jjss49
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| Best sounding CD player i have kept three cd/sacd players (been through well over a dozen serious ones over the years) -- 2 modwrights, one modded sony the sony is a warren gregoire vsei-modded level 5 sony scd-777-es the modwrights are dan wright’s marantz sa 8005 and... | |
| To couple, or not to couple, that is the question i personally believe speakers should ideally be well grounded, so that the driver movements occur against a stiff, inert backdrop question is when you spike speakers in your room, are they spiking into a medium/environment that indeed provides ex... | |
| Which LS3/5a? i prefer the higher impedance models of ls3/5a if memory serves correctly, it has been many years that said, proac super tablettes out-perform the 3/5a in every important aspect... it is what put stu tyler and proac on the map in the late 80's | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Spendor D7.2 - Incredible detail and transparency. Listened to these back to back with the O/baby (both with Leben amplification) and they presented the music quite differently. The spendor had fantastic soundstage, fast bass, and as I mentioned ... | |
| Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings? When I see the phrase "Make an Offer" my interpretation of that is the Seller is attempting to encourage dialogue. The person wants to sell the item, knows that it is used, but feels that his item deserves consideration at a specific price but is... | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp the rme is a good dac, many features, great value for the $ - it has an upfront and center sound, fairly flat and narrow imaging the soekris 1541 (predecessor to the current 2541, some believe it is slightly better, but that is a separate convers... | |
| New Dennis Had amps Dennis Had was the chief engineer/designer at Cary audio give credit where it is due, dennis had founded cary audio, and was the sole owner before its sale | |
| Audio Research - should I replace the valves? should I replace the valves? yes... as many other experienced hands here have said... | |
| What a difference a setting makes. yes, using your expensive high quality equipment properly/optimally can certainly aid in obtaining a high level of musical enjoyment | |
| Do I need a streamer? The modestly-priced iFi Zen Stream might be a place to start, but spending $6K on a streamer is not in cards unless is radically improves the sound of my system and I really doubt that is possible given how great my system already sounds. i fai... | |
| Is Bob Carver Still in Business? alternatively, if you call carver’s listed phone number in the owner’s manual for his amp(s), frank malitz will usually answer | |
| Do I need a streamer? @whitestix if one is streaming using a standard computer then a streamer is not needed per se, but one might well sound noticeably better -- but really no way to know without trying it yourself here are three quite well respected, very good per... | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp chord qutest is fixed output only | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp pontus (all denafrips) have fixed outputs, i believe all holo dacs are fixed analog out as well (i am sure i will be corrected if i am wrong on this) under 2 grand, i would consider ayre codex (volume knob, but no remote) soekris 1541 or 2541 (... | |
| Pass labs upgrade path @jjss49 Perhaps if I would have used the more "modern" CJ preamps like the ET series I would have a different opinion of how they sound with Pass amps. @marco1 yes i will get around to trying it, likely this winter, but of late i have been p... |