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| Speaker wire upgrade?? The Home Depot wire suggestion is an excellent one although the one recommended by Absolute Sound is the exterior extension cable (multi strand) about 12 gauge (the orange stuff).For commercial products the Analysis Plus Oval 9 is a superb cable a... | |
| Beginner needs CD HELP If you dump the Denon consider a used Rega Planet 2000 within your price range and an outstanding player. If you've got a little extra the jump up to the Jupiter 2000 is worth it. But the Planet is rich, detailed and will get your toes tapping. | |
| Mcintosh amp advice While the MC275 amp is rated at 75 WPC it tests at a realistic 90 WPC. I assume the same would be true of the 2275. | |
| Anyone use CD tweaks I use walker Vivid and Olde English Polish and they both yield the effects Tvad described:"louder, more open and with better dynamics"I can no longer find satisfaction with untreated disks.Also, freezing seems to be the most effective even though ... | |
| KT88 Opinions In my MC275 I just replaced my (still good) SEDs with Genalex Gold Lions and there is no comparison. While the SEDs are Very good, the GLs are vastly superior in detail, bass impact and overall dynamics. I cannot recommend them highly enough. | |
| Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording? Elvis' first Christmas Album. It is so bad, it's great! | |
| Speaker cable upgrade from Analysis Plus Oval 12 You might want to consider the JPS Labs Ultraconductor 2. I bought a pair used in A'Gon for my 2nd system and was very surprised at how much better they were than the Kimber 8TCs they replaced. I've had A/P Oval 9s and I think the Ultras would giv... | |
| Best Cables for Usher Be718? I went from Analysis Plus Oval 9 to JPS Superconductor Petite and found significant improvement in openness and natrual sounding presentation. The music just seems to flow through a clear, open channel. | |
| Von Schweikert VR4jr vs B&W N802 Warmer, yet very dynamic and detailed; The JRs are a very involving speaker. | |
| Preamp help needed - max $ 2500 I agree with the tube preamp recommendations above. Also worth considering used in that price range are the McIntosh C2200 and the Rogue 99 Magnum. | |
| Mapleshade tweaks Well. Their footers (rubber & cork) are nothing more than V-pads available at any heating and air conditioning supplier for about $2.00 for a 4"x4" pad which are actually very effective vibration isolators. | |
| Need Kt88s Genelex? or Shuguang? Thanks for all the advice. Following it I've ordered the Genalex KT88s from Jim McShane and can't wait for them to arrive.BTW Jim said that there were, in fact, some reliability problems with the Genalex tubes but that they were limited to about 2... | |
| Need Kt88s Genelex? or Shuguang? Newbee, good points. The midrange is currently on target with my preferences - lush and detailed. I'm looking for more mid and upper bass definition, more lower bass impact and more extended (sparkling?) highs.The McIntosh-branded Electro Harmonix... | |
| turntable skipping with footsteps I had a spring-suspended and could not cure the problem. It was only resolved when I went to a non-suspended table. | |
| Norah Jones a tinge short The HDCD version does not seem to have any of the problems mentioned. |