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| Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C Ashkenazy is a good all around choice no one will argue with. As Kitch29 says get the Previn/Decca series from the 1970s, you can get budget double disc with all four concertos. Ashkenazy also has 1980s set with Haitink/Decca,and although performa... | |
| Your thoughts on speaker stands Please try inserting the appropriate size/number of vibrapods between speaker and stand. You will hear a deepermore detailed lower midrange and bass, which is the obvious short coming of 2 way stand mounted speakers. Sound also seems slightly more... | |
| "Whole house" surge protection. Go to soundstage.com (archives or Reviewers Choice 2001) and read new review of Shunyata Hydra, at the end of review there is a discussion of surge protection and and installing electrical panel protectors. | |
| homegrown audio vs. kimber HT PS II = Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway Mark II | |
| homegrown audio vs. kimber I think HG Silver Lace and HT PS II both just "slightly" better overall than SA Hyacinth. The Hyacinth has a much more balanced tonal presention than Kimber SS, and between these two Hyacinth is superior in all respects. Hyacinth is priced between... | |
| homegrown audio vs. kimber I have compared Kimber Silver Streak, HG Silver Lace, HTProSilway II, Silver Audio Hyacinth. Kimber SS IMO tilts the tonal balance too much towards upper midrange and treble, producing a lean and subjectively bright sound.I listen to a lot of main... | |
| Best CD source? Victor, good tip on CD Connection. For 1-3 Cds buy.com is still lowest total price, lower than CD connection and much lower than Amazon/Tower etc. However the shipping deal that CD connection has is great, and if buying 4 or more CDs it offers bes... | |
| Best CD source? For mainstream pop/rock/alt CDs, half.com has good prices and large assortment of used CDs.For new mainstream jazz/classical/pop/rock, buy.com has lowest prices I find. Lower than Amazon, Tower, CD Universeetc.For select Audiophile stuff Elusive D... | |
| Is 500 hours of break in really nec.? Brian, most dealers have "cable cooker" which will do majority of break-in before shipping (never used for network cables like MIT) then a couple days burn in at home to settle in system should do. This is very helpful service.Also at home a burn-... | |
| gear I have a main system and a smaller integrated based 2ndsystem. I almost never listen to 2nd system, but it is very useful for breaking in cables/equipment, keeps from tying up main system during these timesAlso useful when diagnosing any problems ... | |
| Website leaking oil? Perhaps these promotional fees will become the normal fee after 6/15, if they go back to fee schedule they originally posted I can't imagine many people using the service. I bet they got some bad feedback on original fees and are trying to find wh... | |
| Website leaking oil? Yes there is sliding scale for items sold based on sale price with "special" introductory fees until 6/15 after thatthey don't say. These "introductory" fees are lower than theones originally posted there. Here is link to special ratesuntil 6/15:h... | |
| Cable Supenders - Anyone Try Vibrapods? Another item from local discount dept store is clear shorttumbler/coctail glass usually 4 inch height, you can getset of 8 for very cheap. I like clear because it is almost invisible when used and lets floor/carpet show through,if you find no bene... | |
| kontact kleaner Lak source above is good, Galen Carol in Texas, Galen has good review of it. Also Cable Co. www.fatwyre.com I am a big fan of Kontak, only one size available, I prefer over Caig pro gold. | |
| Cable Supenders - Anyone Try Vibrapods? You are not trying to isolate cables from vibrations (vibrapods) the theory is that raising speaker cablesoff floor removes "static charge" and lowers cable capacitance. Glass/ceramic is good insolator, cheap way to do it is buy clear glass fruit/... |