mward
Responses from mward
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed Wise words. | |
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed I disagree on the GrooveTracer upgrades being an issue. I switched back and forth between stock and GrooveTracer and heard a noticeably better sound. I can usually hear the difference between belts and even different record weights. I opted for... | |
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed I think I’m starting to lean toward the Soundsmith Carmen mklI. I’ve always heard good things about SoundSmith. Pass Labs says it would be a fine match for the XP17. | |
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed Lots of great recommendations here. I’m looking forward to putting this list together and researching each one. Pinwa asked what kind of wows I’m looking for. I think I’m after the wow factor you get when you buy a new pre-amp or other component... | |
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed I’m very open to moving from MC to MM or MI. Thanks. | |
| Has something gone wrong @ Stereophile? I’m pretty sure I heard a reviewer once say that the general practice in the industry is if they don’t like a product they just don’t publish the review and send it back. That’s why almost all reviews are a collection of positives and a listing of... | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? I’ll ask the dealership if they will install the blue meters in my Cherokee. Meters only though, I can’t part with whatever comprises the “premium” sound system it came with. So much low frequency. So so much. | |
| 100% USA designed & made DAC +1 for Schiit multibit dacs. Love the sound of multibit. | |
| Balanced Streamer/DAC to Unbalanced Preamp Check the specs on the Lumin D2 and make sure the output impedance is the same from the XLR and RCA outs. If there is a difference then that could mean using the RCA outs limit the DAC’s potential. | |
| Moving Iron Adventures Excellent post and very well written. I enjoyed it, thank you. | |
| Does Equipment Break In, or Does Our Hearing Adjust? Don’t know, didn’t try to move them. Google it. | |
| Does Equipment Break In, or Does Our Hearing Adjust? I’ve heard interconnects break in. I had a pair that started out with very tizzy high frequencies and they slowly changed to a more acceptable natural sound over 100 hours. They didn’t get entirely to where I wanted them but I heard the change, ... | |
| Silver Speaker Cables There is such a difference. I could hear the difference between silver and copper jumpers! Not kidding. | |
| Wireworld Electra 7 I can confirm on the Silver Electra 7 being very good on sources, I own a bunch of them. I would never put them on an amp, but like them on dacs, transports, and maybe even preamps. I pair them with a fuller beefier sounding power cord on my amps.... | |
| Furutech GTX-D Rhodium NCF Outlet I just did my time with the Furutech GTX-D Rhodium NCF. I call it doing time because it felt like I was in prison for a few months. The rhodium made the highs unnatural and breakin never helped. I tried running a fan from the outlet for a week, s... |