The best band? Maybe not BUT........... The Tragically Hip, huge success in Canada and Europe for many years now, unknown in the U.S.A. A mystery....Take a listen, intelligent rock, done with passion. http://www.thehip.com JL | |
| Monitor Speakers - most sensitive B&W DM302's, 90db and cheap to boot, they can be had for $200. Not the last word in fidelity, but best bargain in audio today for everyday (non-critical) listening....Jeff |