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| Problems with my Berning ZH270 Hi George,Before spending a dime, I would definitely talk to Bobby and figure out how to best place the speakers in your room. I recently switched cables and it didn't sound quite right. I angled the speakers out a bit more (maybe an inch...certai... | |
| Patricia Barber at the Green Mill in Chicago FYI Steelhead...the Companion CD was recorded at the Green Mill. She took a year or so off from her Monday night gig, so it's nice to have her back again. I was worried she was going to be too big to continue. | |
| Transports and Technology I have tried a Denon DCD2560 CDP, A Revox B226, a Studer A727, and A Pioneer DV05 as transports for my EVS millenium dac 2. ALl of the CDPs (no matter how old) ended up sounding better than the DVD as transport. The most noticeable difference was ... | |
| Analogue to Digital Converters Most of the units I've seen are for pro audio. There are a good variety with some many people recording to computer now. Apogee is usually considered to be one of the best if price isn't an issue. | |
| PayPal may be in trouble...... Hey Bianchi27...ebay did think of it a few years ago. They offered their own service, but PayPal was more convenient and won out. If you can't beat em, buy em. | |
| Who makes the best passive volume control? EVS is making their Ultimate Attenuators again. They're perfect for once source systems. Ric makes them with good parts. They are really nothing but a series of the best vishay resistors, the jacks, and a volume control. Ric is all about transpara... | |
| Advice on outboard DAC using DVD as transport Good suggestion above. I would also highly recommend a used EVS Millenium DAC 1 or 2 if you stumble across one in that price range. Another option is going with even older technology (early 90s) and buying something that was once much more expensi... | |
| Problem with speakers.... I don't know enough about HT to tell you what's up with your sub, but I'd guess that you're having issues with the sat/center speakers because they're two different brands, two different designs, and probably two different efficiency levels. You s... | |
| Revox spks: Were they at CES?? How do they sound?? They've had speakers for years...maybe decades. I heard some (tall with wood bodies and brushed metal faces...mod Euro looking) a few years ago and they were good, but I think the same amount of cash would buy better speakers from many other compa... | |
| Upgrading from Cardas lightning to Virtual Dynmcs? I'm not familiar with the VD cable, but I can pretty much guarantee that you will hear some difference. Whether or not you prefer the VD over the Cardas will be personal taste. I compared the Cardas to 3 or 4 cables and they all sounded different.... | |
| Need a good used tube pre $1500 or less I would recommend checking out the old Counterpoint SA-5000 or SA-3000 pre's if you can find some in good shape. They are hybrid designs. The 3000 has one line stage tube, two phono tubes, a tube rectifier, and an outboard SS power supply. The 500... | |
| Earplugs for conerts? I've done the napkin thing plenty of times. It's fine if there's no other option, but I always have problems with them leaking certain frequencies, as well as blocking certain frequencies, more than others (your crumbled napkin chunk may vary).The... | |
| HELP Why no bass? Why bright? It could be anything, but I wouldn't even think about doing any critical listening until you break the new pieces in for a few hundred hours. They're going to change. Wait and see if you like the way they sound after break-in. | |
| The Color Of Vinyl Like TWL said, the sound of picture LPs is compromised (some even say so on the labels). I have been told that clear or transparent colored vinyl is always virgin vinyl. That would be a good thing, but I don't know if it's actually true or not. | |
| Questions about the Merlin TSM-M I don't know anything about the TSM-M (I have the VSM-M), but I would also recommend asking Bobby at Merlin about some of those issues...specifically the questions about amp/subwoofer compatability and placement. He's heard his speakers with many ... |