joe_b
Responses from joe_b
| Need upgrade, sell the B&W 602 and get a tube amp? Suggest you investigate the AH! LS Noise Killer. This is a $50 filter you connect to the tweeter terminals of your loudspeakers. It effects a slight roll off of the highs, which can work well with a metal dome tweeter. I have B&W DM602S2 and f... | |
| How much to spend on a cd changer as a transport If you want a changer as a transport, you will be hard pressed to find anything better than the Sony SCD-C555ES. I have owned or tried a bunch of transports, including the aforementioned Aiwa, Cal Delta, Rotel, Audio Alchemy, Marantz, etc and the ... | |
| Please help - system "brightness" problem Firstly, I agree with the above in that you should let the speakers break in for whatever amount of time is recommended by the mfg or dealer.If that doesn't work, I have two suggestions:1. The HT Truthlinks are a good cable, but I have found MIT 3... | |
| What's the most important speaker attribute...and Try listening to Spendor S3/5's in a small room. I have heard very few speakers that can do what these do. Not for thrill seekers, but if you want to just listen to music and relax.... | |
| How much to spend on a cd changer as a transport I have both the Aiwa (which I had modified by Stan Warren) and a Sony SCD-555ES. The Sony is a much better transport. The Sony is or was available discounted for $600. | |
| Hooking up dti pro You need to get bnc/rca adapters. I got mine at Radio Shack. | |
| Integrated or Separates? Quicksilver LS (I got a slightly used one for $550) and Quicksilver Mono Amps (around $1K or so used). | |
| What makes a good transport a good transport? I use both a Parasound CBD-2000 and a Sony SCD-555es as transports and they are both good, much better than some other highly regarded transports. Both are no longer current, but you may be still be able to find a new Sony for around $600. | |
| New Speakers 1k I have owned other Vandersteens and am very familiar with the 1c. Great sounding speakers but unfortunately not very good looking. Trying to replace them will be tough. I "replaced" my 2ce's with B&W DM602S2 but I didn't do this to get any imp... | |
| Filling my speaker stands to weigh it down? Filling stands with sand or lead shot will improve the sound. I use playbox sand as suggested above. My stands (not B&Ws) came with plastic bags to fill with the sand so you don't get sand all over the place and so they don't leak. You can pro... | |
| Digital Interconnects Phoenix Gold DRX.910. Costs $30. Competes with anything I have heard up to around $250. | |
| Which DAC? I have not heard the Channel Island, but I have heard an MSB Link and did not like it. It was forward sounding and lacked bass. My personal favorite in your price range is the Micromega DUO BS2, which you will have to find used. They do come up fo... | |
| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? Forgot to ask. Are the Quads rear-ported? If yes, they won't work in my room. There are many speakers that are more transparent and faster sounding than the Spendors, but there are few speakers than can reproduce the timbre of acoustic instruments... | |
| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? Thanks for the info. I like the Spendors, but am only driving them with 20wpc (in a small rm). Bass is good but dynamics are little soft at lower volumes. Highs are "rolled", but again this is only a problem at low listening levels and is a blessi... | |
| SS Pre-amp -Tubed Amp. Does it make sense? I used a Classe Four Preamp with Quicksilver Mono's for several years with very satisfactory results. The strengths of one seemed to offset the weaknesses of the other nicely. |