oliver_reid
Responses from oliver_reid
| Balanced versus single ended My amp (Arcam) has both XLR and Phono inputs. Preamp has only has phono. I will use 18in interconnects. Phono to XLR cables are available. Is there any value to using these vs phono to phono? Will most likely buy Worlds Best Mogami cables. | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 Bid on these ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/255519169143 | |
| Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum? .. and if people are going to adduce scientific support for why a $10k power cable is worth the money, the explanation should very clear, accurate, and unmystical. The products benefit’s s/b be scientifically confirmable with double-blind testing... | |
| Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum? If we banned both audiophile deniers and science deniers this group would be a lot smaller :) | |
| Speakers for string Quartets I have ATC SCM 19s mated (very well) with a Dynaudio 18s dual 9" sub The ATC’s are smooth and accurate with extended but not intrusive highs Where string notes drop into the sub range the sound is musical and precise - YoYo Ma’s Apalachian Journ... | |
| Thoughts on Hi-Fi news demo from the 80's? It was at a hotel in north London. The session that I was at used Dire Straits - plus the chamber music tape recording. Maybe they did more than one session. | |
| component grounding The new Arcam Amp I just got (I am in th US) has a US mains style cable and plugs but the ground prong is absent, and the power socket on the amp has no ground element.. | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good Tracker -- Mark Knopfler Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell The Concert in Central Park - Simon and Garfunkel American Beauty - Grateful Dead Bach Brandenburg Concertos - 2 CDs Academy of St Martin’s in the Fields / Neville Mariner Mozart Piano ... | |
| Short list of musical subwoofers My has Receiver (Arcam) has Dirac - so I bypassed the DSP It does have some presets designed to use with Dynaudio Studio monitors, I think you can set the rollof and apply paremtric EQ There is a Consumer version th Sub 6 -it is the same but ... | |
| Short list of musical subwoofers FYI I replaced an SVS 1000 with the Dynaudio: Way, way better. | |
| Short list of musical subwoofers Dynaudio 18s is a bit above the price range you mentioned ($1700) but imho is very good value for money I find it very musical and defined. It has dual opposing drivers and you can rest your hand next ti and feel zero vibrations. | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I have a $4K Audisson system. But it did not sound good until I stripped out the seats, carpets and all the interior panels and dramatically improved the soundproofing and sound dampening . Because I listen to music more in the car than at home, ... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I have a $4K Audisson system. But it did not sound good until I stripped out the seats, carpets and all the interior panels and dramatically improved the soundproofing and sound dampening . Because I listen to music more in the car than at home, ... | |
| When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you? I find that listening to a full range of well recorded human voice (spoken word) is very revealing of colorations and crossover issues. If a speaker passes the test: you can make yourself believe you are listening to a live voice, it’s going to do... |