nighthawk
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| Audioquest Cables for Calming treble OK Reb1208, I, for one, would like to hear a more technical explanation of why various cables sound the way they do. Could you give a description of the sound of various metals/dielectrics/terminations that you are familiar with? Also, what about ... | |
| I'm cable-clueless and need advice... I have a different experience than Jallen. I have a balanced system and have found just as much difference in the sound quality between balanced cables as the RCAs in previous systems.Dennisb, I have a Meridian G08. The best cable I've found for c... | |
| Audioquest Cables for Calming treble There are many cable brands that give you more for your money than Audioquest. Try Audience AU24 or Acoustic Zen Matrix Ref. II. These are both fundamentally neutral cables with a slight treble roll-off. Cardas Golden Reference is another one you ... | |
| Room size for Home Theater? This room is not that small - you will just be limited to 3-4 seats. I would recommend a front projection system since this will give you the best theater experience and it will allow you to maximize the distance from your seats to the screen. If ... | |
| Alternate interconnect to Cardas Neutral Reference Are you running the MV-60 through the line conditioner? If so, that could be your problem. If not, try Kimber KS1030 or Shunyata Aries. | |
| Anybody with Stewart FireHawk Screen? A fixed frame screen will always outperform a retractable screen and will be considerably cheaper. If you could possibly do this, I would highly recommend it. You don't have to spend $4K for a fixed frame model. I paid $1700 for my 110" 16:9 Luxus... | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? Blurock, thanks for the tip on the KJO. Which CD of theirs would you recommend? By the way, have you ever heard of the Chris McDonald Orchestra from Nashville, TN? I'm not sure if it is a regular band, or just a bunch of Nashville studio musicians... | |
| Anyone compared Shunyata Aries vs. Cardas Gold Ref I haven't compared them head to head but I have had both ICs in my system for evaluation. They sound quite a bit different from each other. The Aries is open and quick with neutral mids and bass while the Golden Ref is mellow and emphasises the mi... | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? Just to follow up, I bought several CDs based on the recommendations given here. There's lots of good stuff, but if I had to pick one outstanding find it would be the Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. I bought "Swinging for the Fences" and "XXL". Bo... | |
| Need help with room problems Nice job! | |
| It's 2008 A vacuum tube-based phono cartridge? | |
| Need help with room problems Glad to hear it worked out. If you get a chance, could you update your pictures so we could see the results? | |
| Need help with room problems Your instincts are right. Try the short wall with the curtains behind your speakers. As an experiment, set it up without the TV between the speakers. Pull the speakers out from the wall about 3 feet and set them 8 feet apart on centers. Toe them i... | |
| Anybody tried doubling up BiFocal XL? The low wires are a little larger diameter than the high wires. | |
| Anyone know anything about Canton Ergo 100's? If I remember correctly these were made in the mid 1980s. I'm fairly sure the Ergo 100 is the model I heard. Overall a fairly balanced and dynamic sound, but a little bright. I haven't heard the other speakers you mention but, if I had to guess, I... |