jmcgrogan2
Responses from jmcgrogan2
| CD Dead?? CD isn't dead yet, but it's best years are in the rear view mirror. | |
| Intuitive Summits & R.S. Audio Sasons? 01-29-08: AbruceI've heard both...both are very goodWell that settles that. Thanks for the info Abruce.John :) | |
| What's that tube you have there? I agree that changing tubes can make quite a difference, however, I do not agree with your statement to "have the very best tubes that money can buy". This statement would suggest that the more expensive tube is better, which from my experiences i... | |
| Intuitive Summits & R.S. Audio Sasons? Well Pat (Rx8man), it's been several months now, and it appears as if no one has heard both speakers. This does not shock me, as they both come from small manufacturers. In fact I would have been more surprised had someone heard them both. Is ther... | |
| Opus 21 Exousias DB25 Power Umbilical From RSA 01-29-08: AcastanoAre there any other cheaper alternatives? $700 seems just too much but I would certainly like to try a cheaper upgrade.It is probably best to contact Resolution Audio and/or Steve Huntley of Great Northern Sound Company for an an... | |
| Some Questions about Plasma Screens I have no burn in issues on my 50" plasma, however, I do not leave a fixed image on it for days at a time either.As for the second problem, my plasma did suffer from a power problem. A short (5 second) power outage wiped out the power supply board... | |
| CD Player break in period I guess there may be something to the 'active load' philosophy. There is no way to know unless identical units have been burned in for the same amount of hours, one by itself, one connected to a 'live' preamp. Dodgealum, burning up 800-1000 tube h... | |
| CD Player break in period I still don't understand the value of turning the preamp on when buring in a cd player, can someone explain this? I'm under the impression that just having the cd player on repeat would burn it in. Since you cannot hear it anyway, I would recommen... | |
| Audio Research VS110 vs Bat KV-60 I would say the ARC VS110 is more expensive on the used market because it is a more recent design. The VS110 was released in 2003, while the VK-60 was released in 1995. So the price difference is not so much a reflection of sonic differences or po... | |
| CD Player break in period Dodgealum, I guess it's safe to assume that you are not using a tube preamp. I have a tube preamp, and I would not advise this break in method to other tube preamp owners.It looks like I may have sold my Esoteric's too soon. :)I know mine had no w... | |
| Hum in ARC Ref 3 not on 0 but 1-103 light buzz Broederen, thanks for the update. Let me ask you a question, in your original post, you stated that the ARC Ref 3 "suddenly" started having these noise problems. Looking back, did these noise problems suddenly occur when you introduced the Kronzil... | |
| CD Player break in period So let's re-cap shall we? At 674 hours you were "almost there" except for the bit of a sting in female vocals. Now at 760 hours, you are "there", especially when listening to test cd's.I agree that the Esoteric is ruthlessly revealing. I have move... | |
| CD Player break in period 01-26-08: Knownothing1000/24 = 41.67 days. Less than 1.5 months. That is not really that long of a time. I could see continued improvements occurring over that period.I also agree that continued improvements are possible. The question here is: Can... | |
| No More upgrades to ARC LS25 Mk.1? I would keep the Mk I and have some fun tube rolling as Mykesinger suggest, maybe even send it to Steve. If you must have the 6H30 tube, I'd skip the Mk II and go straight for the LS 26. However, remember, you can't tube roll with the 6H30. If it ... | |
| Zerodust, or similar stylus cleaners Yes, Zerodust is safe, just use gently as Swampwalker recommends. Cheers,John |