jgiacalo
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| Is Jim Smith's Book"Get Better Sound"Best Book ? Highly recommended book. Although I knew much of what he suggested, it was nice to have it all on paper and not just in my head. Plus, there were a few especially effective, yet simple ideas I hadn't heard before. | |
| Copper Sleeve over IEC Tried the sleeve last night and was astounded at the improvement just as Ozzy described. More articulate bass, more precise imaging and deeper soundstage. Gotta get one for my HT/secondary system now.Thanks for the great suggestion! | |
| Copper Sleeve over IEC Thanks. Sounds intriguing. Certainly inexpensive enough to give it a try. I'll let you know how it works on my Bryston BCD1. | |
| Anyone still using CD mats? Consider Herbie's Black Holes: http://herbiesaudiolab.home.att.net/cdmat.htmAn inexpensive CD mat that can be left permanantly attached to the CD if you prefer. They produce a noticeable improvement over a naked CD.Check the link, above, and the r... | |
| How do I convert VHS to CD? Thanks, Al. That will get me started. I appreciate your time in the lengthy response.JG | |
| A new CDP after my Rega Apollo or a new DAC? A used Bryston BCD1 is in that range and will significantly outperform your Apollo.Check the reviews and look for used or demo in AudioGon. | |
| Does anybody smell smoke? Stick it in a box of Kitty Litter for a week and see if that helps. | |
| Tubes: Which is best? The Genalex Gold Lion KT88 tubes are vastly superior sounding tubes to the McIntosh tubes; at least they are in my MC275. After rolling to various brands I wouldn't using but the Genalex. | |
| where to get shorting plugs? Making your own isn't all that hard as Seandtaylor99 described. Or, you can just twist the wires together and cover them with electrical tape. Not as durable as soldering but wokks just fine and lots cheaper that 'custom' off-the-shelf plugs. shor... | |
| Which amp. Bryston 4-Bst orParasound A-21 Bryston. Sounds better and with the twenty year warranty makes it a no brainer for reliability and resale. | |
| Cables for Totem, Bryston, Adcom, Rega Dave,I have used the JPS stuff with my Rega Planet 2000 and Bryston 4BST with very satisfying results. I also liked the sound with the Jupiter 2000 and now my Bryston BCD1. Still use the Bryston to power the bass on my VSA VR4JRs via JPS FXs from ... | |
| need warm and LAID BACK hi-rez/focused power cord Lcherepkai,I'm using the Superconductor 2 and FX ICs, Superconductor Petite bi-wire speaker cables and the AC and Digital power cords and have not noticed any loss of focus. Actually, I have quite a pit of focus without being overly analytical. I'... | |
| Cables for Totem, Bryston, Adcom, Rega JPS Labs makes open, neutral cables. You can demo them as well as any others you care to try/compare by renting them from The Cable Company. I found their services very helpful and you can use the rental price toward purchases whether from new sto... | |
| need warm and LAID BACK hi-rez/focused power cord Check out reviews on JPS Labs power cords. There a a few listed on the 'Gon, too. | |
| samsung52" vs sharp52" Consumers Reports seems to recommend most Samsung models well over the Sharp, and most other brands as well. I compared the Samsung to the Sony Bravia and found that although the Samsung did, indeed, have a higher contrast and excellent picture, I... |