listener57
Responses from listener57
| Power Conditioners There are a number of moderately priced power strips which do not seem to limit power, and, at the same time, provide clearly audible improvement in the sound of plugged in components.I guess this is in Stehno's passive line conditioner category, ... | |
| Looking for a source of vibration dampening sheets Mike Powell of Verastarr.com sells what you ask about. His product is named Starrdamp, and one side of it is copper which also shields from RFI.He is currently having a closeout on his mass loading granite blocks which are another aspect of tuning... | |
| Montreal Show Report + Photos Steve, Thanks for posting the beginning of your "walk through" report from the Montreal Show. Do you plan to have a similar report for the VTV show in New Jersey this spring? | |
| Please help with interconnects Hdm has made a good point about the added benefits of both cryogenic treatment and also the burning in process. This is included free of charge before you take delivery of products from realitycables.comAnd, the new IC retail price is right at you... | |
| RCA Digital Cable Rec's under $75 If you win an auction for Auricle Audio Design's Encore Signature Digital interconnect then you can probably request an increase from standard length up to your needed 2M.Performance that has to be heard to be believed, at a less than reasonable p... | |
| power cord too short? what now? In the past, I have posted that the very top of the line Mapleshade Records power strip does not degrade sound, but actually seems to very impressively enhance power transfer as judged by the audible improvement.There are even other extension cord... | |
| using hokey pucks for isolating speakers from the Three of Herbie's Big Fat Black Dots are supporting each of my tall and heavy speakers although four would avoid any chance of tipping if speakers were to be bumped into.Clear, natural, and extended range performance by transmission line bass and ... | |
| Elevating line conditioners.... The elevating of a line conditioner yields benefits from the use of footers, similar to elevating any of the primary components, such as amp or CDP. There is endless variety in footers with the most traditional seeming to be either cone type desig... | |
| Sound Valves VTA-70 Repair & Gold face plates Crabb, Another Audiogon member was kind enough to send me an email of a pdf file on the VTP - 101 preamp. I think this can be forwarded to you. It reached me as a giant size attachment to a brief email.Using the internal email capability of Audiog... | |
| Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? I think you are on the right path, realistically seeking to balance performance against price. Just look back at the posts for the moderate priced suggestions if you want to see a "for the money" Aronov Audio LS-960I which runs about $1200 used, a... | |
| What does everyone think of Zu Cables Wax? Let me mention my "usual suspects" who you may be searching for, without knowing it.Check out realitycables.com which is also represented through Clearsound/Reimer ads here on Audiogon. Greggstraley (Audiogon username) is delivering the more impre... | |
| Lamm ML1.1 vs. Aronov ls9100 vs. others Pocketchange and Saki70, Thanks for the information. It seems I should have snapped up the last pair of Aronov mono's rather than proselytizing on their behalf. But, I really find the Aronov LS-960I so satisfying in my current nearfield listening ... | |
| What unbalanced ICs to amps... Just read some of the reviews on your superb speakers, for background.Reality cables IC should do just fine since the descriptions of its transmission line bass and high frequency detail seems to parallel my own speaker's performance with transmis... | |
| What unbalanced ICs to amps... If you go the realitycables.com route from Gregg Straley then be sure to get the slightly more expensive option of OFC RCA connectors, still way below your budget. Even his "original" connectors are overachievers. His tube IC design should prove i... | |
| Which digital cable to use with a Benchmark DAC-1 Another amazing choice with highest quality and giveaway price is Encore Signature digital IC from Joe Mazzaglia at Auricle Audio Design.His auction can be found under the search word "sucks" which doesn't seem very promising until you read the cl... |