photon46
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| New Cambridge 540 vs. Used Music Hall CD25 In response to a couple of points. I've owned theCambridge CD4se & the 640c. The build quality of the newer Cambridge is better than the previous models. The CD4se did have problems, half the display quit functioning. The only quirk I had with... | |
| PS audio hca 2 feedback... Agree, with Kck and Richards. In my case, a particular asset is the HCA-2's indifference to the low impedance of my Maggie 1.6's. I use the HCA-2 with a tubed preamp with adjustable gain. The pre sounds best set to it's lowest gain, so the rather ... | |
| Good workout music for baby boomers Ok, I'm a genuine 52 year old boomer and I like music that borders on "head bangin" to fuel and sustain drive in the home gym. When I'm lifting weights, circuit training, and hitting the stationary bike I get off on AC/DC, Van Halen, Guns n' Roses... | |
| Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat? Quadophile, sorry if my response came off too negative. You threw out a question "what album floats yer boat" and why? When you ask a direct question like this in a public forum, we can't expect only postive responses about questions of taste, mus... | |
| speaker cable suggestion for Magnepans You are in the same boat I was in needing long 15' runs. The first decent cable I bought was Kimber 4TC. Kimber 4 & 8TC may not have a big glamour aura in the world of audio nervosa, but there is a reason they are consistently mentioned over &... | |
| speaker cable suggestion for Magnepans That's hard to answer without knowing how long your cables need to be. I haven't found my 1.6's to be fussy about wire. They have responded well to cheap stuff and the more expensive, revealing more detail and other positive virtues as I've used b... | |
| Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat? You know, I've got to agree with Viridian. I just don't think Ms. Barber is a particularly major artist. She seems to be a favorite of those with an audiophile mind set, but there's something about her music that seems overly self conscious and to... | |
| Maple platforms In my case (VPI Scout/Garrott Optim FGS) the maple platform absolutely improves the sound greatly over the sound I hear with the table sitting on MDF. I consider the maple platform a necessity it sounds so much better. Richer & more organic so... | |
| Budget phono cables I've been using the Signal Cable Silver Resolution as a phono interconnect between my VPI Scout/Garrott Optim FGS and Music Reference preamp with great results. For the money, it's hard to imagine doing better. It spent about 2 weeks burn in time ... | |
| Is parts Connexion still in business??? They are still sending out monthly sales brochures via email. Just got one from them day before yesterday. I'd try giving them a call. | |
| Magnepans for the Blues? You're going to get completely different and diametrically opposing opinions about this. Some listeners prefer the propulsive slam of traditional enclosed cabinet speakers. The larger radiating area of a panel speaker is perceived as a more diffus... | |
| Cleaning Record Jackets I've had good results cleaning dirt off with the "MagicRub" eraser you can buy in art supply stores. Any soft artists' eraser should work fine to remove things like dirt rings around record impressions. | |
| Definitive version of "Sticky Fingers" I posted the same question earlier. It's a sad, sad thing that one of the best rock albums ever is still lacking a digital remaster and we're stuck with the murky sound on the current (original & ancient) digital transfer. The recent re-releas... | |
| Tube's needed, 6922's or equal for Preamp Qty.3 RAM (Music Reference or Rodger Modjeski) buys large quanties of Russian 6922's (he has bought other types in the past, but availability is an issue when I spoke with him a couple years ago.) He then subjects them to testing procedures which cull r... | |
| Biggest bang: add Behringer or replace CDP? I don't think that your question is easy to answer not having heard your room. I have owned a cd63se cd player and you can do much, much better now. The Marantz isn't a bad player, but you will be amazed at how much better cd playback can sound wi... |