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| need tube amp advice There have been any number of threads reagarding the best amps to drive the Virgos. Be sure to search and find them, they are very informative. For someone who claims to be inexperienced, you have put together an impressive system and you seem to ... | |
| Sony 777es ok to leave on? As a rule, all digital components should be left on all the time. The digital converter chips need a stable thermal environment to perform their best. Regarding your Sony, no damage will occur due to you leaving on all the time. | |
| Oh No Not 24/96 again The Philips CDs are incorrectly labelled. They were not mastered at 24/96. See latest issue of HFN&RR for scoop. | |
| Which Rack Is Better? Two months ago I was in the market for a rack, so I did alot of research and narrowed it down to the Arcici Suspension and the Polycrystal. A local dealer who carries both claims they're both good, but that the Arcici is better. I saw 2 demo Polyc... | |
| Tube amps... what is so great about 'em I remember something Tim de Paravicini said. Tim is the noted designer of both tube and solid state equipment. He claimed that in properly designed circuits tubes should be indistinguishable from solid state, and vice versa. To back up his claim h... | |
| Are Sony SACD Machine Owners Crazy?? One thing that's very obvious from looking at the current high-end audio landscape is that there is a distinct lack of agreement as to what constitutes a good design. Tube vs. solid state, planar vs. dynamic drivers, no feedback vs. high feedback ... | |
| Hardwood floors vs Carpet The best listening rooms have a "live" sound characteristic. It will require added work, but it's no big deal to achieve excellent sound in a hardwood floor room. Just as important as its acoustic properties, hardwood floors transmit vibration dif... | |
| Sony electrostatic speakers japan only? Whatjd, what's with your comment? You know next to nothing about the product, yet you voice an opinion about its sound quality. Please educate us further. | |
| Tried 2 pairs of speakers for 2 channel? Place the speakers back-to-back. You'll have a bipole sound radiation pattern with sound emanating from the front and back and diminished levels to the side. Mirage has made a number of great sounding speakers along this design principle. You'll n... | |
| need help with choosing right cables Before buying any new equipment you should take a careful look at your speaker setup. From the listening position, the speakers should not be pointed directly at you. Adjust the speaker toe-in so that you can see the inside speaker panel. The list... | |
| Speaker upgrade - please advise. Two suggestions for you. First, upgrade the MSB to their Platinum unit. The upgrade is well worth the incremental dollars. Second, whatever speaker you chose, buy it in combination with the "down the road" amplifier. The synergy between power amp ... | |
| does mixing kill the soundstage? If you're interested in the technical side of music production, then check out this site. Pay particular attention to the forums moderated by George Massengburg and Roger Nichols. http://www.musicplayer.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi | |
| does mixing kill the soundstage? A71, any of the Water Lily label albums will have a natural soundstage with plenty of hall sound. Kavi Alexander typically records with tube mics and electronics designed by Tim de Paravinici. There's a series of recordings with V.M. Bhatt and var... | |
| Martin Logan Ascents and Rowland Dtwomey, both manufacturers claim that their products are compatible, but both add the caution that they are not familiar with the other's specific product. I was hoping that the Audiogon community could provide a little more critical insight. To ... | |
| does mixing kill the soundstage? Bmpnyc, obiviously if you have a great sounding tracking room, then it can only help the quality of the final mix. It sounds like you'll be recording in only one room, hence your ambient room sound will be consistent from one track to another. Alo... |