larryken

Responses from larryken

Down grading with better /= sound
Yes, I went from $30K to $15K with better sound and more listening satisfaction, not from less cost but better sounding to my ears....formerly "big name" multi-components with real expensive big name cabling. I found out that less was more....I ha... 
re-terminate nordost cables...anyone?
you send them back to Nordost...that's what I did. 
which - adcom, cambridge audio, outlaw, rotel
anthem 225 integrated... 
Help with CD Player
get a Raysonic 128 new or used 
The ole fan trick.
I hook up to a refrigerator also for a couple of weeks.... 
Just got an iTouch...
huge overkill, Itouch dac does not have home hifi quality plus the uncompressed files you are recording are huge so you won't be able to put much on the device..I record at 320 just for the itouch and can put about 225 cds on the device, that's a ... 
New to Classical Music - Album to try first??
anything by Beethovan or Brahms...you can't go wrong 
Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables?
no.....don't invite that guy over again....he has an inappropriate attitude and I'd guess it extends into more things than just audio...you have nice gear and if you like it then you're lucky....you have no more urge to upgrade...maybe that person... 
are all amps equal
TVAD is an audio god!!! 
Brown out
2 years per second..sell now. 
One off my Audiopax 88s has gone up in smoke.
this unhappy situation is yet another reason not to buy from mfg's who aren't well established..sorry for the owner. 
Best IC cabling under $1000 for tube system
check out my gear. I have owned very pricey big name brands in the past and the stuff I have now is tops. 
Suggestions for a PC on my PS Audio Duet
use the same brand...the company is coming out with a full line replacement and you can pickup the soon to be discontinued lineup at greatly reduced prices, new or used. 
tube roll the - pre amp or the power amp?
call Viktor...at bAT 
Coltrane's A Love Supreme and Davis's Kind of Blue
Johny Hartman and John coltrane is one of the greatest jazz albums IMO and it's also well recorded....these two were at the top of their game when they recorded this....would be on my Desert Island list.