keithtexas

Responses from keithtexas

Best used integrated under $5k
Musical Fidelity NuVista 800 
Shunyata now uses silver ???...
PTSS, me too.After 30 years and many of contenders, I'm done for now. Peace. 
Will upgrading Umbilical cord power supply to preamp improve sonics
Yes. I have Revelation Audio going from power supply to preamp section and diy/cryo'd Acrolink 7N P-4020 II from power supply to the amp sections of my Musical Fidelity TriVista. Both made noticeable improvements in smoothness and detail. 
Possible Silver IC's to accompany my Skogrand Marrkarian 421 sp cables?
Interested in this topic. Keep us posted !! 
Is the NHT xd System worth buying today?
The amplifier has an XLR cable output for the subwoofer (XLR female/input obviously).  
Recommendation for an audiophile speaker cord that is not "bright"?
I have what used to referred to as some of Wilson's least forgiving speakers (W/P 5.1).  I splurged when I found a deal on some used MIT Matrix HD 60 bi-wire cables (for around $1500 IIRC). And they are a match made in heaven with the Wilsons. Som... 
Speakers under $50k that rival $200k+ speakers?
Large JBLs (Everest DD6700) or the Grandinote Mach 9 as mentioned by Orenstein. Would also take the Rockports but the Grandinotes sound so natural and open and free. Their crossoverless design seems to "let the note go" like horns done well can ap... 
How Harmonic Technology has fallen.........
You didn’t give further explanation as to what happened to the cable other than "the insulation of one of the ground wire had become broken." Sounds like you broke it. You can’t expect a company to fix an old piece of equipment (or cable in this c... 
Subwoofer advice
Budget suggestion: I’m not sure if/how many they still have, but I just picked up an SVS-SB12-NSD (close-out prior model) from ListenUp in Denver for $399 shipped to Texas. It is kind of between their current SB1000 and SB2000.It is not a beast or... 
Interconnect recomendations, ~$500 new or used, RCA...
Silnote Ref II Series II 
Keep SVS SB16 or change to REL S5 music only
I'm a little surprised that Audiotroy found the SB13 Ultra to sound slow and boomy. I'm using a pair to augment my Wilson W/P system, and they are extremely fast and tight. I can see how a 16" might not be as musical. 
... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY?
Tek-Line Silver 10 guage (amp)DIY Acrolink 7N P4020II w/ Oyaide C/P-004 plugs - digital 
Interconnects and Speaker Cable, What in your history hit your pleasure button?
System dependent as always, but in my current system...MIT Matrix HD 36 interconnects and MIT Matrix HD 60 bi-wire speaker cables. 
High Fidelity Cables MC-0.5 Effect
Put my money where my mouth is and purchased second unit today.. Will put this one on the 'digital' outlet. 
Horn Speaker Recommendations
@willgolf - I was looking at hifishark.com and it showed a listing date of Aug. 31, 2019. Don’t know how accurate those dates are. (Do a search from the hifishark main page - and listing dates are shown on the right of results)Maybe worth sending ...