lowrider57
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| Hifi V.s. The music makers If they are engineers or musicians who play Rock, Hip Hop, or other amplified genres, they will have some hearing damage or limitations. In these cases, they are coloring the sound at home with equalizers and such. Also, many in this category will... | |
| Best CD transport? The Esoteric may be overkill with it's digital input, superior DAC, and better jitter control than the Rotel. Oppo and Sony make good transports and the Oppo can stream content. What's you budget? | |
| blue jeans cable? BJ Cable sells good quality cable with good terminations. I own a few pairs.The owner's philosophy is that cables make no difference in the sound whatsoever. His prices are fair, but his products are not amazing for that reason.I think what the ow... | |
| classical music source I like classical on CDs due to the wide selection and for the most part, classical record labels have high standards for quality recordings and CD mastering. Todays remastering technology has given old classical recordings new life, some having ou... | |
| Emotiva Tube Amplifiers Coming In February Thanks, Mitch... An amicable split I suppose. | |
| Emotiva Tube Amplifiers Coming In February Anybody know the difference in design between Bob's new amps and his previous tube amps (Cherry 180 & Black Beauty 305).Since Emotiva now owns the latter and the intellectual property, what would Bob need to change legally in his new product b... | |
| do i change the preamp or the speakers? Fivefasts, I don't believe there is any plate voltage in the tubes during standby, so the preamp must be powered-up for the tubes to generate current and burn-in. And, it doesn't need to be playing any music so the amps can be turned off.Anybody f... | |
| Led Zepplin Mothership vs. hi-res vs. newest Whart, that's useful info. Part of my interest in this hobby is keeping a log of engineers and producers for rock bands 1960s thru 80s. Never felt the need to keep track of the mastering engineer, but nowadays the digital mastering is what determi... | |
| do i change the preamp or the speakers? As usual Al has provided excellent advice especially changing the cartridge loading. I also believe that the Bryston has a brighter sonic signature than the Modulus.I may have spoken too soon regarding the use of NOS tubes. AI states that the prop... | |
| The Jolida JD100A CD player by today's standards? The Jolida 100 is a very musical and warm CDP. That said, it's sonics depend on the tubes you are using; it can help warm up a lean system and take the edge off some CDs or it can be very neutral.It is not a very detailed CDP, so again rolling the... | |
| do i change the preamp or the speakers? The great thing about a tube preamp is that you can substitute the stock tubes with tubes of different sonic signatures. You can roll tubes to make your preamp have a different timbre, in your case you need tubes that would provide more air on top... | |
| floor-stander speaker for "classical" Well, you need to match the spkr to the amp, so what amp are you using and what is your budget for speakers?Without knowing your specifics, the Totem Arro is a great performer for a small room. Good dynamics and a huge soundstage. | |
| Led Zepplin Mothership vs. hi-res vs. newest I respect and am astounded by Whart's knowledge of the Zeppelin catalog. There are other threads regarding this topic and I agree that Mothership was probably a lower rez digital master.I have the remasters of LZ I, II, III on vinyl and am very pl... | |
| Grado Stylus Upgrade For a noticeable upgrade in SQ, you need to move up to the Grado Gold. I'm assuming you haven't experienced any hum with your Thorens, so the Gold would be the way to go. The Grado Black and Gold carts are not insulated so they can pick up motor n... | |
| Upgrade question. Rega RP3 or RP6. If you are thinking of upgrading speakers, first decide on a budget. Then you'll get a lot of advice from fellow members.Plus, speakers should be auditioned before purchasing. See if there is a Best Buy with a "Magnolia" room near you or a local H... |