mrtennis
Responses from mrtennis
| A Reference Recording.... i have alabel to recommend. the performances are consistently good and the sound is excellent. the label is glossa, distributed by qualiton. | |
| Double your pleasure with same cable throughout? using cables designed by different manufacturers enables you to tune your system to your taste more readily than using one brand for every component.i prefer mix and match.if you are handy design your own cables. | |
| Cable Synergy i own a ps audio p300. i have tried many line cords and settled on the original lab cord. yes it is heavy, about 4 or 6 gauge, but i like its performance. | |
| Long interconnect or short Speaker Cables consider the output impedance of the preamp. if it is above say 600 ohms, you may affect treble frequency response if interconnects are of high capacitance.there may also be a cost factor. long length speaker cable may cost more than long length i... | |
| magnepan 1.6 needs help in the bass hi doug, i have been advised to run a subwoofer up to 40 hz.doesn't the vandersteen have a passive cross over which goes to 80 hz ? if so that may be a problem. my preamp has 2 main outputs, so ideally, i would send a signal from the main out to a... | |
| Mono Switch? i have a mono selector switch on my cj premier 3 preamp.i do not notice any loss in resolution. | |
| Additional isolation for Preamp/ components have you considered sound boosters by sound fusion ?i use them under all of my components--amp, preamp and cd player.go to soundfusion.ca to see what they look like.i am biased toward these devices and have reviewed them as well. the good thing ab... | |
| Preamp inputs - different quality is it possible that there may be some oxidation in one of the input ? try cleaning with a tooth pick and cramolin, or the cleaner of your choice and see if the "sound" becomes uniform across all inputs. | |
| contradictory communication gunbei you are very perceptive.i now realize that i have been using terms in the absolute sense, especially philosphical persepctive of knowledge and other terms.if one uses terms in the relative sense, one still has to be careful.for example, all... | |
| what digital cables for my dac? i've been very satisfied with the original ps audio top of the line digital cable. i believe it was $300 list when it came out.the original illuminati cable is another good choice. | |
| contradictory communication hi duke, i agree with you, namely that i would like my stereo to recreate as closely as possible the sound of an instrument, meaning its timbre.it's not easy to do this and, unless one has a collection of well recorder lps and cds, one has to use ... | |
| contradictory communication hi duke, i agree with you, namely that i would like my stereo to recreate as closely as possible the sound of an instrument, meaning its timbre.it's not easy to do this and, unless one has a collection of well recorder lps and cds, one has to use ... | |
| contradictory communication if the definition of warm were changed to mean correctness of timbre, e.g., listening to an acoustic guitar, one hears the nylon character of the string and the wood body, there would be no need to use the word transparent or any other word.i thin... | |
| Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand? i auditioned a pair at an audio dealer, accompanied by mcintosh electronics.at first they were mounted on stands. i listened and i observed very audible cabinet colorations. i then suggested placing the speakers on top of a pair of column speakers... | |
| Line Filter Question i have used the ps audio ultimate outlet with both amp and source components. if you use the 20 amp version, you should be ok with most amps. |