mimberman
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| Speakers sound best facing wall???? I can't address necessarily what could have been wrong before, but if it's right now, why trouble with it further. Hell, consider yourself lucky that you've found perfection; otherwise; it's just audiophile baiting, heh!Enjoy! | |
| Help w/Power Conditioning: Shunyata, Furman, RGPC? An update:Just installed outlet and wondering if there's break-in time required. I was very surprised to find that whoever installed the original outlet hadn't connected the ground. Anyone have an idea why an outlet would be installed without the ... | |
| SCD-777ES or SCD-1 I used to own an SCD-1, and have heard the 777es. They are more similar than different, in terms of sound, so for me it would come down to:Balanced vs Single ended: SCD-1 has both, 777es only single endedAesthetics: IMO SCD-1 is an iconic piece of... | |
| Which Integrated got you off the merry go round? Pass Labs INT-150Brief/incomplete history of gear owned:Proton Receiver, Carver Receiver, Teac Receiver, Parasound Halo Stack, Plinius 9200, Aesthetix Janus/Bat VK-250SEGear auditioned: Sim i-5, Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista, Musical Fidelity A308, M... | |
| Plinius 9100 or 9200 for totem hawks I would say the 9200 is a better purchase. Yes, it costs more, but think resale holds up better because it has a good phono stage, which makes it attractive to a broader group of buyers. It also has more power, which means you could keep it down t... | |
| Any Info on Bel Canto e.One DAC 3 USB Upgrade? I contacted Bel Canto and haven't heard anything back, hence my post here. | |
| Dali Helicon 800 mk2 or Euphonia MS5 Cables I've liked with the Dalis (and this can mean both speaker cables and ICs):Harmonic TechSynergistic ResearchAnalysis PlusI think the cheapest thing to do is play around with different cables. I'm not familiar with Kimber, besides from review... | |
| Dali Helicon 800 mk2 or Euphonia MS5 I would say it depends on your room size. The MS5s generate some serious bass and I wouldn't want to put them in a tiny or mid-sized room unless I had some serious room correction in place. As it stands now, my MS4s are more than enough for my roo... | |
| slow, funky, groovin' laid back music Albert:No problem, I've got plenty other things I can email offline.I agree with Eslaudio's recs, and would include DJ Krush with Toshinori Kondo (sp?) who is a great Japanese Trumpet player. I'd also throw in DJ Vadim off of Ninja Tune label and ... | |
| slow, funky, groovin' laid back music I would try Nightmares on Wax for a start, maybe their album Carboot Soul. They, if I'm not mistaken, produced the original instrumental for Pharcyde's "Passin Me By" and their instrumental for that is great--mellow, full of bass and no lyrics. Ma... | |
| Turntable upgrade or not ? I think a fairly lateral move, from a strictly financial viewpoint. I think Avid's Volvere would be a big step up, but the price jump is pretty crazy. I think the VPI upgrades will maybe give you more bang for your buck, if you're already invested... | |
| Need to downgrade any advice?? Man, that's a bummer and a tough one, but I've been in this kind of situation before. I guess let's get some numbers in here: how much are you looking to end up with in your pocket out of this, and that will give a better idea of what can be accom... | |
| Help w/Power Conditioning: Shunyata, Furman, RGPC? Thanks everyone for your help. I've decided to do the following:Install a Shunyata duplex outlet, run the amp directly into wall and get a Shunyata Hydra 6 for the rest of my gear. I can always play around later if I'm not happy with the results, ... | |
| 3 Hour Warm-up? I'm not technically savy enough to say whether something is wrong with your amps, so maybe an owner of your specific amps will have to chime in. But I find I need an hour or so to warm up my Pass before it sounds optimal. I think not only the comp... | |
| Favorite XRCDs any version of XRCD For Jazz I would highly recommend:Kenny Dorham: Quiet KennyCount Basie: 88 Basie StreetJohn Coltrane: Settin' the PaceAll I can think of off-hand, but brilliant recordings. |