mrtennis
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| Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC hi mikirob: as audio is a subjective hobby, your point is well taken. although you have achieved good performance from the minimax, you think that , perhaps, somewhat more reolution , perhaps, would be preferred.is it possible that you could achie... | |
| For the sound, or????? is there a hidden message about tubes vs solid state or an observation about peoples' preference for the new vs the old ? | |
| Sablon Audio Cables it sounds like you guys are talking about cigars.it's also heartening to hear that people are connoting that cables are tone controls. | |
| Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC i have yet to hear a solid state digital front end that i would prefer to one using tubes.so it boils down to the issue of tubes vs solid state.although i have not heard the metrum, the advantage of a tube circuit is the facility to alter the soun... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread the problem with audio "shows" is the many variables which to create poor sound. | |
| Scaling down if your main speakers are panels, replacing them with "boxes" will not make you a happy camper. | |
| Abbingdon music research AMR cd-77 is how good? the sound of the amr is capacitor and tube dependent. i almost bought one and asked for the mundorf cap and some soft sounding tubes. it was a couple of years ago, and at that time the price was around $8000 +. i think it should be compared to the... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.don't be an equipment chaser and you will save a lot of money.if you don't have ocd, it should be possible to configure a decent stereo system the first time and not need to continually upgrade.if yo... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? the question:"how does one get off the marry-go-round" has a simple answer.don't enter the merry-go-round--problem solved. | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? nonoise, experiments reported in stereophile years ago, confirm your position.it would seem that the issue of the designation "high end", is irrelevant to the enjoyment of music, especially if the latter is the reason for having a stereo system in... | |
| High End Novum MKT perhaps you should consider other forms of room treatment. | |
| CD Direct to Mono Blocks or Preamp??? all components are imperfect. some may may function as tone controls, especially tube preamps, whose circuits are tube sensitive.so, an appropriate tube preamp may solve your problem. on the other hand, other cd players may provide certain attribu... | |
| "BEST USED" CD player or players at about $1000 before asking seeking advice, it is a good idea to have some personal experience, with respect to cd players.have you auditioned any players in your price range ?there is no substitute for your own ears.if you have listened to any players in your ... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread it would seem that the established panel speaker manufacturers, i.e., "full-range" panels, were not represented at the show.from what i understand the gtt speaker was a hybrid. | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread did any room feature a panel speaker, such as a magnepan, martin logan or sanders sound ? |