lmack
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| 2way speaker recommendations No special asterisk needed for Merlin VSM-MMs, in my actual experience. I haven't heard earlier VSM versions nor the MXs. I do know that I continue to be amazed by my MMs, two years in. Yes, they are set up within the range of what is recommended ... | |
| Blind Power Cord Test & results If you can't hear a difference, what difference would any "scientific" test make to your listening experience? For those of us who can hear a difference--where we have put ourselves to the "test" of reliably distinguishing between some cords in ou... | |
| Merlin speaker /Amplifier combinations? The standard solid state recommendations (from Bobby and Rich) are the Belles 150A Reference and the Simaudio W-5. I use the Belles with my VSM-MMs, and I continue to be amazed by the music (and the amount and quality of bass) as it flows through ... | |
| Is the Berning ZH270 revalatory? From the beginning of this thread I thought that Zaikesman's initial post was severe and presumptuous. I agree that his subsequent attempts to justify or explain his initial post fall short of what really is called for--a simple apology. However, ... | |
| Adcom GFP-750 Modfication Question Daltonlanny,Ritteri has succintly and accurately described the added "warm liquidity" to the midrange. Further, I heard less grain throughout, which resulted in a smoother, more relaxed presentation, especially top-end, with no loss of detail. Whi... | |
| Adcom GFP-750 Modfication Question Daltonlanny is correct: the only mod Stan Warren does is to the active stage, replacing the stock capacitors with Black Gates. The improvement is significant: it brings the active mode very close to the renowned quality of the passive mode. The co... | |
| Upgrade from Adcom GFP-750? You're right, Ivanj, and that's what I'll be doing. But I still like to explore the possibilities, in case something very attractive comes up used. So far, I like the Pass and Sim possibilities, even if they would mean stretching my budget a bit. ... | |
| Upgrade from Adcom GFP-750? I used the Adcom both active and passive: active for rock, electronic, ambient; passive for jazz, classical, acoustic. I might be willing to increase my budget to retain the flexibility of both options. | |
| Equipment Break-in: Fact or Fiction Actually, this is not a relativistic, everyone has his own philosophy matter. Either "break in" or other audio phenomena are real--in the sense that they can make an objective (if not necessarily measurable) audible difference--or not. It might be... | |
| Equipment Break-in: Fact or Fiction I don't understand the naysayers' demand for proof. Surely, it's not that hard to do listening comparisons of same model components, one "broken in" and the other not. In any case, how could science possibly confirm or disconfirm whether there is ... | |
| Musical Fidelity CD Pre 24 or Linn Ikemi? I did get the Ikemi, and I'm quite happy with it. Next up, I'm having my Adcom GFP-750 modified. |