mikesinger
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| Rediscovering the Joy of Digital? with the latest generation on cd/sacd players, i think we are the entering the reniasance of the digital age.digital has never been enjoyable or musical compared to a class c analog unit until the last year. i have a marantz sa 8260 and i can list... | |
| Wireworld interconnects differences ? eclipse is a copper cable, the 5 is the latest version.gold eclispe is a silver cable, again the 5 is the latest version.hope that helps !!!mike | |
| Recommendations for Balanced Interconnect... most cables fall into 2 camps...detailed yet warm doesnt fit.warmth kills detail.most cables are very colored or too revealing. that is not a bad thing depending upon your system and taste.the two camps are:1. fast/images well (ie xlo, coincedent)... | |
| What is your best kept secret in mid-fi? picked up some asc 1/4 tube traps, that are placed in corners.incredible !!!! better than a inteconenct / speaker cable change. | |
| alon II or Vandersteen 2ce how do they compare? i have owned both of them. both are very nice speakers depending on what you are looking for. both of them require a mid size room with room around them.the alons you can place a little closer to the side wall vs. the vandersteen.the alons are a l... | |
| Speaker Cable Gurus - Need Recommendation alot depends on what type of sound you are looking for. are you looking for a warm cable with bloom fast/transparent cable that images ?most cables fall into one of those camps.hope that helps !!mike | |
| What is your best kept secret in mid-fi? 1.good interconnects - xloi have very good success with a xlo "signiture seconds" from fatwyre. it was designed to be the signiture series but had a different jacket color. incrediblely neutral cable. bested harmonic tech and zen in my system ( i ... | |
| friend is looking for good $800-$1200 cd player the marantz sa8260 is a very musical sounding unit and very close to a analog sound. that is very unusual for a digital source especially under $1000.it is one of the few sources that is muscially invloving and that i can listen to a whole cd all ... | |
| Marantz SA-8260, Class A? i dont know if it is "class a". but it is a very musical sounding unit and very close to a analog sound. that is very unusual for a digital source especially under $1000.it is one of the few sources that is muscially invloving and that i can liste... | |
| XLO, Cardas vs Tara Labs, MIT: which ones? both jayctoy & bluswan are correct with their assement of the mentioned cables.most interconnects fall in the 2 camps:1. warm / bloom / body ( ie. cardas )2. fast/ imaging / revealing (ie. xlo)despite many different opinions- there is connecti... | |
| Found Monster cables inside my Watt Puppy 5.1's btw, you have to joking about the proton intergrated.if you are actually using that, it is way underpowered. those speakers are designed for top notch gear (ie krell, levinson, classe etc) something that can deliver clean current into a 2 ohm load... | |
| Found Monster cables inside my Watt Puppy 5.1's did you check the polarity of both woofers? | |
| Need advice on interconnects: make a difference? how new is your equipment ? is it fully broken in ( at least 6 months).also, is your speaker placement correct ?( down to 1/16 of a inch). do you have challenging room that is not symetrical for the speaker ? your speakers are meant for near field... | |
| Cardas cables you are in a tough spot.the power cords is the least place where you are going to hear a difference.the hiearchy for cable is;interconnects (compenent then pre to amp)speaker cables power cablesi agree with you on the cardas house sound, it is lac... | |
| Vandies a good fit ? i would look at stand mounted speaker...the vandies bottom end may overpower the room. |