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| Sony XA-5400es VS Oppo 83SE hi hififile:did you find the sony more focused and resolved, while the oppo warmer or a touch veiled ?if not, why did you prefer the sony ? i am considereing the oppo because, as i have said, dan told me the oppo was a tad warmer ? | |
| Braiding vs side by side? braiding vs parallel runs is only one consideration when designing a cable.have you considered solid core vs stranded ? have you considered multi gauage vs single guage, have you considered shielding, have you considered dielectric, have you consi... | |
| are audiophiles different than non audiophiles ? the word audiophile is made up of "audio", and "phile". in the greek language, philos means love.thus audiophile means lover of sound, not lover of equipment.audiophiles vary in their criteria and designation of excellence of sound.so, the essence... | |
| Best Integrated, period. the original jadis orchestra is my favorite integrated amp. | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? a conrad johnson mv 125 is my favorite amp, period. | |
| "Best" DAC for a grand or less the advantage of a tube dac can be realized only if it is very sensitive to the tube used. if so, you can tailor the sound to your taste.i think every amp, pre and dac should have a focus control so the user can plug and play, and change the sound... | |
| small companies making today's best products the purpose of designing to satisify the customer is to produce a product which is consistent with the tastes and preferences of the buyer. since no product is perfect, the idea is to build a component with a certain sonic signature.those who thin... | |
| small companies making today's best products do you think ralph will design an amp from scratch ?how about roger madjeski ? | |
| small companies making today's best products changing op amps, resistors, caps and wiring can significantly alter the sound, same with the connectors. suppose you want to create a certain flavor, the big companies would not change the parts in their designs.i think there is another company t... | |
| small companies making today's best products mike elliot of aria will make significant changes to his aria wt 100 amp. | |
| RCA cables silver,gold or copper whats better? each metal has different electrical conductivity. silver generally sounds fastest, and most resolving, copper less so, and gold the least. the purity and other variables are important, such as connectors, so there is no absolute answer.i think tha... | |
| small companies making today's best products you guys are still overlooking the one thing that separates small from big companies:designing products from scracth for you.ask a big co. to make an amp, preamp or speaker to your specs?not going to happen.some small cos will do just that. | |
| small companies making today's best products the advantage of some small companies is that they are willing to modify their designs. try asking mcintosh, audio research or cj if they will replace a capacitor, or change the tube compliment.small companies may be more oriented to pleasing the ... | |
| small companies making today's best products who is more likely to offer customized products, a large or small company, and in which case do you think a consumer will be better satisfied ? | |
| Are you too old to be an audiophile? most music is in the mid range region. a loss of acuity above 14k, doesn't affect your ability to hear differences between 1k and 3k.its the harmonics that occur above 14k , not the fundamental. |