mdiaz
Responses from mdiaz
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? I had a very expensive pair of Cardas speaker cables in the past and I am currently using Morrow cables. These Morrow's are amazingly good and very affordable. | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? The PS Audio Direcstream DAC. I cant even remember what I was using before it. It even gets better every time they have released software upgrades, which , by the way, are free. I highly recommend this DAC. | |
| Clean AC power I highly recommend PS Audio Powerplants. With their direct puchase plan you can return it in a month for a full refund. Trying them out in your system is the only way you'll hear the difference. | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? The PS AUdio Stellar M1200 monoblocks are amazing! 1200 watts into 4 Ohms.They drive my Magnepan 1.7i's beautifully. | |
| How old are you? 69 years young... It's a bitch getting old!!! | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? I've had many different brands over the years. My original Sonus Faber Extremas were hard to beat. I also like, at a more affordable price, the Merlin VSM SE's. | |
| Audiophile AC Outlets I've used the PS Audio Power Port Classic AC Receptacles for years with excellent results. Their price is better than most also. | |
| Thiel Owners I owned a pair of CS7's several years ago. The dynamic "slam" I got from them in some pieces of music was absolutely amazing. An upgrade from Thiel at the time was supposed to improve the high end but it never happened, IMHO. I sold them because t... | |
| Are Shakti Stones effective? I had them for years, used them in different systems and NEVER noticed any difference when they were applied on different components of each setup. I finally sold them a few months ago. | |
| High end Class D amps? The PS Audio Stellar M1200 Monoblocks are fantastic and at a reasonable price for the pair. I am driving a pair of Magnepan 1.7i with them and the combination is excellent. I believe a eview is coming out in one of the major audio mags soon. | |
| Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)? What I got absolutely no effect from, except for a lighter wallet, were the Shakti Electromagnetic Stabilizer Stone... No further comment needed from me. | |
| is this the greatest live band of all time? I think the Stones are amazing live but others that amazed me over the years are Boston, Mountain, CS&N, Earth, Wind & Fire, and the Eagles. | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Chuck Mangione - FEELS SO GOOD | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? I have too many hobbies and I'm sad that they are all expensive and I am retired on a fixed income... High End audio, Photography, Computers, Slot Cars, 3D printing, guitars and cars. I dont have one now but I've been a Porsche fan most of my life... | |
| best phono stage under 10k I would give the PSAudio Stellar Phono Preamp a serious consideration. Michael Fremer just gave it an amazing review in Stereophile. I was a Beta tester for PS Audio when this product came out and bought and kept it because it is the best I have e... |