onhwy61
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| Optimizing the Listening Distance Khrys, look at a map of Mississippi. | |
| Power cords - a BASIC question Systems with digital components are more sensitive to power cables than purely analog systems. Digital components are notorious RF producers and can easily pollute the rest of a system. The filtering in power cords is probably doing more grunge su... | |
| Before They Were Famous I'm glad someone else remembers Lupo's Heartbreak. I saw Simon & Garfunkle at New Rochelle HS just as "Sounds of Silence" started to get airplay. | |
| Power cords - a BASIC question There's an orthodoxy in the Forum that power cords are important. This is misleading for it implies that upgraded power cords are important for all systems. Power cords can make a sonic and musical difference in high resolution systems, however, u... | |
| To Sub or not to Sub...? Well, I certainly disagree with Lindeman. Deep bass response (as a minimum flat to 30Hz) is a critical element to the musical listening experience. Even if musical instruments do do go that low, the acoustic space in which they are recorded adds a... | |
| Pink noise whine hiss on Levinson 333 Contact ML's service department. | |
| Fly in the SACD Ointment? There's plenty to complain about Sony's roll out of SACD software, but the above comments (particularly Cwlondon's) are overstated. I too recently came across the SACD/DVD display at the Chicago Tower Records. The display had nearly the entire non... | |
| Digital cable recommendations? Try Apogee Wide-Eye. It's available at pro/music shops. Street price for 1 meter is about $30, yet it's competitive with all but the best. This Apogee is not the old ribbon speaker maker, but instead is the major player in digital converters for t... | |
| xlr question Unless your system is absolute phase consistent from input to output, you shouldn't be concerned about the swapping of pins on the XLR connector. If you preamp or digital components has a phase switch, you could experiment to see if there is a dis... | |
| Just getting started Get a one box CD player with a variable output headphone out. I would suggest the Sony XA7ES or its predecessor, the 707ES, but I image there are others. Match it up with a Sennheiser or Grado headphone set and you'll have a very fine quality play... | |
| CD players, one box or seperates? Not a cut and clear situation. The advantages of 2 box can easily be offset by the disadvantages of the digital interconnect cable. At the the very high end, 2 box is definitely worth the effort. Well designs 2 box systems (including the digital c... | |
| Disappointment Only you can determine whether future upgrades are worth the time or effort. I would suggest you find a dealer who will let you do at home trails of equipment. However, before making any changes, carefully examine your room and speaker/listner set... | |
| What length digital cable? Coaxial digital cable should never exceed 2 or 3 meters. | |
| Speaker wire - equal length or shortest? Sumiko claims that their OCOS cables can be run with unequal lengths with no sonic consequences. | |
| Integrated Amps: How Good? I recently switched from Pass preamp/phono/power amp to a one box Rowland Concentra and I'm still smiling. I'm of the opinion that unless you have a special need (low efficiency, low impedance speakers), or you absolutely have to have the best, th... |