oscar44
Responses from oscar44
| PS Audio XStream biwire, what are they worth? I think youd have a difficult time getting someone to buy them for anything close to, never mind more than, $500 given their age, length, and the general depletion in all used cable prices over time. These cables are likely 10 years old, and no l... | |
| Von Schweikert VR 22 The VR22s are very good, I auditioned them with much more expensive gear and they delivered a top quality sound that did not suggest they were the weak link. They even can be placed close to a wall without major compromise which is hard to appreci... | |
| Stop compression of music petition via Stereophile The direct link to the petition (which is buried somewhat in the other postings) can be found here:http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-loudness-wars-and-release-high-definition-music-downloads | |
| My PS Audio Power Plant died If you have not already done so, try unplugging it from the wall for a minute or two then reconnecting and restarting. If that fails, note what the display panel is showing and report the result to PS Audio. Mine worked well for three years before... | |
| Advice on bulk record pricing? Sorry to hear your medical problems force this on you but you are in the classic quandary of the person who is asked if they want their purchase to be made well, cheaply, or quickly? You know, they can pick any two of those but not all three. I su... | |
| Speed trim tool for SME tables? Thank you sir. I do have manual and have everything else working fine, just felt something in an old album I'd not listened to for awhile made it sound 'fast'. Not sure I could trust my ears on this I dug out a strobe disk and sure enough, slight ... | |
| To SME or not to SME? A thread here earlier this year made it clear, from various knowledgeable posters, that tables (as mechanical rather than electronic devices) can be imported without import duties. For some reason, the thread was taken down and I expect that will ... | |
| Do Spectron Amps have faulty switching modulators? You've been told this by several Audiophiles??? I have no idea who those people are but as an owner for some two years I can tell you I have never had a reliability problem with my Spectron amps. Mine switch on, make music, and generally are about... | |
| Anyone solved MF Tri Vista SACD problems? "Fact - the problem with the transports in both the TriVista and kW SACD players is nothing to do with "parts obsolescence". Philips left MF and a number of other manufacturers badly in the lurch by supplying insufficiently robust SACD transports ... | |
| Anyone solved MF Tri Vista SACD problems? I am stunned that Musical Fidelity are not helping here -- does a hi-end company imagine people will pay their exotic prices only to be left hanging later due to 'parts obsolesence'? And this from a company that sold their Nuvista tube idea on the... | |
| Mcintosh C-2300 first impressions So, a $6k preamp cannot be expected to sound very good until you replace the supplied tubes with NOS, the supplied power cord with an aftermarket one, and add new footers? Wow! And we wonder why the audio industry has problems gaining a large audi... | |
| Mcintosh C-2300 first impressions Agree with all the others that you need to give this some time, and within your window of auditioning that means playing music through it 24/7 while in your possession. What I am less clear on is why you imagined this preamp would be a significant... | |
| Has anyone tried Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 RCA IC? agree = try some real basic DIY first, learn what they sound like in your system and then judge what a more expensive cable can do for you. If DIY is too hard for you to do, then get some BJ, and educate your ears. | |
| Spectron amps-biwire=Remote sense+other cables? I am not entirely clear on your specific set up question but I use two pairs of speaker cables per mono spectron on my Von Schweikerts, one pair running from the remote sense outs on the amp driving the bass modules, one other pair of cables per a... | |
| Nuforce amp with PS Audio Powerplant Premier I tried a Nuforce amp (the 8 series) with and without a PPP. I had no problems either way and preferred it with the PPP, as I do most components I've tried with that conditioner. |