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| Snake oil and tweaks that work! Retro is being very serious, this hard freeze concept has been around for years. The theory I have heard is the hard freeze and slow thaw releases impurities introduced during CD manufacturing process, which can then be cleaned away. Also supposed... | |
| Snake oil and tweaks that work! I like the Auric Illuminator treatment for Cds, which I apply to any CD that I detect treble grain/hardness, which is over half my Rock/alt music section. Will give a slightly smoother cleaner sound without detail loss. Also like Kontak connector ... | |
| Rogue 66 upgrade Can someone explain what all is involved in the upgrade and what the cost is to have it done? | |
| Contact cleaners/What's good? Galen Carol discussion, http://www.gcaudio.com/Archives/howto.html | |
| Contact cleaners/What's good? Dave, here is link to Galen Carol Audio discussion on cleaning products and how to best clean connections. He also recommends Kontak after trying many others. BTW I have used Kontak for many years, and have heard nothing that improves sound to the... | |
| Contact cleaners/What's good? Bob B & Lak & Randal are absolutely correct, I strongly recommend Kontak, no residue left behind. To my hearing much better sounding that Caig products in direct comparison I did. | |
| McCormack DNA 0.5 vs Musical Fidelity A3 Tracer I am amazed at how good the A3 can sound with some other gear: Definitely get good AC cord like Shunyata Sidewinder or SilverAudio PowerBurst, use Bi-wire to speakers. Next level is to bi-amp with another MF power amp like X-AS100 or A3cr u... | |
| Best Sounding Solid State Amp? If you want some useful info instead of meaningless suggestions you need to provide much more info. What are other components in your system, what is your price range, what type of sound are you looking for etc. I don't respond to these type of th... | |
| Turntable innertubes: air, water, oil Tom the air tube suspension is widely used currently, like Aricci suspense rack, Townshend sinks, and bright star air mass etc. Of course big bucks buys you vibraplane where shelf rides on a cushion of air, no tube needed. Never tried fluids in a ... | |
| Tweak for Rogue Preamp Owners Dave there is a recent post at Audioreview.com for Rogue 99 where they did the same thing with the sand, said it eliminated small hum from power supply, and surprisingly improved overall sound to boot. | |
| King Cobra vs. FIM ????? Before you drop big money on KC2 or FIM I would try to demo the Shunyata Hydra using your existing cords.....could save you lots of money, why play the cord of the month game? | |
| Shunyata Hydra Info Available Tony, thanks for the report. Many interesting possibilities, many will opt for the hydra/sidewinder set-up to begin with because of big savings over individual KC2 cords, as you say. You mention the possibility of using hydra/PS300 or PS 600 in co... | |
| Best Ambient Music Don't really get into this area, but I like Orbital's "middle of nowhere" which was released a couple years ago. Solid album from start to finish, no filler. Ambient and trance can overlap, I guess Orbital is in both catagories. Aphex Twin is the ... | |
| Shunyata Hydra Info Available If I might answer my own question. I am sure Shunyata would respond that although hydra/sidewinder combo sounds as good as King Cobra 2 does now, hydra/KC2 would sound even better thus preserving the sales viability of the KC2. | |
| Best Classical Music Conductor I would sure like to hear more recordings from from Mariss Jansons, his Tchaikovsky/Chandos symphony series came out of nowhere and remains the reference for these works. His Mahler 2 is quite good, and he has some excellent Dvorak recordings. Lik... |