jl35
Responses from jl35
| Cable elevators and since many of these risers are free, no need for the snake oil accusing people to worry...you hear a difference or you don't... | |
| Cable elevators I use risers in main system, on hard wood floor...mostly free ones or super inexpensive...I like the sound a little better, but no enough to use them in secondary systems...all my friends who have carpet, I always have preferred risers for their c... | |
| Power cable from wall socket to power strip I have no idea how. I’m not knowledgeable in such matters. And the cable was borrowed/returnable, so no ulterior motive to "pretend" I liked it. In fact I kind of didn’t want to like it so I wouldn’t "have" to buy it...but it made a nice improveme... | |
| Power cable from wall socket to power strip it mattered on my BPT power conditioner when I went from their basic cord to their top of the line... | |
| How good is Aesthetix audio? I have the Aesthetix Romulus Eclipse CD Player and it's awesome, especially with some great NOS Tubes...totally agree with talking to John R at Audio Connection... | |
| USB CD Transports It’s the assumption often wrongly made that the user is not aware of other technologies, and the bias about CD or LP not being as worthy...often resulting in a very direct question, by a knowledgeable OP, getting derailed to suit someone else's pu... | |
| USB CD Transports I think the Schiit was released just a few days ago, possibly no one has one yet, and the Shanling about a few weeks, so probably no direct comparisons yet...I also still like to use CD...the debate over CD, streaming, ripping etc is endless... | |
| Gaia versus Mapleshades very much like the Mapleshades, used for decades with many speakers...never heard the Gaia ...very different concepts...I believe Mapleshade has full return policy... | |
| Magnapan LRS+ VS .7 some here have reported finding dealers with an LRS+ in stock...maybe if you make enough phone calls... | |
| Magnapan LRS+ VS .7 For my room of similar size, Magnepan told me the LRS+ would sound better than the .7 ... | |
| What's the point of reviewing? Many direct sale manufacturers and online dealers offer free returns. Certainly most Audiogon sellers of used gear do not ... even an audition at a dealer can be helpful if not ideal...and reviews can help if you are familiar with the reviewer | |
| Best Receiver? Magnum Dynalab made some great recent receivers, and the Outlaws also quite good...as much as I like the vintage ones, even fully refurbished ones have lots of 50 year old parts and lots of potential issues and problems... | |
| What's the point of reviewing? with so much gear out there, good reviews help some decide what to audition, not what to buy... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? yes, probably many speakers would sound better if they used better internal wire... some speaker companies like Dali does that on their higher end speakers...and offer that cable to their customers only... | |
| Salk Future TBD Return policy is often negotiated at purchase. But yes very important to know before purchasing |