jmcgrogan2
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| Preference for separate phono stages? Life is full of compromises. Otherwise we all would have four chassis monoblock amps and four chassis line stages and phono stages. The only one who can answer this is you. Yes, isolation offers a better advantage. The questions are: How much bett... | |
| Looking for some cheaper Speaker Cables-$600 or so I'll chime in a plug for Mapleshade (Clearview) Golden Double Helix, though I'm currently using the plus version. Quite natural sounding, and a great bang for the buck. I doubt you would find a 14 to 16 foot length on the used market, so you'd hav... | |
| Marantz SA7S1 owners - stock or modded Compare the yin to the yang. If the AA cd players represent the yin, then the Esoteric's represent the yang, I would agree that the AA cd players are smoother, sweeter and the Esoterics are detailed and defined. I find that even the sweet, smooth ... | |
| Life without a remote Joe, I think presuming that a preamp w/o a remote is superior to a preamp w/ a remote is a real stretch. As I said earlier, I've owned a few 'high end' preamps w/o remotes from manufacturers like Coda, Krell, Threshold, Conrad Johnson, etc. I have... | |
| Life without a remote Man, you guys are scaring me. Loving the feel of that stepped attenuator???Maybe you need to get out more. ;DCheers,John | |
| Life without a remote I somehow managed to live for 40 years w/o a remote for my 2-channel, however, after using one for the last 8 years I now feel it's a neccessary evil if you will. I also find that I use it quite a bit as I do not have a dedicated listening room. S... | |
| RCA to XLR adaptor for Ayre, is it worth it? From my experiences, adapters hurt the sound as much or possibly more than they can help the sound. I've used power cord and interconnect adapters from many manufacturers, and they all seem to leave their own sonic footprint on the music. I would ... | |
| Legal & Ethical Questions in the PC Audio Age Frank, thanks for your well written reply. Overall, I tend to agree with you. It's a shame more folks don't think that way about ethics, it would make the world a better place to live.Cheers,John | |
| Legal & Ethical Questions in the PC Audio Age 10-17-08: FmpndWhile I am an imperfect person and a realist, at the risk of sounding like I am oversimplfying the answer to your question, I actually DO think that if I just do the next right thing, the rest will take care of itself.FrankFrank,Whi... | |
| Why not more DIY talk/equipment on the 'Gon? My guess would be that AudiogoN is the foremost website for buying used audio gear on the 'net. Even modified gear takes a beating here on re-sale.That is why, IMHO, the DIY site on Audio Asylum is much more popular....they don't have the sales ca... | |
| Legal & Ethical Questions in the PC Audio Age Frank,Now that you've had your rant on ethics, I'm more convinced then ever that our government is TOTALLY unethical.So my question is: How should ethicality (is that even a word?) be the responsibilty of the man in the street when our government ... | |
| BAT VK-D5 SE CD player I owned two versions of the VK-D5SE. The first was the original SE version, the second was the SE version with Super-Pak. Both were very good for redbook playback, IMHO, with the Super-Pak version adding stunning dynamics. I found the Super-Pak ve... | |
| Legal & Ethical Questions in the PC Audio Age You could just send them to me Dan......I won't tell anyone...honest.Cheers,John | |
| Phono Cable Suggestions? I third the Stealth Hyperphono...great cable, transparent, yet musical.Cheers,John | |
| Most Important? I would focus first on the proper amp, or integrated amp to drive my speakers. Now that doesn't mean that I'm spending more money on the amp than the source, but the amp/speaker interface is very important. A really great amp may or may not be ver... |