mrtennis
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| What is the best analog sounding CD player $2000 the problem with the term "analog", is the variety of turntables, arms and cartridges. unless there is a specific definition of "analog", there are many "analog" sounds.i will suggest that the idea behind this thread is a cd player which is somewh... | |
| Quad ESL owners question having studied percussion instruments in my teen years and became a member of my high school band, i actually played bass drums and also, occasionally snare drums.there is nothing boxy about a snare drum, bass drum or tom tom, there is a particula... | |
| Quad ESL owners question most "box" speakers sound "boxy", whereas panel speakers do not have box calibrations.i guess one man's trash is another's treasure.for the record, i could live with any panel speaker, from magnepan to martin logans, apogees, audiostatic, analysis... | |
| Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim? i have heard harbeths and spendors many times. while they won't bite your ears, they have audible cabinet colorations. something that is absent from most panel speakers. | |
| Quad ESL owners question the spendors and many other speakers having drivers in cabinets have cabinet colorations. the differences between spendors, proacs, rogers, etc., and quad 57s are huge. while there is no explanation for taste, i find it surprising that anyone who ... | |
| ICE Amps for classical music? the best way to optimize the performance of ice amps is to place them in an oven and set the temperature for say 100 degrees. leave in the oven until the ice melts. remove from oven and let them cool for a while. hook them up for warmer sound. | |
| The Latest and Greatest in Digital Coax Cables the lastest and greatest may be the latest but probably not the greatest.i think the first ps audio x stream digital cable (spdif) has the best balance between resolution and listenability. i am still trying to locate one, along with the first ill... | |
| The Latest and Greatest in Digital Coax Cables hi jeff:is your cable the first illuminati cable, which is very stiff ? i have been looking to buy one for years.does it have a brass colored metallic jacket ? | |
| Cable Confusion i suggest that you set a price point and listen to all speaker cables within that price point. only you can decide what you like. | |
| Quad ESL owners question as a quad esl owner, previous quad 63 owner, magnepan owner, previous tympany owner and hybrid infinity owner, i can say that i would never be satisfied with any speaker but another panel speaker.i could easily live with some of the martin logans,... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? hi john:i'm surprised that you haven't found several components that you are willing to keep for a period of five years. | |
| Best Preamp for Hovland Sapphire Amp and Quads i owned several pair of quad 63s and now have a pair of quads unlimited quad 57s.i do not find the quads lacking in dynamics. if you are looking for a tube preamp, i suggest you listen to as many as possible. i suspect you have a preferred voicing... | |
| The Most Musical Class A/B Power Amplifier?? i too own a magnepan speaker. i find that solid state amplifiers can get a bit intense and may magnify inbalnces in frequency response on many recordings.why have you given up on tube amps ?i also have heard some class a amps which are not boat an... | |
| ICE Amps for classical music? i have heard two, but not the one you mention.at the time, i had another solid state amp and two tube amps on hand.i found the ice amps a bit "icy" sounding, i.e., very focused but not a pleasant experience unless recording quality was very good. | |
| How can you not have multichannel system i believe that listening to a symphony orchestra is a mon mode experience rather than a multi-channel experience.listening to small ensemble music is also in mono mode.in many cases the music is perceived as being in front of you not behind you. t... |