jl35
Responses from jl35
| About users with hidden agendas I thought dealers, designers and manufacturers are expected to identify themselves...not sure if it is an actual "rule"... | |
| Thoughts on 3 or 5 channel HT amp to drive Magnepan 1.7is and CCR speakers I agree with a 2 channel amp for mains...I have used Odyssey, Pass, Bryston with great success | |
| Do good power cords have to be stiff? I’ve also read from a few manufacturers that if your power cords seem too stiff, it might be that your equipment is too close to the wall, and there are lots of nasties in wall you don’t want too close to your gear... | |
| want to replace my Marantz CD player agree on the Ruby...friend upgraded from SA14S1 to Ruby and was substantial upgrade...I owned the Ruby and it is excellent as CD Player and DAC... | |
| Slow used market right now? used market also helped by sometimes long wait when ordering new gear... | |
| Honesty is the best policy...I think. agree with full disclosure...that's why I traded mine in to PS when upgrading, so I wouldn't have to deal with this issue...the newest one has quirks like this too... | |
| Placement of Single Subwoofer Affecting Sound of Main Speakers sub can make everything sound worse...but a single sub if you have a single listening position can work quite well...crossover, phase, volume settings crucial, and take time to get right...I like the put the sub where you sit and crawl around the ... | |
| Budget integrated amp needed It’s great that there are so many good choices in this price range | |
| Budget integrated amp needed Cambridge AXA35...often $229 factory refurbished direct from Cambridge...I've purchased 2 for friends and they sound and work great... | |
| Bi-Wire Vandertseen strongly recommends dual speaker cables to each speaker...I also prefer this, and then jumpers as second choice...Richard Vandersteen writes about this on their website forums...agree or not it's interesting reading... | |
| Bi-Wire Nordost said at the time because single wire with a jumper sounded better than internal biwire...I agree with this, and many speaker companies do too, though of course there is endless debate about it... | |
| What a pile of Schiit Currently own original Saga, I find it excellent...also owned Vidar and Bifrost, both also excellent...got quick, helpful responses to a couple of questions I emailed them... | |
| Can one have too many tube components in a system? you can certainly have the wrong combination of tube components... | |
| Best place to use better xlr cable typically source to pre, but not always... | |
| Lifespan of components? some components seem to never fail, but simply sound a little worse and then more worse, but still work... |