jj2468
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| stereo amps and preamps for rent,what do you think I wonder how successful it would be if Audiogon established an advertising page just for manufacturers who were willing to rent a demo piece of equipment or who offer a 30-day refund period. Would members be interested in that? JeffThe advantages ... | |
| stereo amps and preamps for rent,what do you think I would love it, but I don't see it flying as a viable business. On the other hand, wouldn't it be nice if many more manufacturers kept a component or two for test rental purposes. Of course, many manufacturers could do this but don't since the re... | |
| "romantic" sounding cabling I believe your question, in part, stems from your front end. Accuphase, in my experience only, has a pretty aggressive sound. Cardas Golden Reference will move you in the direction you want to go. Cardas Golden Cross is quite veiled and would, IMH... | |
| The passing of Marianne Barber of Joule Electra Jud and Marianne are such kind and gentle souls. My deepest sympathy to Jud and his family. Jeff | |
| "Great RCA interconnects under $100?" Speltz anti-cables. | |
| Seeking hot running amps Bryanhod, I love that! | |
| What is the best value you have encountered? IMHO these are my top three items performing above their price and in no particular order: speltz anti-cables, Legend Von Gaylord speakers and the KandK phono stage kit. Jeff | |
| Words From the Wise A handful of lessons from my experience:1) In addition to the obvious dealers to avoid, beware of those who are passionate about a product that is not captivating to you. Your ears are right. If a dealer trys to tell you what you like, don't buy f... | |
| bi wiring Mixing cables: I mixed speltz on the tweeter with cardas golden reference on the woofer and the result was better than the sum of the parts. Kooky, but good. Jeff | |
| Is HDCD dead? Chazro,I used to own the FMJ CD23T. I know its unfair, but can you compare its sonics to the Oppo? I'm thinking about buying an Oppo. Thanks, Jeff | |
| Testing for Dummies? Unclejeff,Aside from blowing the tweeter, did you learn anything useful from the test results? Jeff | |
| acoustic system resonators "I now have to sumbit to a long psychiatric evaluation.If the true cost of the resonator package were revealed, the evaluation would be skipped in favor of of an involuntary stay at a local facility, of course only after they stopped laughing." - ... | |
| acoustic system resonators "I have had several instances where initially I love a tweak or component in my system, only to some time later give a sigh of relief on removing it." - TBGI have trouble with the same experience. A friend of mine calls it psychoacoustics. My theo... | |
| Testing for Dummies? Unclejeff, Care to guess at how loud (db) your system was playing the test cd when you blew your super tweeters?Other than your unfortunate tweeter experience, did you feel like you learned anything interesting or useful from your tests?Jeff | |
| Testing for Dummies? Yes, I'm interested in what the speaker is doing and how placement affects it.I'm also interested in what happens when I swap one piece of equipment for another. |