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how do cable variables contribute to cable sound
tvad, by any chance do you gain in some way from robert's sales of his cable. you seem to endorse unprofessional behavior. do you have a hidden agenda ? 
does a stereo system sound like live music ?
the point of this thread is to observe the futility of configuring a stereo system and expecting it sound like live music and the idea that a good cheap reproducer of music is closer to an expensive stereo than an expensive stereo is to live music... 
what is the difference between good and bad music
a person has a right to like or dislike the music of any composer without being judged for that preference.it is childish to "penalize" someone for not liking the music of a composer.i can't think of any rational reason for people being so intoler... 
wht is the difference between good and bad sound ?
hi jlambrick:when you decribe certain phenomena as bad, isn't that an arbitrary standard. suppose someone like bright sound, or likes the effect of jitter. maybe you and i don't but you can't have it both ways.if its all subjective--jitter, harmon... 
what is the difference between good and bad music
hi evita, do i sound like a philosopher.i have taught before. my background is psychology, economics and mathematics.i have become more analytical, relying on logic as i passed my 60th birthday.i am now 64.i like discussions, it stimulates my brai... 
Seeking advise on 6922 tubes for a preamplifier..
hi mechans:i just bought a cd player that uses 6922 tubes. ilkie your description of mullard tybes as soupy. i like soup, the thicker the better.can you recommend any dark, highly colored and veiled sounding 6922 tubes that won't put me in hock ?t... 
help with a lush 50 watt+ amp
i think a conrad mv100 or mv125 may be the answer. do they sound the same except for power ?i heard an mv125 driving magnepans. it was very pleantly, subtractively, euphonically colored. is my favorite amp of all time, next to the ja 80 driving a ... 
Upgrade Questions
there is atotem speker in the $500 range you might want to listen to. i don't remember the name. its a relatively small book shelf speaker.what about a magnepan. you will lose some bass, but get a boxless, very coherent sound. 
Lector CDP-7TL versus Cary 303/300
i have not compared the 2 directly but have heard them in different systems. thusm my answer is not scientific.having owned a cary tubed cd player and listened to other cary gear, i prefer the lector with the right tube.the lector seems to sound m... 
what is the difference between good and bad music
hi redkiwi:one person's emotional communication may be another's non communication.if you and i listen to the same music, you may react emotionally and i may not. is the music bad or good ? or you may react emotionally to music one time and not an... 
wht is the difference between good and bad sound ?
hi redkiwi:suppose someone likes what you call bad sound, either a) because someone else's brain can hear thru the dense wall of sound or b) likes the sound that you describe as bad sound.in that case we are back to square one, which is one man's ... 
help with a lush 50 watt+ amp
my favorite amp is a cj mv125. hard to get. its heavy and a nightmare to ship.next choice might be a cj mv100.i am driving quad63s or maggie 1.6s, using a canadian preamp, 6sn7 based called the mapletree. 
what is the difference between good and bad music
hi newbee. you question the relevance of raising the question in the first place, yet you don't question the relevance of asking the question, what is the difference between good sound and bad sound.i detect inconsistency.in essence asking any que... 
wht is the difference between good and bad sound ?
hi newbee once i have defined the terms good and bad sound, the difference will be apparent to me.you are asking me to answer my own question.its obvious that such a question is philosophical and has no answer.however, there are 3 answers to this ... 
Tubes in Hi-End Preamps
neutrality does not exist. it is unattainable. all components are colored. choose your favorite coloration.unfortunately many allegedly "neutral" components have a character which is evident after extensive listening.