mrtennis
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| Acquiring an awesome system, but how? what constitutes audio nirvana for one maybe a disaster for another.i will share for you what for me is a great listening experience.it's simple. i want to play one recording after another and never want to leave the room or complain about a bad r... | |
| tube amp, or SS, what about your speaker ? how much "power" does it need ?as long as an amplifier's input imdeance exceeds 50,000 ohms, you should be ok combining a tube amp with a tube preamp. there are other factors, such as tube preamp's output impedance and le... | |
| Does good technology guarantees musicality? i have a dac designed by john tucker of exemplar audio. there are no op amps, it uses two e180cc tubes. i have also tried 12at7 and 12au7, with mixed results. it uses a 16-bit phillips chip. i have replaced several pairs of caps and am reasonably ... | |
| CD has laid back and uninvolving sound hi chris:i will be reviewing herbie's tube dampers, but i have not auditioned the tenderfeet. i have also reviewed dcca cable and owned several versions of his power cords.i have sold them and am now using ear to ear power cords, and ear to ear sp... | |
| How make my Ayre system "warmer"? os ot time to mention the "e" word, as an "equalizer" ?i'll duck now.my friend uses a deqx with some positive benefits. | |
| CD has laid back and uninvolving sound hi chris:i have great success with the sound fusion sound boosters. read my review at audiophilia.com. | |
| How make my Ayre system "warmer"? so far, a definition of warmth has not been offered. the concept of warmth has been discussed in other threads, but since it is relevant to this thread, i will provide my definition. essentially, warmth is the result of a dip in the upper mid/lowe... | |
| Best SACD player $1,000-$1,500 Range i visited audioadvisor's website. the d3 is no longer available. in its place is the d200, a $1500 universal player, discontinued during 2008, selling for $599. | |
| How make my Ayre system "warmer"? at the risk of offending owners of solid state equipment, it has been my experience that solid state amps and preamps do not exemplify the attributes of warmth.i have auditioned several solid state preamps and amps over the years and have owned se... | |
| Does good technology guarantees musicality? i made an error in my previous post, which may not have been corrected.i meant to say: "a recording does not accurately represent the timbre of instruments......"sorry for the error, if it wasn't corrected. | |
| Does good technology guarantees musicality? consider the word "musical". it refers to the attributes of music, namely, pitch, timbre and harmonics.a recording does accurately represent the timbre and harmonics of instruments., just as any reproduction is not a on-to-one representation of th... | |
| best power cord for mccormack dna500 whenever someone asks: "what is the best......", i think:the best is what you like. since preferences differ, there will be many answers. only you can answer your own question.audition as many as you can at a price point and then tell us. | |
| Class D question............... i have yet to find any amp that is not tube based sound "sweet". in fact, no amp is neutral, as all components are imperfect.most designers try to produce as colorless a product as possible, at a given price point. it is the task of a prospective ... | |
| Really warm cables for Tube amps and others.... i have an interconnect cable which will offset peaks in the range 2500 hz and above. thus, an interconnect can compensate for imbalances in frequency response.what difference does it make how you get there , as long as you get there and can listen... | |
| Piega P10s.....are they still contenders? why not find speakers that are easy to sell and just buy them and try them ?if you like change for its own sake, then variety will make you happy. it's all about being entertained. it doesn't matter what you try, so long as the physical and emotio... |