jwpstayman
Responses from jwpstayman
| Audio Magic cables? I have used Audio Magic cables in my system for quite a while with terrific results. Their Trinium XL interconnect is a unique cable ( ribbon conductors with copper, silver, and gold), which I use as well as the Trinium power cord feeding my (exce... | |
| Is the Acoustic Zen Satori Shotgun warm?? Tbooe - well - you got me on the first post, BUT the AA speaker cables are still the way to go. Even better/cheaper now because you already OWN them. FAR better than the AZ Satori's with your setup, and I would not be "pining away" for the Venusta... | |
| Power Cord Suggestion for Audio Aero Capitole Rooze - I've recommended the JPS power cord to many, many customers, but in this case I don't think you would like the results with the Capitole. Try to come up with a used ESP Essence power cord for this setup - my customers with the Capitole and... | |
| Speaker cables to go with Pass Labs XA160 TBooe - I would have to say Purist as well, BUT - the Aqueous Anniversary speaker cables fit this system perfectly and are a much better sonic match than the Venustas. The Au24's are going to be too wamr and soft in the lower frequencies, which is... | |
| Best Power Cord for Mark Levinson 390S CD PLayer Operatoo- the PAD, Elrod Sig 2, and the Aluminata are ALL very good choices for oyur application - and all are also very expensive. I you want to try a moderately priced cable that you might like as well on the Levinson, I would also try the ESP E... | |
| Used turntable & arm combo for under $2500.0 I would look for a VPI ScoutMaster with the 9" JMW arm, which can then be upgraded to the Super level ( or not) if you wanted to push the performance to amung the very best. The Scoutmaster is easy to set up,is not at all tweaky, and should give y... | |
| Safe to use cheater plug on CD player?? RTilbury - electrical grounds are required on consumer electral goods as a safety measure. Should you have the cover off of your amplifier and accidentally spill a liquid into teh amp, reach in with a towel, the ground will protect you from gettin... | |
| Speaker suggestions Mezzro - a would try to locate a pair of Gradiant Revolutions for this application. They are resolving, and have the ability to "tune" the lower frequescies depending on placement within the room and rear wall that makes them a good choice for you... | |
| Stupid question about power cables ... Honest1- the reason that your amplifiers are "safe" is that the ground goes to the chassis of the amplifiers. Remember, grounds are installed for safety reasons, not for "audiophile" reasons - IF you are not going to ground the power cord at the c... | |
| WOULD LIKE TO RECABLE LOOKING FOR HELP Koegz - with this system and your primary listening material, I would outfit the entire system with Purist Audio Design Aqueous Anniversary and be very, very happy. Keep the Music Groove on your table however- that's an excellent choice. If you re... | |
| Stupid question about power cables ... Turbo - the "right" way to do this is to use a 3 pronged wall plug and only connect the hot and neutral wires to the plug. That way you don't have ground connected at the wall, but not at the iec. It will ONLY be a 2 conductor cable that way. Have... | |
| BEST POWER CORDS FOR NUFORCE REFERENCE 9S The best power cord that we have found on the Ref 9's so far has been the Synergistic Research Active AC Master couplers, which made a huge improvement in soundstage, imaging, and bass response over the stock power cords. NONE of low cost cables (... | |
| McCormack DNA 125 amp-speaker match Just to give you another speaker to consider - I might be tempted to go for the Hypersion Sound 938's in black - one of the best combinations with McCormacks I've heard yet! | |
| Change the plugs or use a converter ? Adhoc - I know this is a bit unconventional, but how about changing out your duplex outlet for a US version outlet and leaving your power cords ends alone? I have some customers outside the US that have done this and think it is a very good, cost ... | |
| Acoustic zen Gargantua FED - my customer feedback on the MF KW and NuVista products shows that Synergistic Research and JPS Labs are the cables most often preferred on these particular components, so I would give both of those cables an audition. |