listener614

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Snow Leopard and audio quality
It's generally accepted that the S/L upgrade on a MacMini makes major improvements. I use the 2GHz core with 4GByte RAM and a 7200 RPM drive. Others told me I could expect an improvement, and they were right. I understand the Mac SW/HW is tuned to... 
Snow Leopard and audio quality
It's generally accepted that the S/L upgrade on a MacMini makes major improvements. I use the 2GHz core with 4MByte RAM and a 7200 RPM drive. Others told me I could expect an improvement, and they were right. I understand the Mac SW/HW is tuned to... 
difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar
Timoteo, You asked: "No one else in this thread has experienced a change for the worse in the sound of their system when they replaced their CD player with a newer and supposedly better player?" I replaced an Onkyo DX1800 with a Sony CDP-CX450 and... 
Behringer Crossover for Maggies vs Bryston
I was just surfing through Behringer-related posts on Audiogon this A.M. and noticed your Aug. '09 post regarding Behringer crossovers. I have Maggies too, but use the Behringer DCX-2496 x-over. I am very satisfied with this crossover and find it ... 
Magnepan 20.1
I'm low power. Winey bi-amps his 20.1's, and I've bi- or tri-amped every Maggie I've owned (T-III, IC, IIIA, 3.6). My experience is that when you bi-amp with these speakers the power requirements take on another dimension. More IS better, but over... 
Review: Mye Sound speaker stands Magnepan- MG-20 Tweak
Placebo? No...the stands reportedly make a difference in too many areas of loudspeaker performance. And the audiophiles who buy Mye Stands are a group to be trusted. But I won't part with the money on a hunch. Even a good hunch. 
Review: Mye Sound speaker stands Magnepan- MG-20 Tweak
Mye Stands reviews are glowing. Especially by those who have a financial stake in them. I.e., once you pay for them, they had better work, or your decision to buy sound unheard is discredited. Very uncomfortable feeling. Understandably resisted. P... 
Review: Mye Sound speaker stands Magnepan- MG-20 Tweak
I'm an analyst by trade. NO affiliations. Might the stands compensate for loose struts? 
Review: Mye Sound speaker stands Magnepan- MG-20 Tweak
Teajay, thank you for the background information. I can't audition the stands and so I need to know, ideally, the theory and development behind them, as well as the experience of others. As a college student, I once bought a pair of Tympani IC's s... 
Review: Mye Sound speaker stands Magnepan- MG-20 Tweak
Teajay, the ribbon tweeters are mounted in a heavy steel frame. I think those rapidly fluttering ribbons are well isolated. The midrange and bass panels are also very low mass. Do you think they really impact the hard frame in which they're mounte... 
Review: Mye Sound speaker stands Magnepan- MG-20 Tweak
Being audiphiles, we know that a tweak here, a tweak there, can make a great difference. A difference to us listeners, that is. I accept that the Mye stands make an improvement. But I also want to know how and why they make such an improvement. An...