kendrick2
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| Power Conditioners. Power conditioning is a bit of a mystery to me and I think system dependent. I tried the LessLoss DFPC (dynamic filtering power cable) and was was stunned at the improvement to my system. So much so that I purchased three, all on Audiogon. As it t... | |
| Shipping Speakers The most important thing is to pack well and double box. I shipped speakers once with the manufacturer's packaging.. a single box, and had damage, claims, etc. You can buy good packing materials from an office supply store or U-Haul. I will share ... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Looking what you have, I'm not surprised that violins sound edgy or bright. Some of your components are good quality (speakers and amplifier) but "oddly combined" like the McCormick amp and NAD preamp, while others more pedestrian like the 12 year... | |
| Totem Arro vs Revel Concerta F12 If you like the sound of the Arro, you might also consider another model of Totem speakers. I auditioned the Arro last year, along with the Sttaf and Rainmaker. Each of the speakers sounded quite different but the Rainmaker had the best overall ba... | |
| Compare Between Few Dacs TeddyDac made in your country is an excellent choice. I bought one a few months ago as possible replacement for my Rega Dac thinking it could be returned if didn't sound better. Well, fresh out of the box it sounded more real on many levels. After... | |
| Totem Rainmaker or Dynaudio Excite 12 or Kef Q900 Late response but maybe it will help someone else. I auditioned seven different stand mount speakers last year, and the Rainmaker and Excite were the best sounding in my system. You can't go wrong with either one. I bought the Rainmaker because th... | |
| Experience with Metrum Octave DAC Mjm6 - You asked about jitter boxes (re-clockers) used with the Octave. You might check out the new Synchro-mesh re-clocker from Empirical Audio ($600), which is probably much better than the dated and cheaper Monarchy DIP. I almost purchased the ... | |
| Pandora Pandora can play on Itunes... with PandaTunes media server. ItÂs free software application that runs on Mac and PC computers. IÂve tried it and it works great. WhatÂs not clear is whether PandaTunes will work with high quality music playback so... |