mrderrick
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| Thoughts on the XRCD, Hell Freezes OVER I have both of the disks. I had a friend over who has the DTS Hell Freezes Over and he said that it sounded just as good or better. There is no comparing it to the regular CD. The Brothers In Arms is fantastic. I compared some of the tracks that a... | |
| Fedex Weekly Damage Report Any shipper can destroy an item. Packaging is the key to your item surviving. Sometimes I think these guys aren't happy if they don't go home knowing that they destroyed something. I just shipped a Tice Power Block from the east to the west coast ... | |
| Biwire speaker cables for Maggie/Bryston/Melos I have the 3.6's with a Classe CA-400 and LS-15. At firt I had double runs of AP Oval 9. But I was having problem with getting the 3.6's to go as low as possible. I tried a non biwire MIT 770 that I use with Thiel 5i's. The bass improved dramatica... | |
| Quest for Audiophile Zen Here's my two cents. Thiels are a great speaker. There are combos of components that work well with them. Classe amps, mit cables, ARC tube pre along with correct room placement and toe in. When its right the sound is breath taking. It will take a... | |
| Is the speaker impedance constant or variable? It will vary fom speaker to speaker and over the frequency range. Magnapans are pretty much a constant impedance though. Most speaker specs list a "nom" and "min" impedance. I belive that the "min" value is at the low end of the speakers responce.... | |
| I need shipping advice Thanks everybody for the advice. Any shipper can be rough. I lost a 90 pound Thiel 2.2 to FedEx. Piezo is right, they drive their workers like slaves to off load and load. Common carrier may be a better choice. | |
| What pre-amp would you choose ARC LS-15 or ARC LS-2BR MkII. Both have remote, the MkII might be tough to find. These should list used for around $1400. | |
| making our own custom cables/interconnects ... I've had a few ATT/ST cables made up for me by my electronics vendor. They cost about $30.00 a pair. They sound better than the Illuninations D-60 and Orchid. I've sent a few out and folks love them. I still think that if your gear has ST ports, u... | |
| Burning question regarding upgrading paths I'm skipping the questions. I believe that you have to have quality power and your room treated, before you will ever be able to hear the real sonic differences of gear and cables. | |
| DC Power/AC Inverter power supply I've installed a lot of inverters, but for data systems. (not UPS's) I have to ask just how much battery do you have? It is true that you will have total isolation. (super clean & low noise floor) But inverters aren't very effecient. Do you ha... | |
| how to upgrade this digital front end ? Pick up a used PS Audio P300 ($750ish). Keep the ATT/ST and see how it sounds without the digital lens between the transport and dac. | |
| Any Thought On A New CD to DAC Cable? If you like, I have a "spare" 1m ATT ST cable that I'll send you. It's a generic that I had a pair of made at my electronics supplier. I use one between my transport and dac. Sounds great to me, but I would like another opinion. Let me know.....Bob D | |
| Best Patricia Barber's CD? Don't forget to try FIM's "cafe' blue" in gold HDCD! Simply fantastic!! | |
| How important is upgraded power cords for FM tuner As stated already, you will have to listen and see what makes a difference. With my MD102 I found that the cord does make a difference. Also found that the "balanced" outs performed better. The greatest improvement was connecting it to a balanced ... | |
| What is a good speaker to match with Classe ca-100 I've had excellent results with Thiel (anything up through the 2 series, I had 2.2's). Also had great results with Magnepan MG IIb (with the CA-100 I would not go higher than the 1.6). Bass is not a strong point with this amp below 30hz. Otherwise... |