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| Adding a headphone amp to a BAT preamp Just checking out headrooms new site and noticed the are selling Vampire one piece RCA splitter plug, they recommend it for people with cassette deck already connected to preamp(like you) cost $30 pair, here is link:http://207.66.131.158/headroom2... | |
| Adding a headphone amp to a BAT preamp Jeff, I have never used them, people who bi-amp sometimes need them to connect two amps to one preamp. The big full line cable/connector companies like Monster Cable, Vampire etc should have two types available: 1)audio y adaptor which has 1 male ... | |
| Adding a headphone amp to a BAT preamp Jeff, unfortunately the Grado RA-1 has no pass through RCAs (two sets) as the best place to put Grado is tape out of preamp, that way you can easily turn volume down on speakers when using headphone amp.If you want to always have cassette deck con... | |
| 10 sonically best rock recordings ? Gregg, "Music for the Masses" is a regular album, part of the dark trilogy of Depeche ablums 1986-90: -Black Celebration-Music for the Masses-ViolatorThis represents the peak of their creative talents, as they created a new identity for group whic... | |
| 10 sonically best rock recordings ? Yes this is remastered by Bob Ludwig and sounds great. The early albums master tapes were not great so those songs have limited improvement, but all songs from "Dam the Torpedos" to present have never sounded better.I have also mentioned elsewhere... | |
| Clou Blue Jaspis for Senn HD 580/600 Headphones Well I will answer my own question, as I purchased the Blue Jaspis for my Senn HD580 several days ago. I can tell you this the BJ will never be coming off my Senns!The cable is a full 3 meters long, the body is bright blue and the right/left branc... | |
| Why does cd mat work? Well I can remember 3 I tried, CD Blacklight, Marigo Crossbow, Statmatt, and one other whose name escapes me.I have experience no real benefit when using any of the above in my system, one problem is when drawer closes added disc can sometimes mov... | |
| Headphones If you need an extension Headroom.com has best selection. The DiMarzio silver at @$60 for 10ft extensionis very nice, I own one. Really you should look into gettingClou Blue Jaspis to replace stock Senn cord, it is 3 metersand looks and sounds gre... | |
| Why does cd mat work? I have tried every CD mat known to man and have yet to find one that improves the sound, what mat are you using?Is your Krell CDP top loading or front drawer loading? | |
| Clou Blue Jaspis for Senn HD 580/600 Headphones Craig those sneaky guys at Headroom have them, but you have to go to Yahoo site to see them listed:http://store.yahoo.com/headroom/headexcab.htmlThe salesman at Headroom says they really open sound up without sounding bright. They look really cool... | |
| Daruma II Isolation Update JD bearing is slightly smaller than rollerblock bearing, and the tolerances are lower, no mirror polished surfaces etc. Darumas look like Aurios cookie with two halves, but only a single bearing is used.If you go to add in tweak section, member DK... | |
| Equipment Stand placement? Well there is theoretical ideal set-up, and then there is real world set-ups. Ideally you place amp only between speakers allowing short speaker cables and run long ICs back to rack along side walls, balanced ICs being ideal.This is not so much be... | |
| sony offers 3 new SACD players Quick ckeck of currently available Sony SACD players at stores on the net show Sony 333ES for $600, 5 CD carrouseland so far cheapest of ES series.Also now available is Sony CE775 for $350, also 5 CD carrousel but not part of high end ES line of g... | |
| Can upsamplers alter a CD's sonic performance? Depends on total design of CDP/DAC, just because a unit has upsampling DAC doesn't mean it will sound better then one that doesn't, but it has the potential to if other design issues are properly addressed.The reason the original signal is upsampl... | |
| Anyone compare the Earmax headphone amp I own Senn HD580 and Grado RS2 cans and use the Creek OBH 11amp in main system. Right now I am using RS2 straight from portable at my computer, sounds quite good!I have considered Grado RA1 amp, and would be a step-up in sound from Creek, but batt... |