lornecherry
Responses from lornecherry
| Internet purchase of Big-Screen TV There is a member called Shin who sells high end Pioneer (including the 710)regularly on Audiogon and eBay. I bought a Pioneer 38A from him and was quite happy, even after we had a problem with the warranty, which was eventually solved. I was goin... | |
| Best Passive Pre-amp with remote?? I 2nd Blackie ... Placette is the one company that has a remote unit that does not inorduce distortion. I have the Placette Active line stage and it is the best preamp I have "not" heard under $10K. --Lorne | |
| Help - my new Classe CAM350s have blown up... Glen, yes Classe picked up the tab and even paid shipping back to my dealer -- I just paid $92 CDN for shipping to them -- that's it. The "clicking" you here is just the protection and warmup circuts doing their normal power-on routines. Come to t... | |
| Help - my new Classe CAM350s have blown up... Had the same problem with my Classe 301 ... worked great for three days and then .... a puff of smoke, a blown fuse and one awfull smelling shorted capicator. When I called the Classe engineer/support he suggested that certain tube preamps can cau... | |
| Preamp upgrade ARC LS5, SF Line 3, others? Placette active line stage. Not cheap ($4K) but the best I've heard so far under $10K. Wonderful on "bright" sources, as the Vishay resistors clean up the high end. | |
| Black Diamond Cones for speakers? I use 'em on my KEF's and they seem to help a bit. Look real nice too as they screw right into the brass footer and spike.Be sure to use the #4 cones as they are for heavier components. I agree with the first poster that they can still mark the fl... | |
| EMC-1 vs. Levinson 360s/Sony SCD-1 Thanks, Bwhite .... I think it will be the new EMC-1 MKII as you suggest -- seems to be the best value in high end digital, at least for the moment. Also, Stewart at Sancturary of Sound (my dealer) swears by the new 192 upgrade and told me he like... | |
| Placette Passive Pre Ditto ... all of the above. I have the Active Line Stage and it is the best preamp I've heard, where you are not trying to "warm things up" (i.e. tubes) There is simply no distortion on the high end, whih makes for wonderfully transparent SACD and... | |
| Bannana to spade adapters Look's like I had too many 'n's in the Scrabble tray when I started this thread. Audiogone kan wee pwease hev a schpel chekur?? Dat wood bee sew much betur thun have'n to cut n paist frum Mikrosopht Weird. --Lorne | |
| dcs sound This thread has brought to the forefront some very subtle compartive differences. It would be very interesting to compare the DCS stuff with the Mepheisto II (new version, if it is forthcoming in September), and for good measure, the new 24/192 ve... | |
| Bybee speaker filter questions ... I think they clean things up a bit with respect to detail. But the effect is very subtle. I have so so many wires running closeto my speaker wires, that I bought them as more of an "insurance policy" than for any other reason. | |
| SACD????? I have both SACD (a Sony SCD-1) and DVD-A (Pioneer 38A) and both have their strenghts and weaknesses. Well recorded SACD's are very good -- in same league as the best vinyl, poor recordings or remasters are no better than Redbook and certainly inf... | |
| Bybee speaker filter questions Thanks, Pls ... I bouught mine used, so I didn't get the instructions! | |
| Cardas Golden Reference vs. Golden Cross Heard almost the same thing you have (and are considering) at a well setup dealer room:Meridian 508.24; Symposium Roller Blocks under the Meridian; Golden Cross to a mid-high end ($4K) Blue Circle preamp and then Golden Refernce to some huge Blue ... | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? Girl friends and wives are easy to cope with, provided you follow some very simple audio rules that I've picked up from the audiogon site....1) Try to find a truly balanced mate. Avoid the single ended type, as I hear they don't sound as good and ... |