jwpstayman
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| What's happening with Piega? OJGALLI - I have been told by a reliable source that Steve Davis is no longer in representing Piega and in fact, is no longer in operation at HiFi Farm, which certainly might be the explanation for your being unable to contact him. I won't get int... | |
| Analog vs. CDP: A fair comparison? Hi Paw - The 303/300 is a very good cdp, particularly if you put some good RCA clear top 12AU7's in it with a pair of Herbies Audio Hal-o's. This will be nearly impossible to beat with a $2500.00 analog setup. I have a VPI SuperScoutMaster with Be... | |
| Reference 3A Decapo "i" sounds shrilly Harkey - this is an easy problem to fix as your components are all well known and very good quality. I'm not sure which Siltech i/c you have, but unless it is a model with significant gold content, go with a copper interconnect with the Cary 306 a... | |
| Can Epiphany X plug into extension cord, what loss Terry - You are making this entirely too difficult. Get yourself a Shunyata Research Hydra 2 power conditioner and a 3M Harmonic Tech Fantasy 10 with 20 amp iec and use you 6 ft EG power cords (if that is the power cord you want to use with these ... | |
| Different lenghts of CNR b'tween left/right speak Cardas Neutral Ref is one of a VERY few cables that using different lemgths will work out well, sonically. I have several customers that have done this successfully, both with high quality s/s systems and with very revealing SET (low power) system... | |
| ss players vs tube players Barto - it is really a matter of personal listening preference and your associated equipment as to which you would like better. Why limit yourself? Go with the Cary 303/300 and you have the option of both tubes and solid state output stages and ca... | |
| Preserve Golden Referance sound add Netrual Ref ? Tplavas - you say "that's a fact" without ever stating a fact (you MUST be a republican!). You stated "some electricial differences inherant in" the different lengths. Sorry - but what has that got to do with the difference (or non-difference) in ... | |
| Preserve Golden Referance sound add Netrual Ref ? Tplavas - you are correct, but only because Terry mis-stated what Cardas says about their Neutral Reference. Neutral Reference has the same sonic characteristics at 30 feet that it does at 3 feet. If you like the sound of the system with the 3 foo... | |
| Shortlist of best cartridges with VPI Cipher- there are a lot of really good cartridges that work well with the VPI/JMW arm. I have the same table as you do and I use a Benz Silerv Reference cart, but I have had good success with Shelter 501 and 90X, Koetsu Urushi, and the Helikon fro... | |
| subwoofer recommendations $1000 I have really enjoyed the Revel B12 sub(s) in my own system. They are priced right at $995.00, look great (even if it IS only vinyl over mdf), and have the flexibilty of the graphic eq onboard. Maybe not the deepest sub, but the bass you get will ... | |
| Cable Comparator Brushro - to answer your question - the Cable Comparitor was made by David Salz at Wireworld cables (www.wireworldcable.com). I doubt that they are still available as it was quite a while ago, but IF one can be gotten, David Salz would know how to... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? Pabelson - just because you can't see gravity does not mean that there IS no gravity. I can say with a degree of certainty that most copper based cables that do not have coatings on the copper to prevent oxidation WILL suffer sonic degradation ove... | |
| Purist Audio, Venustas or Aqueous Ray - I have done the comparison that you asked about (Purist AQ Anniversary vs Venustas)and here are my conclusions:The Venustas gives a more "back of the hall" presentation than the Aq Anniv, which is more like being in the 5th row. The Venustas... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? Pabelson, If someone (in this thread) said 15% over 3 years does that make a meaningful difference in your life? Would that be in a high humidity reqion or a low humidity region? Would that be lengths over 3 meters or shorter than 3 meters? Would ... | |
| Do Cables Wear Out? Kenyonbm - thank you for your research and references - I will stand corrected on the silver oxide issue. I apologize to you for any terseness directed at you on my part in this thread as I felt like I was under attack for my input and comments re... |