mapman
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| How long before your cartridge warms up? "And as always I agree with you when you say there is no reason to have discussions of personal experiences as our tastes vary greatly."There is reason to have that, but no reason to put too much trust into any single case that any of us might rep... | |
| Just Pulled The Trigger Funny how "pulling the trigger" seems like such an appropriate description when we buy this stuff. The good news is somehow, we have all managed to survive, even if not always happily.GOod stuff is good stuff. IF its worth it to you, that's all th... | |
| KEF LS50 vs. Monitor Audio Silver2 ls50s + subs are a reasonable way to go in a larger room. I would hesitate to use them solo in a large room though. Only so much can be done in such a small package. | |
| what amp under a grand? TAD Hibachi Monoblocks (see my system photos) if can be found are a fantastic bargain still these days, in particular as a SS amp option in cases where a tube amp might work best, but is not desired for whatever reason. | |
| In Santana we trust There is a lot of Santana music over the years on my list of things to revisit again when time permits.Latin musical influences in popular US music seems to be on the rise in recent years and have heard a lot of fantastic related stuff. Santana is... | |
| In Awe of "Yessongs" Forty Years Later My favorite YEs albums:1) The YEs Album2) Relayer3) Close to the Edge4) Fragile5) Going for the One6) Drama7) Much of 90125 and Big Generator.8) Still soaking in recent Fly From Here CD but like it enough so far to give it a mentionI like Yessongs... | |
| Best DAC to also use as a preamp I am leaning towards trying BEnchmark. Bel Canto is another strong contender. I would also have interest in the usual high value Japanese lines for this these days, like Yamaha for example.I am particularly interested to hear what others might thi... | |
| How long before your cartridge warms up? Since each case is probably different for many reasons, this is another topic worth learning about and then forgetting about most of what people will say about their particular experiences for the most part most likely.TBG of course will be all ov... | |
| audiphile power cords The right price as a % of retail will vary, especially with wires.Best to set a budget and go with that. Wires are excellent candidates to buy used in order to get the right price. I bought a very high quality $300 retail Pangea power cord new for... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall If you place a pair of speakers outside say with no walls behind or otherwise, you will likely only hear 1-D stereo effect between the speakers. No reflected sound, no imaging beyond that. Its the early reflections that blur detail and imaging. Ot... | |
| Best music server for the money Agree, the extent one can DIY with a computer is a big factor. If not, buy something with everything needed installed and integrated up front that also offers good customer support. It will likely cost a bit more but be worth it. There is nothing ... | |
| Best music server for the money Best value for what is needed is any decent PC with adequate USB disk storage for main and backup copies accessed via a network connection.The server only serves data the same as any client/server computer application. No music is made on or by th... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall Early reflections off a wall is what compromises imaging usually. Some distance from the walls is needed to avoid. Its more the location of the front of the speaker where sound is emitted and other characteristics like the dispersion pattern of te... | |
| Just Pulled The Trigger It'll probably sound good.How bad could it be?I would not spend that much on ICs personally, but what to buy and how much to spend is a personal decision.I also would not spend hundreds of dollars on any bottle of wine, but people often do just fo... | |
| audiphile power cords "I've swapped some high end and less so cords in and out for fun and it pretty much always sounds great regardless."Power cords and similar fringe tweaks have the advantage of not having much down side. They all work pretty well, but performance o... |