marakanetz
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| Just acquired some vintage Stax cans SRX Mk. III I used to have the same situation as you do.After a short while I figured that SRD7 that hooks up to the amp's binding posts and than hooks up speakers might not do the right trick since the gauge for speaker binding posts is very limited.Moreover... | |
| Why my system has detail but no body & warm vocal? Sean,I too like the quotation "all designs should be stable" and I shall realy repeat it and emphisize it to all audiocomponents.There is a plenty of effort already had been placed onto design of every audio component to be that stable AND indepen... | |
| Why my system has detail but no body & warm vocal? don't know about speakers, but replacing your amplifier might do just a right trick.change it to Creek integrated or the best will be Bryston 3b-st paired with passive preamp such as McCormack TLC1.You can also go with McCormack separates such as ... | |
| Questmanaudio DAC If you pay attention to their front page they've got 30 years of experience...In what??? DACs??? | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? jchen,I should thank you for pointing out objective realizm! That approach should realy be applied not to only wires but to anything else you're purchasing including the very rest of audio-goods. | |
| High End Myth Glossary. Bob and albert,it's not a "troll" rather it's laughs or audio-related humor.It uncovers the reality that Elizabeth's path(as perfect example here) and anyone who follows the same to "perfect sound" had gone too far wrong way with spending too much... | |
| Jazz/blues guitarist suggestions for SRV fan. Bill Frisell "Before We Were Born". | |
| Help, I'm going crazy with vinyl noise try to connect directly with no step-up transformer.i know that you'll have large issues with gain but at least(just for test) you're going to hear something and it'll tell you if the noise is comming from the cartridge or from transformer... | |
| Speakers you regret selling Sometimes I regret selling my Vandy 1c for its softness and musicality but when I return to my listening room with Totem Forest I forget all about it! | |
| Audio Shows and Equipment BreakIn The general rule of thumb is that equipment undergoes a break-in -- true.How it impacts the sound? You never know especially if you're auditioning them in different room or CES and you also never know this way if the speaker were broken-in or not.... | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? HISTORICAL INFORMATION:before 80's people did not hear substantial differences in interconnects as they "hear" it right now since some of them rich the cost of diamond necklace(yo gotta be keddin' if they don't improve sound!)so the hearing abilit... | |
| High End Myth Glossary. Adding to the myth list:--Shooting a fly with 45 Magnum(you never know if you actually kill it).A simple plastic slapper will just do enough. | |
| Killer female vocal recordings-show me the light.. Check out LHasa's albums! Maybe she realy deserved Grammy.She's latino but despite my poor understanding of Spanish I still enjoyed that super-voice. Recording is to the level of Patricia Barber's albums or even better.Seek for remasters of Edit P... | |
| Does highend heavy amps needs ampstands? Elizabeth,Finally! | |
| Does highend heavy amps needs ampstands? All amps especially powerfull ones do have a vibrations and you can't kill it whether you're going to use granite or marble stand.Elevating the amps will add an extra room for heat sinks. I have my amps on my journal table since I needn't any jour... |