joshcloud9
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| Found an interesting way to compare IC cables... I await my Creek OBH-11 and regulated (non Creek) power adapter eagerly...Then I can have some real fun with cables.I agree soundstage is a different matter altogether with phones. I was amazed at how vividly apparent the difference was thru the c... | |
| Should I Biamp Thx Richard,Well funny thing is that it sounds best using the Rotel to power everything rather than the Arcam powering the tweets?(I have not tried it using Rotel to power just the tweets yet..)Perhaps it is because I am using to completely differ... | |
| Should I Biamp Why! Please explain...I have heard that the tweets can take large amount of instantaneous power, is this why?I currently have biamped an Arcam Delta 290 integrated (75w) to my B&W P4 tweets and a Rotel RB-981 (130w) power amp to the main drive... | |
| Vocals vs. Instrumental. Cheap Rotel vs. Aragon??? I guess it's just system matching, but somehow I just prefer the little rotel's warmer less clinical sound??? | |
| Vocals vs. Instrumental. Cheap Rotel vs. Aragon??? Today I took the Rotel RB-981 to my friends and hooked it up to the 802's using the Monarchy 18b as a preamp.Previous listenning had been done with the RC-995/RCD-971 on both systems.Well the 981 sounded worse on his system! None of the warmth or ... | |
| Vocals vs. Instrumental. Cheap Rotel vs. Aragon??? Thx for the ideas, I think I will suggest my friend tries out the Monarchy mono's. I being on a somewhat more limited budget will happily stick to the little Rotel for the time being...I also have a Musical Fidelity X-Pre which sounds nice with Ar... | |
| Cables "Burn In" WOW amazing system you have there Albert, obviosly I am on the bidget end of things in comparison! We have one thing in common; the love of music :) | |
| Cables "Burn In" Thx Albert,Looks like my Rotel 995 pre will be cooking hot when I awake!!! ..and by new IC well on it's way to broken in :)J~ | |
| Cables "Burn In" OK I know this may have been answered somewhere but I cannot find the answer...So here goes:I have a new pair MIT T2's and have them hooked up between the preamp and poweramp, if I leave the PRE on full blast with the power amp off (obviously) ove... | |
| which headphones??? I just won an Aragon 2004 MKII on eBay, that should get things moving! I'll use the Audiolab as a pre and see how she sounds!Got the Tweets for the P4's, but didn't fix the problem?I think it has something to do with the groove in the magnet (not ... | |
| which headphones??? Thx Sean,Now it is all clear to me :)I'll add that I changed my Creek 4330R for the 8000LX and am happy with it, sounds far more open and revealing that the Creek and plenty of controlled bass. I found the Creek very "musical" but not revealing en... | |
| which headphones??? Could someone please explain to me why, as previously quoted; "must be driven by good headphone amp however because of high 300 ohm impedance rating vs 32 ohm rating for Grado."8 ohm impedance is easier to drive in normal speakers that 4 ohm, so w... | |
| Hot $30 tweak for Rotel RCD-971 - Amazing results It occurs to me that I did give the laser lens a quick wipe with a dry q-tip and then a quick blast of air from a dust-off...Could this have contributed to the improvement? | |
| Hot $30 tweak for Rotel RCD-971 - Amazing results Well if it's anything like the CD player its real easy, as the AC PCB is right where the wire comes in. See what the CDP looks like here: http://home.attbi.com/~ericdube1/zapfilter/I did inadvertanly loosen the studs that go thru the the board, ju... | |
| CDP home shootout Rotel vs. Arcam vs. Marantz Thx for that recommendation Bundee1:The looks Audio Analogue Puccini interesting and as for the Audio Refinement Complete, well...err it's French and I'm a Brit. So my preference would be the Italian one!I'll keep an eye out for one...J~ |