nonoise
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| Tekton vs Decware I've had the Hornshoppe Horns and they do not need to be placed in the corner to get the best sound. They were great but I upgraded to the MG944s to get more bass and I never was satisfied. Something was lost in the trade: air and coherence, which... | |
| Downsizing my system from tubes to an integrated Like said, the Marantz PM8004 is highly considered and built in Japan alongside their Reference components and speaking of them, the PM 15S2b (which I own) has allowed me to get off the merry-go-round and simply enjoy the music. If you can swing i... | |
| Phillips no longer producing transports When Valjoux decided to abandon the 7750 automatic movement and get with the digial watch craze, an engineer for Valjoux squirreled away the machinery for making them. It didn't take long for Valjoux to realize their mistake and the 7750 movement ... | |
| Power cords? You don't have to overspend when it comes to power cords. Quality can be found for sane prices. Pangea is one that gets a lot of positive feedback here and you can add Cullen Cables to the list as well. Cullen Cables may very well be the sleeper m... | |
| What does REFERENCE mean? It can also imply to consumers that a particular product, or line of products, are the manufacturers best efforts. | |
| Burned out Audiophile - Trying to Find some Zen French_fries, once you hear some really good oud playing, you'll be hooked for life. | |
| Lead shielding It would keep Superman from seeing what it is.:-) | |
| What does REFERENCE mean? Well said. | |
| Is this your final audio system? If you bring enough pennies with you, you can always bribe the guy in the boat and cross the Styx every time you get the urge to upgrade. Just remember, you have to come back.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Too many tweaks? Lowrider57, I hear you. When one first looks at it, resplendent in its PVC tube, it looks unassuming and low tech. It's whats inside that counts. A customer of Gilbert asked if he could forgo the metal enclosure and put it in a PVC tube to keep th... | |
| Too many tweaks? I think that one can go too far but it all depends on the application and the system. Anything that raises resolution allowing for more info to come across at the expense of nothing else is always welcome.Sometimes warmth, slam and fullness of ton... | |
| Burned out Audiophile - Trying to Find some Zen My last purchase was to go in the "other" direction and "settle" on some Marantz Reference line components and in the end, I'v got the best sound that I've had so far. Throw in some basic power conditioning and different ICs and I find myself wond... | |
| Is this your final audio system? You'll have all of eternity to convince him/her otherwise. | |
| Power cord for Proceed HPA 3 I second the Cullen Cable. | |
| Blindly deafly? bought Purple Flare cables... Are you talking about the dealer you just bought them from? You didn't ask if you could before you plunked down $1000?Do you think we have any pull with this dealer?I believe you're going about this all the wrong way: cart before the horse and all... |