jl35
Responses from jl35
| How many still listen to CD's daily. CD every day, vinyl every week. Also lucky to have good NPR music station, so tuner every day too. | |
| What's with all the Sony 5400ES units for sale? There is actually one 5400 for sale this morning, four Cambridge 840c's... | |
| What's with all the Sony 5400ES units for sale? They sold a lot of these over five years, so there are a lot for sale. | |
| Warm Replacement for Adcom GFA 545 II Keep in mind that many listeners find the Diamondbacks to be somewhat bright/harsh. | |
| Replacement for Audiquest Diamondback Interconnect I agree with the above comment on the Adcom. If you like the CV-8, I would check out getting two pair of whatever IC that AQ considered to be the equivalent of the CV-8. | |
| Cable Upgrade: Too much transparency I have never found the Diamondback to be a particularly transparent cable. | |
| Fixing Vandersteen 2c's? Do you like Vandersteen speakers? While lots of people like tham a lot, many don't like them at all. Make sure all this work and expense is worth it to you. | |
| Magico, Aerial, Dali If your budget includes the Aerial 7t, you should also check out the Dali MS5, a significant improvement over the MS4. | |
| Magico, Aerial, Dali He had the original 400, and while for the price it was quite good, the MS4 was significantly better in all ways, as it should at double the price. | |
| "BEST USED" CD player or players at about $1000 The Teac PD-H600 that listed for $999 and is being closed out new for $599 is a great deal. | |
| Magico, Aerial, Dali If you like the Aerial 6, the 7b and 8b have a very similar sound and are a lot more speaker for your room. I have owned all three and still have the 7b. I believe the Dali MS4 is way better than the Helicon 400. I owned the MS4, actually replaced... | |
| Cleaning the equipment How about the dust and grime that attaches to speaker drivers? | |
| Percentage of cable cost I feel cables can make a significant difference, and yes, this has included double blind tests in my system. Current cabling cost varies from 10% - 15%. I do find that used cables hold their value extremely well, so ultimately have spent very litt... | |
| Upgrading the 326BEE Don't know which you should replace first, but the c272 is way better in every way than the amp in the 326, as well as the c162 being a huge improvement. They are both sometimes available at quite low prices. | |
| Desk Top Passive Monitor $500 used or less I just set up a pair of Era 4's and they sound great on desk top. |