onhwy61
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| TACT digital corrections preamps? I have the Tact 2.0 and overall I am very pleased with its performance. All the above positive comments are true. I only have two real issues with the product. First, the software is Windows based (I'm a Mac maniac) and not very intuitive. It's ve... | |
| Hard Disk Playback Systems Mdoughty, drops, pops and clicks can be eliminated by turning off all other programs when you rip the CD to your hard disk. | |
| Hard Disk Playback Systems MOTU and Metric Halo both make Firewire based interfaces for Apple Macs. Each has a multitude of I/Os which most audiophiles will find superfluous, but they also sport digital ports which will allow you to connect an outboard D/A to the Mac Cube.I... | |
| Hard Disk Playback Systems Lugnut, regarding your comment about computer based systems not being good enough for most audiophiles, I think you're misinformed. The key to getting high quality sound is the interface between the computer and the rest of your audio system. If y... | |
| Preamps with variable gain... pros and cons? For years I used a Pass Aleph P which has this feature. The idea behind it is to optimize your system's gain structure. The preamp sounded best when the gain was high and the volume control attenuated least. The feature is not absolutely necessary... | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? There is no denying that improved electric quality will improve system induced sibilance, but there is no evidence whatsoever that such upgrades will have any effect upon the sibilance that is already embedded in recordings. Please note that Braab... | |
| Jekyll and Hyde, aka the Audiophile/Pro Conundrum By overly clean I meant that the Earthworks/Grace combo will have very little editorial effect on the recorded signal. They will not soften or "pretty up" the sound. This may be exactly what you want. Take the time to experiment extensively with m... | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? Bob B., please explain exactly where you disagree with Natalie's statements. Natalie may be blunt, but I don't see where anything he's said above warrants such an outright dismissal. | |
| Subwoofer isolation You can place your subs on a platform supported by Vibrapods. At the cost no object level you can substitute Aurios Pros. Either will isolate far better than spikes. | |
| Jekyll and Hyde, aka the Audiophile/Pro Conundrum Canare is a wise choice. The Earthworks/Grace combo is very high quality and will afford you plenty of dynamic range. Depending on the recording room, care will have to be taken to afford an overly clean sound. The only other critical piece of equ... | |
| Mobile audio MP3/iPod/RioRiot, etc. I remember when a 20Mb hard disk was considered enormous. If I've only learned one thing about computer hardware, it's never skimp on storage capacity. In other words, go with the 20Gb. | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? Stehno, are you saying that improving the quality of electricity will actually lessen the sibilance already embedded in the recordings, or will it simply prevent your system from adding any more sibilance to that which already exists. If the music... | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? I could be off base, but all the suggestions about electric quality, while good, won't help you with your problem. I think the sibilance is endemic to your source material. If you are listening to recently produced pop/rock material, then you will... | |
| Starting over If CD is truly your only source, then consider not getting an integrated, but going with a CD player with its own volume control (Wadia, Resolution Audio, etc.) Your system would consist of the CD, a power amp and your speakers. | |
| Who makes a Stereo listening chair If I remember correctly, Al Kooper, in an interview in Stereophile, was shown sitting in the orb chair. Al's website is:http://www.alkooper.com |