jond
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| why does preamp improve sound quality? A good preamp can improve the impedance matching between sourced and amp, and also give the music more body and life, primarily from extra gain. I've tried it both ways and have preferred a good preamp every time. | |
| What music would you like at your funeral? "No Depression" by Uncle Tupelo, followed by the Dead doing "We Bid You Goodnight". | |
| Would you buy speakers with out first listening ? I have three times, and was amd am happy each time. Pair one my girlfriend made me get rid of for decor reasons, pair two weren't suitable foe new amps I got, and pair three continues to live happily with me to this day. That's the great thing abo... | |
| Give me a tube preamp that looks and sound great I had and loved a Supratek Syrah and I now have a Herron VTSP1A that I love as well. For me the Supratek gave the music a more emotional, alive feel, but the Herron is much quieter giving more detail with a bit less emotion. Both great preamps. | |
| New journey - Samsung HD841 Universal Player Trejla,I received this same player no charge with the purchase of a Dell LCD HDTV. I didn't realize until after I had it that it wasn't just a dvd player but was a universal. I only own one sacd, "Let it Bleed" and no dvd-a's so my basis for compa... | |
| Are "Redbook Only " CD players Obsolete? Gunbei,It really is great, it got a rave in HiFi+. In fact it's so good I'm constantly trying to sell it or trade it, always the mark of a great piece of gear. What the heck is wrong with me anyway? | |
| Supratek Syrah and Chardonnay differences Marakanetz,All the names are types of wine. Not just Chardonnay. Syrah, Chenin, Sauvignon, Cabernet are all grape types. And Grange is the name of arguably Australias most famous red wine, Penfold's Grange Hermitage. | |
| Are "Redbook Only " CD players Obsolete? Let's see, I have 575 cd's and one sacd i bought for the hybrid redbook layer. So do I want to maximize redbook playback or gamble on a format war? Well since I own a fabulous redbook player, a Tube Technology Fusion CD64, I think I'll stand pat. ... | |
| Which of These Budget SS Preamps? Angela,Does your friend have anything against a budget tubed preamp? There are plenty of those on Audiogon. What is his budget? I'm loath to suggest anything without knowing if he's looking to spend $500. $1K, or more, or less. A bit more info wou... | |
| Tube rolling Herron VTSP1A preamp? Krell_man,I did read that review, I just thought there might be some owners out there who had rolled tubes anyway. Just curious, you know. | |
| Question on preamp matching with Wright 3.5 2A3 am Bill,That low volume you're currently getting is due to running 3.5 watt amps into 88db speakers, not a mismatch between amp and preamp. Once you get those 96db speakers things should improve dramatically, at that point start trying different pre'... | |
| what is the difference in audio or video cables? There is no difference. It's just marketing, the cables are simply cables. Use them for whatever you like, except digital connections for which a true 75ohm connection is best. | |
| Review: Valve Amplification Company VAC PHI BETA Integrated 110 Tube amp Congrats on the new amp, it looks really cool and I'm sure it sounds phenomenal. Enjoy!! | |
| Recommendations for flexible speaker cable Nordost Flatline. | |
| speaker that project mids farther out into room My Alon Lotus' have alnico magnet dipole midrange drivers that do a great job of projecting midrange sounds. |