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| Why does an audiophile grade power cord matter? For your Memorial Day enjoyment.....One day there will be a measurement that will explain why power cords "can" change the sound (theories have sprouted). It will come as a surprise and there will still be disbelievers.Similar to the distortion sp... | |
| Do I need a DAC? The odds are that it would. Whether it is significant enough or not will be what your ears decide. | |
| iPod headphone to RCA jacks adapter cable For what you are asking...the best I've heard was a cable made for me using a teflon covered silver conductor but it was not day and night better than a standard one, just a little.I think you would do much better with the Pure i20 that Sfar sugge... | |
| For Moody Blues fans Glad you guys liked it.Rgs92, How good do their SACD's sound? I have their first 7 albums done by MFSL. Those sound excellent. | |
| Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh? What other people think.....why does that make any difference to you? Read long enough and you will find "haters" of any product.I'd be more interested in what causes someone to be a hater to begin with. Seems like a crappy way to go thru life but... | |
| DIY question on a preamp problem could use help... I was thinking it could be the combo of high gain and hi-eff speakers but I see you mentioned yours are 87db. Are your interconnects shielded? Have you tried changing them anyway or maybe rerouting them? It may come down to reducing the gain as yo... | |
| Pre amp for Pass Labs XA30.5 – Tube or SS Chuck,Correct on the 100.5. I got the 30.5 first and still use it in another system from time to time.ET-5 or XP20...that would be a tough call. Is there something in the sound of your system that you want more of (or less of)? | |
| Pre amp for Pass Labs XA30.5 – Tube or SS Czbbcl,Haven't heard the ET-5. I would guess it's pretty nice. I sure like mine paired with the XA's. | |
| Pass x250.5 - Biwire? Congrats on you 250.5.Have you got the meters to wiggle yet? :-) | |
| Pre amp for Pass Labs XA30.5 – Tube or SS Charles,Absolutely.The value I do see in forum advice (if it's not agenda driven or heavily biased) is that sometimes you can't listen before you buy so you gather as much info as you can (hopefully from people like yourself) and take your best sh... | |
| Pre amp for Pass Labs XA30.5 – Tube or SS Charles,I preferred my CJ (ART 2). I did tell Mark at Reno "If tubes ever start giving more trouble than their worth, I will just send you a check". Haven't heard the XP30 since it debuted but would imagine it could close the gap even more.Agree w... | |
| Pre amp for Pass Labs XA30.5 – Tube or SS RO817,When you say you have "settled" on a 30.5, do you already have it or are you going to be getting it? In any event, I have a 30.5 and 100.5's and use CJ tube preamps with them. Perfect for me. I didn't feel that they "needed" a tube pre, just... | |
| my quest for computer desktop speakers I'll "third" the A5's.Originally bought them to use with the desktop but they found their place as speakers for our Samsung 60" plasma.Intermediatic, I hooked up a pair of NHT Super Ones that have been sitting for awhile. I forgot how good they so... | |
| how do YOU stream? iMac>wireless router>iPod Touch>Dock>DAC>FM Transmitter>one of my vintage tuners.andRouter to Sonos Bridge via ethernet cable>Bridge wireless to Sonos Connect>....from there I have used the Connects built in DAC into my pre... | |
| which jumpers for Vandersteen 2 Ce's?? Yes on the above recs.For me, I found the Radio Shack 18 ga is surprisingly good. For some experimenting, you might want to try their 16 ga on the woofer and the 18 on the tweeter. Also, I'm not sure why but the 18 sounds better than the 12 ga. I ... |