jim_swantko
Responses from jim_swantko
| MIT Cable-Theory of Operation?? You may not be in the right hobby either. :) | |
| Which Pre/power combo? I auditioned many of these components.I liked the Pass amps.. I did not like the X-1 from a user friendly perspective. The volume jumps were huge! It did sound quite good however.Ultimately I chose a ML 336 amp and love it. I am using it with Aeri... | |
| Easiest to use Processor I don't think they get more intuitive than Lexicon.Jim | |
| Opinions on Audio Research LS17 & LS26 Congratulations! I share your opinion of the LS-26... wait until it gets about 250 hours on it!!! | |
| What cables should I buy.? I can highly recommend the anti-cables. I recently bought some to bi-wire my Aerial speakers with and was extremely happy with the results.Will not break the bank either!! | |
| Break in period "My ARC Ref 3 improved dramatically from 0 to 150 hrs, significantly up to 400 hrs, and subtly up to 550 HRS;"While I don't have a REF 3... my LS-26 is tracking quite close to the REF in terms of sonic improvement.I left it on continuously for the... | |
| Looking for a new "universal" player C-class a POS huh? I wouldn't go that far... after all I drive a Toyota!! :) | |
| Looking for a new "universal" player KennyT... comparing the 2.1 to the 1.1 is like driving a C-class and saying... those AMG models are probably pretty similar. :)Andrew - take them both for a test drive. Buy the one that you like best....I don't regret my 1.1 for a second however! | |
| Looking for a new "universal" player Consider the Linn Unidisk 1.1. | |
| Opinions on Audio Research LS17 & LS26 I too own an LS-26 and am totally smitten with it.It does everything that has been mentioned above... it's fast, it's dynamic and it has just the right amount of warmth in the mid-range. It's my first experience with tubes... as I always thought I... | |
| Best sounding cd in your collection I picked up Beck "Sea Changes" yesterday based on the recommendations above...and it's fabulous.A few other which sound great to me:Knopfler - Shangri-laAlice in Chains - unpluggedTool - Undertow | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? I am very happy with my Unidisk 1.1. | |
| Keep the cables the same throughout the system? No - I'm not talking about moving to another brand - but possibly going to the step beyond the spellcaster on the CD/Pre link (to the sorcerer or even illusion)... while keeping the spellcasters between the pre/amp.To my knowledge the Spellcasters... | |
| Good tube pre amp for a mostly digital system If you are looking for a very dynamic tubed pre - I can highly recommend the ARC LS-26.It's my first venture into tubes - and I can say I like very much what it's done for my system. The soundstage is much deeper with a nice warmth to the vocals. ... | |
| Cary DVD 8? Yes/No Wow - it's hard to argue with those images. |