photon46
Responses from photon46
| Objective vs. Placebo relating to system changes In the sort of test you propose, I'd be willing to bet money on hearing the swap of my amp, preamp, phono cartridge, or speakers. The differences between my Luxman and Arcam cd players don't make themselves immediately obvious. Nor do changes to c... | |
| Replacing the stock power cable of the TT A number of P3 owners weighed in on this subject here: http://forums.naimaudio.com/topic/rega-planar-3-upgrades | |
| Replacing the stock power cable of the TT The job of your turntable motor is to do one thing only, spin accurately at a given speed. I don't see how a power cord upgrade that provides noise isolation is going to improve speed accuracy. Comparing a cd player or other component that creates... | |
| Why is Dynaudio so much cheaper in Europe? There are a number of posts here that seem based on incomplete understanding of the difficulties involved in achieving long term longevity if you are specialty manufacturer of goods with a limited market. If a manufacturer's parts cost to retail r... | |
| Has anyone tried making their own interconnects? Here's a thread on this subject that was running last year on Audiocircle. The packing tape/Kapton interconnect is a very good sounding bargain interconnect IF you can get away with using unshielded wire in your location. Not everyone can, obvious... | |
| Joseph Audio Pearls? Goldprint, you are correct. I shouldn't respond to threads until my morning caffeine has kicked in! | |
| Joseph Audio Pearls? I went back to Joseph Audio's room at Axpona several times to listen to the Pearls. They were a very well balanced speaker but (naturally for a monitor) lacked gravitas in the lower registers. Supplemented with a good subwoofer, I could live with ... | |
| cd player that forgives bad cd recordings It seems to me that these are contradictory goals. A system or components that reveals great recordings in all their glory isn't going to undergo a sonic transformation and suddenly roll off the sharp transients and sweeten edgy sound that mars su... | |
| how can I make the back wall transparent? Williewonka, sorry to have misinterpreted your post and hijacked your thread. Needfreestuff, GIK was one of the firms I consulted and they did indeed recommend fat bass traps on the wall immediately behind my heaad. Problem is, they are visually i... | |
| how can I make the back wall transparent? Peter, the acoustic designers I consulted seemed to feel that unless one uses massive amounts of bass trapping behind the listening position, one can't effectively ameliorate the total adverse influence of the rear wall. Out of curiosity, how clos... | |
| how can I make the back wall transparent? After corresponding with a couple of acoustic treatment purveyors, I have despaired of finding any aesthetically acceptable rear wall treatment. Everything recommended is always some four inch or greater thickness monstrosity that looks like someo... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 and Nuforce Reference 18 If I were still a Maggie owner with worries about what my unsupervised kitty would do, I'd think about making something like a protective sandwich of Gatorfoam that could be quickly attached and removed with velcro tabs. The veneer fascia on the G... | |
| Hearing Aid Confusion Good luck and hang in there. Getting the right prescription doesn't always happen on the first try. Those Danes are in the forefront of hearing aid design. I remember reading an interview with an audio industry insider (name escapes me this mornin... | |
| Cartridge for my system? Your wisdom is needed I'd agree with Tom_hankins that Grados in the stated price range are not ultra resolution champs. They are not my idea of neutral either, although they sure sound pretty. | |
| VPI Scout with Grado Master - but what next? Oops, my bad. I forgot the fact that Lemoco was discussing the 5.0mv HO Grado. My Statement Master1 is the .5mv. model. My previous Sonata was a HO 5.0mv. model and I don't remember there being such a disparity between its output and other 5.0 mv ... |