listener57
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| Do you know of small speakers that sound ''BIG'' ? Jaybo, Your comment reminded me of a delightful review of how grocery store olives got their size names, including the ever popular super colossal, and super mammoth. Just be careful one of those doesn't roll off the dinner plate and land in your ... | |
| Review: Sonographe SC-1 Preamplifier Thanks for letting the rest of us know about your Sonographe discovery.Coming from the writer of so many informative vinyl listings on Audiogon, this review demonstrates again the enthusiasm and thoroughness permeating your enjoyable postings. | |
| Tired of boring, polite, laid-back sound..... Trying to hear "pulsating" from such a refined corner of the audio universe may not be possible when you compare to the brash upstarts here in the colonies (...er, United States).At last year's Stereophile NYC spring audio show, Naim did provide e... | |
| Do you know of small speakers that sound ''BIG'' ? Plato, Enthusiasm is still welcome on Audiogon.Hopefully, each of us can be allowed to get the word out when we think something deserves more attention. Your opinions in various discussions have already helped enlarge the pool of shared experience... | |
| Do you know of small speakers that sound ''BIG'' ? Purchased used on Audiogon, the Platinum Audio Solo's are in the $600 range, and definitely qualify as smaller monitor speakers that sound large. You didn't specify the size of your listening room, but these do quite a job, including providing eno... | |
| Best RCA terminated digital interconnect? Gixerman, I think the actual current price is certainly available from Audiogon member, Joemazzaglia, but my guess is that currently selling for no more than $75, when not available on auction. Since I am just a fan, and not a dealer, my apology t... | |
| Best RCA terminated digital interconnect? I continue to trumpet the virtues of the least costly digital IC which comes with unique, hand-crafted, RCA jacks: Audiogon member Joemazzaglia builds the Auricle Audio Design Encore Signature digital IC. In two of my system's a pair are on both t... | |
| Help with deciding on a small power conditioner In two of my systems, I have been hearing how one can achieve the audible improvement attributable to a power conditioner by using the very top of the line Mapleshade Records "conditioner equivalent" power strip. There is no power limiting imposed... | |
| How Do I Build a Faraday Cage? Check out Verastarr.com for their "StarrDamp CS" sheets as one approach to reducing cabinet resonance while simultaneously shielding against RFI.For interconnects, check out Zcable.com for their "Z-Sleeves". They have already designed and built wh... | |
| Best tube integrated under 1500 new or used Aronov LS-960I | |
| Which digital cable to use with a Benchmark DAC-1 Redkiwi, Your point is well taken that if components are not at high enough performance level then a more forgiving IC is better tolerated. It is not always a good idea to dumb down (as in school curriculum choices), but following your thought, it... | |
| Upgrade transport and lose Genesis Lens? Kleonard, Two simple ideas: Join one of the NYC metropolitan area audio clubs to have access to personalized assistance, minus any NYC retail sales pressure. A club member might even make a "housecall" to work with you.If you like to attend audio ... | |
| Looking for a source of vibration dampening sheets Mijknarf, A very tiny cost further upgrade to your cones would be to add dampening using herbiesaudiolab.com Grungebuster Dot between the top of each cone and the flat component chassis undersurface. For a microscopic price, there will be more cle... | |
| Upgrade transport and lose Genesis Lens? I had an interesting trial when I eliminated the Genesis Digital Lens temporarily, because I had finally found digital IC which sounded spectacular while adding no jitter to the output from a modded CDP used as a transport (Auricle Audio Design En... | |
| Headphone amp: compare onboard/standalone You might want to take the headphones you already enjoy and plug them into a few ordinary headphone jacks on integrated amps or CD players if you are lucky enough to have a few audio buddies, or a congenial store. This will give you a baseline. Wh... |