jl35

Responses from jl35

watchout for another Dali MS5 scam
I've bought lots of great stuff there.  these same scams run on Audiogon too. Anytime you see a $16,000 speaker for $1000 !!! 
Speaker jumpers
My guess is the engineers weren't the ones who selected or designed that internal wire... 
Speaker jumpers
often the same for power cords too, they figure you will use a different one anyway, so why pay to include a real good one... 
Speaker jumpers
the engineers certainly know how to build great jumpers, but the manufacturer often doesn't want to add the cost, and figures you might change them anyway, so some are junk, some are decent...I prefer jumpers identical to my speaker cables... 
Parasound Halo Integrated vs Yamaha AS2100
The 2100 sounds way better than previous Yamaha's...few of the responders have actually listened to it...now if Parasound had used the actual parts John Curl designed for it... 
watchout for another Dali MS5 scam
the price should make the scam obvious 
Isolation footers for amps
Mapleshade brass cones between amp and maple board, Mapleshade isoblocks under board 
Audioquest
it's a noticeable upgrade from Type 4 to CV-4, the old style without the batteries... 
Power Cord Recommendation
The lower cost Transparents are also quite good 
Power Cord Recommendation
Audience,  Cerious 
MQA according to new Stereophile "loudness button" and "tweaking EQ in presence region"
Much of the article is about the economics and control issues involved... 
MQA according to new Stereophile "loudness button" and "tweaking EQ in presence region"
Interesting read. Thanks  
Nuprime st10 or nuforce sta200, or parasound a23
my cables have 1/4 inch spades and fit in fine, though I could see how larger spades might be a problem 
Sellers and "Ambiguity" or "Integrity" of "item as described" descriptions on eBay
I had a problem with an odd Genesis sub cable some years ago, after Genesis was sold - finally found the cable at a computer supply store, audio stores were baffled 
New Release CD Players $1000 - $1500
Input 2 coax. 2 opt. 1 USB. Output  pair rca. Pair xlr