mlsstl
Responses from mlsstl
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? Any component with an audiophile audience will draw a wide range of responses. You can find critical commentary on just about anything (Wilson speakers, anyone?) Why worry about it? Either your system does what you want it to do, or it doesn't. | |
| What does it take to have a revealing system? Take your pick of the following possibilities:1. You're not hearing much of a difference in a component that someone else swears by. The other person's a priori assumption is there is something wrong with you or your system. 2. Whatever characteri... | |
| 45rpm pressing of Fleetwood Mac Rumours I haven't heard the new 45 version of this album, but I do have the original LP. It's a pretty good recording for 70s rock. One needs to consider the recording style, or fads of the day if you prefer. On rock records in the 70s, drums for example,... | |
| Harbeth Compact 7ES3 and Parasound A21 A powerful amp will not hurt the speakers unless you are listening at very high levels. If you like head-banger volume, you need to be looking at a different speaker! I'm not saying you might not eventually prefer a different amp but there is noth... | |
| Leben CS600 or ARC VSi60 with Harbeth Compact 7's I have very eclectic taste in music and listen to classical, jazz, blues, folk, bluegrass and rock (both new and classic) as well as a lot of other stuff. My setup is a pair of Spendor SP1/2Es with an Image Audio 65i tube amp (50 watts/ch with KT8... | |
| What are 180 gram records are about 20 or 25% heavier than normal LP releases. Ostensibly this is an indication that more care was put into the product, though over the years I've had some great lightweight pressings and poor heavy ones. Sometimes the oppo... | |
| Leben CS600 or ARC VSi60 with Harbeth Compact 7's A month or two ago I listened to the Compact 7s with a Leben for several hours. It as an excellent combination. However, I assume with this choice of speaker and amp you are not a head banger type of listener.... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon I recently auditioned a pair of 7-ES3s for a couple of hours. The distance was more like 7 1/2 or 8 feet, but I didn't notice any driver integration problems at that distance. I found them a very natural sounding speaker, devoid of any audiophile ... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic noisy channel. An aside: odd how hard it is to pin down a minor issue in a new product.I don't think small signal tube failure at 3 or 4 months is a "minor" issue. Doing some math based on the info given, the tubes in the one channel are going bad after 400 or 5... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic noisy channel. I had a CJ PV10 preamp that developed noise after a number of years of use. It turned out to be a bad capacitor in the power supply.It your case it sounds tube related, but it is possible that a circuit voltage is off and may be stressing tubes fa... | |
| How Important is RPM for Hard Drives I recently replaced a WD "Green" 1.5 TB drive (essentially 5400 RPM) in my music server with a 1.5 TB 7200 RPM Seagate. There is no difference in music playback, nor in selecting music to play. The only difference I've found is the 7200 RPM drive ... | |
| Uneven balance I'd suggest following Davt's lead and look at your room configuration. Asymmetry can be a problem, especially with speakers that have a wide dispersion in rooms where the primary reflection points are different from the left side to the right. Tha... | |
| Need a little help with Squeezebox Duet. Is your router "B" or at least "G"? "B" may be too slow. Have you checked signal strength at the SB's location with a laptop or similar device?When you change to a wired connection, have you changed the settings? You will still be connecting wirel... | |
| Inner Tracks Sound Raspy One other possibility is they missed something in the reconditioning of your Thorens - perhaps a tonearm bearing that is a bit worn, dirty or under-lubricated and has a bit more resistance toward the label area. You might check if a local dealer w... | |
| Inner Tracks Sound Raspy I'll take you at your word the arm is properly configured. There are parameters other than VTF and VTA. Some you can control and other are set when the arm is attached to the plinth. However, two issues. First, a pivoted tonearm scribes an arc acr... |