mattybumpkin
Responses from mattybumpkin
| Europa's Too Lean for Creek? The Europa is anything but lean sounding. However, I know Roy says something (to get the most out of the speaker) like minimum 100-125 watts ss or 50-75 tube watts for pairing an amp with them. Despite this, many owners are using successfully much... | |
| Blue Circle CS vs. Unison Unico I owned the Unico for a brief period, matched with a pair of Epos M12's in an approx. 12x15x8 room. Beautiful amp, very well made.It does most things very well. It really brought the texture and nuances of the music out. Very palpable. I did not k... | |
| Paradigm 9SEMKIII... Dark Speakers? Slappy,I have the 5SEMKIII. Dark? Not sure if that is the correct word. Lacking in ultimate detail and suffering from boxiness somewhat? Yes. Kick butt bass? Without a doubt.I did find bi-wiring to be a noticeable improvement over the crappy jumpe... | |
| Speaker cable aging? Nickway,I had demo'd the S2's in a showroom for about a half hour, and while a brief demo, I came away very impressed. Midrange was very natural and was definitely not recessed. There was a review of them online somwhere, yes?If you are serious ab... | |
| Cheap surge protector that doesn't sound horrible? Forget the Juice Bar, It does NOT protect at all.VansEvers definitely does though.Regards, | |
| Cheap surge protector that doesn't sound horrible? Take a look at the PS Audio Juice Bar. I am not positive but I think it has what you need. Someone just posted 2 for sale (not me) at $125 a piece.Also look for a VansEvers Super Companion used. I do have one and it does protect and provide filter... | |
| hospital grade or commercial grade receptacles ? Contrary to the respondent a couple posts above, power cords and receptacles do make a difference. If you can, I would chase down on A'gon some of the "Porter Ports" that member Albert Porter was kind enough to make available. I have one and it di... | |
| Power Conditioner for Amps. I am using a VansEvers Super Companion power strip for my amp and pre. Provides protection and some parallel conditioning and doesn't seem to limit my amp/pre. The conditioning the unit provides is subtle but I bought it more for the protection/no... | |
| Merlin speaker /Amplifier combinations? I believe SIM SS amps are recommended with Merlins.Regards, | |
| VH Audio, Ridge St Audio or Audience Au24 XLRs? Anyone care to say which one is the most transparent?Thnx, | |
| Why so much???? Do you listen to your gear or your music?I think in the end it probably makes more sense to spend most of your money on the music than your gear. Me, I only have about 100 cd's so far (yes, most of my $ is in my gear right now). I take my time col... | |
| Who offers the best mod for Music Hall cd25? I own the Modwright CD25 and am very happy with it. Dan's quality work is well known and his service is excellent. I have not heard/dealt with any of the other's so cannot comment.Regards, | |
| DIY Speaker Cable Canare 4s11 Home Depot Lowes I am using HD extension cord, 12 gauge, there are three wires and I am only using two of them, the other I bent back and rubber banded tightly to the cable to keep it out of the way. I have to admit that the sound of the "cable" is very good. I st... | |
| Shunyata Snakebite Grant,Thank you for clearing this up!Regards, | |
| Shunyata Snakebite Just a follow-up,The word is that Shunyata found an old roll of the original Diamondback cord and decided to offer it on a limited basis, with enhanced connectors. So, in fairness to The Cable Company, who advertises it as the "original" Diamondba... |