mcondon
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| Argentum Acoustics Mythos ICs anyone? I did a search on these and an owner somewhere commented that they were somewhat bright/revealing and certainly not giant killers. The fact that Positive Feedback gushed over them but nobody else knows much about them or has great things to say is... | |
| Cables for McIntosh Equipment I am using Gabriel Gold Revelation MK2 ICs and Gabriel Gold Extreme speaker cable with my McIntosh MC275 and am quite very happy. My speakers have a tendency to sound a bit bright and the Mac with NOS Telefunkens can be a bit too etched at higher ... | |
| Grover Huffhman Sx Are these cables bright or lean? Some earlier versions of Grover Huffman's cables seemed to have that reputation. Also, when I read the oft-repeated statement "if the recording is lousy, your system will sound lousy too", I get nervous. There are ... | |
| Wadia ITransport The Wadia iTransport is an inexpensive way to add convenience to a system, as it functions similarly to a computer-based system. Let's face it, it is a pain to have to get up and change CDs all the time if you only want to hear one or two songs pe... | |
| Is Singlepower still in bussiness? Yes, Singlepower ended in disaster, but my Extreme was the best sounding headphone amp I have ever owned. Unfortunately, Mikhail Rotenberg was started running a Ponzi scheme as his business went downhill. As with any Ponzi scheme, the biggest vict... | |
| Ayon CD-2 sonics? thoughts? opinions? This thread is a bit stale, so maybe no one will see my question, which is how difficult is it to replace the tubes in the Ayon CD-2? I have heard elsewhere that the tubes are difficult to access inside the unit and therefore are pretty difficult ... | |
| Best HDMI Cable for Video I have had a noticeable improvement in video quality using the Supra HDMI cable. The Perfect Wave HDMI cable provides even more improvement, but is more expensive. I notice HDMI cables have a bigger impact on audio than video performance in my setup. | |
| looking for interconnect under 200 dollars Macdadtexas, are you being sarcastic? If not, your advice is just ridiculous. I would take a $5,500 VAC power amp, for example, with an Audio Art $200 power cable, over any $3,500 power amp with $2,200 power cable any day of the week. | |
| Help choose a preamp ... Belles & Wyred I would go with the Belles also. As far as W4S gear, the professional reviews are universally glowing. Impressions of actual owners (including myself) are a lot more mixed, to say the least. Of course, you could always try the W4S for a 30-day tri... | |
| AKG K702 cable upgrade You would get more responses if you posted your question on Head-Fi.org. I am not a believer in upgrading headphone cables. I own a pair of Sennheiser HD650s, I upgraded the stock cable to a Stefan Audio Arts ($200 used), and thought it sounded fa... | |
| Best Headphones in $500 range for Leben 300X I have not heard the Leben, so can't say what headphone will work best. I own HD650s and have listened to the AKG K701 at Head-fi meets. I have never been impressed by the K701. They tend to sound quite analytical, tend toward sibilance, and are r... | |
| Review: Resolution Audio Opus 21 Great Northern Sound Mod CD Player The Opus 21 has been out for about 5 years now. How does the GNSC modded RA Opus 21 stack up against some newer CD players that get rave reviews (e.g. the Ayon and/or Raysonic)? Also, Resolution Audio and GNSC are small operations. Are they able a... | |
| PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport/DAC experiences The DAC/Transport sound very good together. The DAC by itself used as a DAC/preamp (with other sources besides the Transport) is OK, but not great. Certainly, I thought my Manley Shrimp preamp + Northstar M192 DAC provided a much better soundstage... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo I own the PW DAC and Transport and would agree with general impressions. The combination of the DAC and Transport connected via HDMI/I2S creates an amazing synergy that makes for a fantastic source. This is the best redbook playback I have ever he... | |
| Just got the PS Audio Perfectwav DAC -- Amazing I am using the PW DAC straight into my amp, a McIntosh MC275. The DAC really shines with the PW Transport. The combination is astoundingly good, much better than with other digital sources and better than any other source I have ever used. I am no... |