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| why do cd players "sometimes" not read a disc? Often it is because the laser has become dusty/dirty and a simple cleaning will take care of the problem. | |
| Norah Jones Schubert, FWIW, IMHO, if your 'wisdom' were food for thought I think many of us would starve to death. But I do think reflection on your presentation of your opinions is a lesson from which much can be gained. Even by yourself.Donjr, I'm late on t... | |
| Using Dipole Speakers in a Stereo System Broadstone, FWIW re stereo v mono, one of the differences that you hear when you are listening in mono is that in mono you are not getting reproduction of the out of phase information in the recording which will appear in stereo playback, and is o... | |
| Longish speaker cable Belden 10 gauge cable sold by Blue Jeans @ about $1 per ft. Best bang for the buck AFAIK. Only down side is that it is not shielded but for most that is not an issue I think. | |
| Cayin 300B integrated amp-popping sound A lot of 'popping/static' sounds are caussed by poor pin contact. To begin your search I would first eliminate this possibility by cleaning the pins. If it continues thereafter, I would switch tubes from channel to channel and see if the sounds ch... | |
| New on audiogon Re Wadia - FWIW I ran a 302 CDP direct and thru a pre-amp (using an integrated which allows the separation of the amp/pre-amp sections and electronic switching). I was able to do A/B comparisons. The main difference I detected was tonal which was ... | |
| Song With Best Beginning Somewhere Over the Rainbow when performed by Eva Cassidy. Very, very, moving I think. Judy Garland's version, a classic, is too romantic for my taste. I find that Eva's intro, and her whole treatment as well takes this out of the childhood fantasy... | |
| Prima Luna vs jolida Re Cayin - distributor and manufacturer support is dismal!I have two (2) A100T amps, about 4 years old which had identical failures. Manufacturer will not communicate at all. The distributor USA - Steve at VAS had never returned calls. When contac... | |
| Popcorn Ceiling vs Smooth You should get some diffusion of the higher frequencies with a pop corn ceiling but unless you have really high res stuff, an optimized listening room, really well developed listening skills, and are a bit on the anal side of neutral, you would pr... | |
| room makes or breaks Now you've got the idea! Run with it. Maybe, with a little (or a lot) of research into the proper set up of a stereo system and room acoustics, you can improve it even more. There are books written on the subject and a lot of folks about who have ... | |
| Preamp 101 Yes & Yes. There are pre-amps available with phono sections and there are pre-amps available with Dac's. Good ones with phonos are, however, not particularly cheap unless you get an older used one. My impression about DAC's 'added' is that the... | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? Robsker, I didn't realize you wanted reco's on Mahler #1. There are a lot of excellent #1's, in fact I think it is one of the easier to perform, record, and listen to. But, that said, if you haven't already pulled the plug on this, do consider Zan... | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? If you are looking for high quality audiophile approved recordings, MMT's performances are easily some of the best CD's available. As with everything else, however, his performances may or may not be your cup of tea, but I too can recommend his 5t... | |
| Stereo equalizer connection to integrated amplifie FWIW, and equalizer is IMHO best used when it reduces the frequency output such as you seem to need, not to increase the signal strength as seen by your amp.Consumer equalizers usually have 10 frequency centers spaced over the frequency range and ... | |
| Primaluna prologue 2 based system upgrade Dill's post points in the right direction, IMHO. Electronics have a lot to do with sound but doing the 'disappearing act' is not so much matching speakers and electronics as proper placement of speakers AND your listening position. Good speakers (... |