kotta
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| Do speaker cables need a burn in period? Absolutely! My QED Signature Spk. wire sounded pretty good from the start but it wasn't till about 150+ hrs. when "it" happened. Glorious sounding cable especially for it's very modest price. | |
| New TV: what to do with TOSLINK optical output I've been using OREI Da34 Digital to Analog converter. Works just fine. Paid around $50. Problem solved. Bill. | |
| Looking for a reasonably priced good quality interconnect You could make a very nice set w/Neotech wire or you could order some Furutech ADL Alpha Line-1 for $81 1m pr. Wonderful sounding cables. | |
| Best preamp (used or new) under $350??? I'm using the Schiit SYS and I'm most pleased w/it. Before purchasing the SYS, I considered the Tisbury and the Zpre2. If you can find a Rotel RC-972 pre-amp I strongly suggest you purchase. I've owned a few Rotel pre-amps and IMO, the RC-972 is f... | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks Hi Bruce. I've found w/speaker burn-in that the mids and lows develop more fullness/bloom. Haven't really noticed treble becoming more pronounced but certainly more refined and smoother. (You have to be patient and also not move cables around as t... | |
| Update power cord This is what I would do first before adding a Chassis IEC socket to your amp (unless you're able to do yourself). Go buy a Furutech FI-15ME AC plug. Install on your fixed cord and I think you will find the results very satisfactory. I've done this... | |
| Recos for entry level Bookshelf speaker $400-750 for 21yo nieces first system? Own the PSB Image B4's and they are very impressive sounding small speakers. Fit and finish first class. Used under $200 pr. if you can find a pr. for sale. Rear ported. Check out the Imagine Mini as well. | |
| speaker and interconnects, how nice do I need Before trying anything else....order some Canare 4s8 speaker wire and make your own cable. Super inexpensive and I was impressed by how good my little Dynaudio Dm 2/6 sound w/this wire. As far as interconnents, make your own. I made some using Mog... | |
| Douk Audio. Any experience with any of their products? Well... Today I took out the Chinese 12AU7 tubes which came w/the unit and put in the 1958 RCA tubes that I bought recently just for this pre-amp/buffer. Night and day difference for the better. What a great way to experience such musical sound fo... | |
| Douk Audio. Any experience with any of their products? Dun Mei Av-21. Sorry... | |
| Douk Audio. Any experience with any of their products? Last night set up my Dug Mei AV-21 I bought from Doukaudio. (Using as pre-amp on top of my Adcam 5002 amp driving Dynaudio DM2/6 spks.) In a word...superb sound. I bought on Ebay an inexpensive input swicher box (JVC) which I will use between my C... | |
| Douk Audio. Any experience with any of their products? I bought a from Doukaudio a tube 6n11 preamp buffer and I just received the package MUCH sooner than expected and was packed extremely well. I'll be able to give a listen in a day or two. It looks extremely well-built and I'm hoping it sounds as g... | |
| Music Lovers Speaker vs. Audiophile Speaker I like this answer! I consider myself an "audiophile" but I don't own expensive equipment but what I've matched together sounds very musical and satisfying. In my response to an earlier thread, I mentioned the PSB 300i spk. A very musical speaker.... | |
| When speakers duplicate drivers I have such a speaker which I'm listening to right now. Paradyme Phantom V4. 2-way floorstander w/ two 6 1/2" drivers. I always preferred 2-ways for some reason. This loudspeaker has fuller sound which I believe goes down to 40hz. They are still 8... | |
| Most Effective Tweaks? Filling speaker stands w/copper bb's (didn't want to use lead shot this time) and then adding aquarium black sand. Big improvement. Lately bought a Furatech gold-plated ac plug for $30 for the Arcam's home-made power cord. Noticeable improvement. ... |