johnnyb53
Responses from johnnyb53
| 7.1 vs. 5.1 - Meaningful difference? I have been using 7.1 for four years. It has more effect than I would have anticipated. My Pre/Pro matrixes or synthesizes 7.1 from all 5.1 source material, and now most Blu-Rays are 7.1 discrete on-disk. When the rear surrounds are off, the sound... | |
| Bi-wiring with different metals? I have a pair of PS Audio XStream Statement Bi-Wire speaker cables. Bought 'em on closeout in 2005, so they were probably a 2003 or so product. When they were manufactured, they were the only cables designed specifically for bi-wiring. That is, th... | |
| Technics SL-1200MK2 or MK5 06-22-10: TvadIMO, the only reason to buy the MK5 is for the better tonearm wire.The Mk5 doesn't have the better tonearm wire; the SL1210 M5G and SL1210 GLD have the upgraded tonearm wire. This is a significant upgrade. IMO you should either get a... | |
| Turntable Upgrade Suggestions Well Tempered Amadeus? | |
| Anyone using Goldring Carts? Music Hall is the US audio distributor for several (mostly British) brands including Creek, Epos, Whest, and *Goldring*.The Goldring cartridge isn't just some placeholder to help sell the turntable. Using a cartridge from within its own organizati... | |
| Zu Cable Libtec: Opinions/Comparisons I have just replaced some Kimber Hero interconnects and Cobalt speaker cable in an LP-based 2-channel system with Zu Wylde interconnect and Libtec speaker cables.In a word, WOW! These cables do exactly what they claim--improve stereo separation an... | |
| Real Deal ZU cable WAX, what's your take? 06-17-10: Jedinite24Hi everyone. I just got a set of 10' Zu Wax speaker cable and Zu Wax jumpers. Has anyone experienced any harshness in the treble when they first got the Zu Wax speaker cables? If so how much break in was required for it to go a... | |
| Turntable isolation 06-14-10: Drewmb1Hello,A butcher block on top of gel mouse pads. Total isolation on a ROCK solid platform.That's what I use under my Technics DD, except I use keyboard getl pads that run the width of the cutting board.On the top side a set of Part... | |
| Cables For OHM Speakers I have sold Ohms in the past and my current #1 speakers are omnidirectional Mirage OMD-15s, so I'm very familiar with the tonal balance, dispersion pattern, and imaging of omni's like yours. I just put in new speaker cables--the Zu Cable Libtecs, ... | |
| mogami interconnects I don't know how many times I've heard these DIY tips recommending star quad pro audio cables (Canare or Mogami) with high quality terminations as being world beaters. My verdict: they're OK for the money but they're no world-beaters, not even as ... | |
| bananas vs spades as terminals for speaker cables Well, there are bananas and then there are bananas. Some bananas are so loose they barely stay in place. The kind that look like a crimped tube generally fit snugger and make better surface contact. My favorite, however, are the locking bananas. T... | |
| Pangea power cords I got an AC-14 SE and an AC-9 last week. Upon opening the AC-9 box I was taken aback by the size and unwieldiness of this monster. Originally I was planning to use the AC-9 with my integrated amp, but the diameter (1") and bend radius are so big I... | |
| A blasphemy....I know.... 05-05-10: ChadnlizSo whats this do to HDMI? And will it carry full 1080P?It probably wouldn't change the requirements for HDMI transmission. It receives a standard digital RGB via HDMI and remaps the incoming 3-color signal into a 4-color array to... | |
| Speakers for a large room for around $1000 05-05-10: SgtrI am also in the market for that price range. How about the following:a. Vandersteenb. Paradigmc. Quadd. PSBAny ranking of these please?Depends on room size and shape, listening habits, positioning flexibility, and amp type and power... | |
| Speakers for a large room for around $1000 05-04-10: Hi_hifiNow you are headed in the direction of seriously good sound, although maybe not with a high WAF. Martin Logans are poplular electrostatics, but to do their magic they will want to be reasonably far out from the back wall (check th... |