jond
Responses from jond
| What is your idea of a Perfect Album? Bob Marley, ExodusThe Rolling Stones, Let It BleedUncle Tupelo, No Depression | |
| Tube preamp with great pace?Cary, Supratek, etc.? Hi,As a former owner of a Supratek Syrah and a current owner of a Herron VTSP1A/166 I would say that first of all they're both great preamps. The strengths of the Supratek were bloominess, warmth, and organic sound, while to me the Herron excelled... | |
| What is needed to have the best CD/Digital sound? A high quality remaster is the most important thing, sometimes we lose sight of that in the quest for more gear. Then a good source is needed, and I disagree with Mark above, there are just as many good one box solutions now as there are dac trans... | |
| Talented digital audio engineers at JVC? I love JVC's K2 proccess, I am on a personal quest to collect each and every K2 cd release. They sound great and they're sold at regular cd prices unlike xrcd's which are hideously overpriced. I've alread got tons of Fantasy jazz K2's and I just r... | |
| Which companies also offer good service?? GoodKrell gave me great service on a cd player I bought used, they even overnighted me a replacement disc stabilizing puck at no charge.Cary was great, Kirk always had time to chat.Not so goodAlon/Nola never answered emails I sent inquiring about ... | |
| thoughts on nordost thor? Check out HiFi+ magazine for a complete review. I think it's issue #37. Go to www.hifiplus.com and look at back issues. | |
| How much does your system retail for? Now up to $21,500 with some equipment changes. When will the madness stop?! The good new is though the retail has gone up my expenditure remains at $8240! | |
| Is there a Perreaux dealer/distributor in the US? Also Audio Advisor sells the gear, try www.audioadvisor.com. | |
| Help for Mark Levinson 31 Transport You're telling me that Levinson/Madrigal doesn't know the size of the transit screws for one of their own products? If that's true it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard and would certainly make me think twice about buying Levinson gear. | |
| FIM XRCD - Unbelievable A great alternative to XRCD's using the same technology are the K2 releases by JVC. K2 is the mastering technology used to make XRCD's and the K2's sound great and they're at regular cd prices! There have been a few threads on the subject, do a se... | |
| Dismantleing & refinishing Cremonas / Given what I've seen about how they're constructed I'd say that taking them apart seems like a bad idea. They're very intricately constructed and it's doubtful that you'd be able to get them back together correctly. Sumiko, the US distributor migh... | |
| AQ Anaconda to Nordost Red Dawn As a Red Dawn user, I say go forth and prosper. And listen to some music while you're at it. | |
| copland old or pioneer new I used to own the Copland CDA289 and enjoyed it very much. However reviews on the 288 were a bit of a mixed bag, some folks calling it a bit "cold and clinical". I never heard it though and so can't comment. I would imagine, however, that for stan... | |
| Need long ICs that sound like KCAG Try RS Cables Illumine` silver cables. They're about $130 for a 1m with Eichmann Silver Bullets. I'm in no way connected, just a former satisfied customer. They replaced a pair of KCAG's in my system and it didn't skip a beat. | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? Wow, what Marco said! |