overthemoon
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| Cables to settle brightness I used to have C2600 with DAC1. I upgraded to Moon 280D and it was significant. I also had MC 302 and Sonus Faber Olympics Nova Vs. I used Kimber Kabyle KCTG interconnects and bifocal XL speaker cables. I auditioned Kimber Kabyle 12TCs and I t... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Boston | |
| Used gear prices and the state of the hobby. Fair is subjective. And something is worth what someone else is willing to pay. I sold a McIntosh C2600 for more than I bought it for as a demo after using it for a year. The buyer bought a preamp at a price the were willing to pay and I gave t... | |
| Does creating a loom in cables in a system make a significant difference? I have Kimber for speakers and interconnects and Shunyata for power/distribution. I also added 1 item at a time and appreciated the difference. Part of the reason was after I bought my speaker cables from Kimber - I looked at eBay for kimberdire... | |
| Time/Process of Hooking up New Equipment @ghdprentice +1 Never put off something you can do today! I may not be the same day I have a long listening session - but it's getting installed as soon as convenient. I think my dog appreciates hearing it right away as well. | |
| Order of importance and budget percentages @soix +1 My breakdown is similar - budget and breakdown. And I expect my system may evolve in the future; however, I expect my cables /power accessories are my forever cables. | |
| Hot Rats I am a Frank Zappa fan. I would describe him as a musical genius. I don’t think that is a snub to Bach or any other famous composer or performer. I also appreciate the combination of complex and well composer music with vocals the could in... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Trombone Shorty, Pete Townsend | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? Two thoughts “Fair” is subjective Price of something is based on the market and specifically the customer in your scenario there are many incredible amplifiers. I’ve heard some amplifiers at $20-40k and the overall systems were 6 figures ... | |
| Maybe this is the winter you build something! I’m building an appreciation for music…day by day | |
| Order of importance and budget percentages I focused on components first then cables. What are you envisioning for your new system? | |
| Recommendations for HiFi Listening Room @northman Working with a good audio dealer is excellent advice. My local dealer is really good and that matters if you have questions, problems or upgrade or down grade | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Black Sabbath Paranoid | |
| Power cords or power conditioner I enjoy music and have tried power cords and power conditioners. I had a furman power distributor- perhaps more of a surge protector than conditioner. Then I tried Shunyata Venom NR10 power cables on my DAC/ network player and I perceived an i... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin and all is good |