phillyb
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| Amplifier for Quads The DSL 63 love power. I use the McIntosh MC 402. With the auto transformers, a dream made in haven for driving the Quads. | |
| Have You Ever Owned QUADS? I purchased a total rebuilt pair of ESL 63 from Electrostatic Solutions and I have never enjoyed the music as much as I do today. I found a better power cord improved the speaker, and I added a Martin Logan Depth-i sub crossed at 35Hz. They play a... | |
| Paradigm Persona B Loudspeakers Professional Review I take any review as a grain of salt. It's not my room, my gear not my own idea of great sound. After seeing a amp that is quite good get a so, so review in Stereopile. ☺ I looked what that reviewer used. The amount of add on tweaks he had in his ... | |
| Are there any really good cd cleaners out there? Best cleaner is soap and water. I use drop of car wax to really clean them good. I rise them in warm water and use a micro towel. Many new good CD releases, and as far as sound quality of mastered well superb. I love vinyl but nothing wrong with C... | |
| power cables' effect on power conditioner? Any power cord cord will impact the sound of any gear you plugged them into. It’s how they impact the gears power supply and that is an unknown which is why you try before you buy. | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense I would agree. To me room and speakers. Proper amp to drive them a good preamp to give a natural pass through and a great source to start be it Digital or Vinyl. As far as formats both can be superb if care is taken in the mastering and recording.... | |
| Morrow Audio Cables Feedback Less loss C-Marc and done regardless of price. | |
| Luxman c800f control amplifier.. Match with Levinson. | |
| Oppo to cease production -- Announced yesterday... Highend is dying. Younger folks want portable and not sitting in one spot. They spend more on gaming. Audio that was our thing. You can see by marketing of high end gear, most market towards the 5% of income. There is a reason no much sales in the... | |
| Just starting to look for 4K Bluray player China made vs. The Dumpster and His trade war. | |
| One of the best HDMI cable? Never fall for big $$$$ HDMI. If the cables is designed proper you Will not see a difference between $20.00 cable or a $500.00 HDMI. I owned many and I speak from experience. BlueJean HDMI are as good as any regardless of price. | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? It really depends on how well the line out is on a unit. My Esoteric K-01 using the line out function is superb. It really shows how good the K01 is. But I need the preamp to power my sub which I cannot do without it. So a preamp gives you lots of... | |
| Torus or Furman power conditioners which is better? Furman was designed for studio's and pro use. It is as good as it gets. No fancy case or over the top claims like many in our hobby, no military, NASA, or medical secret design, just soild engineering with a predicted results. | |
| Furman power conditioner question Furman 20i is about as good as it gets. Designed for studio pro use. Look for a well cared for used one. Weight in at 81 lbs. Same as the Niagara 7000. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... When you make any changes we go from listening to focused listening and we will always hear the change. 149.00 for a fuse, really? You got more funds to throw than I do. I love my system without them, $500 footer and $5,000 power cords. Appreciate... |