pindac

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Listen to a CD or LP in showroom?
The very very best Speaker Performance is when the Design is produced and trialled in the carefully selected environment to carry out the Testing of the design. From that point on the variables with environments these designs are to function in a... 
Turntables: 2 Tonearms. What do you Have or Know About?
@tomic601 Can you offer a assessment of your experience with Panzerholz. I am a advocate of this material and encourage the use of it for audio purposes.  
pc triple c internal tonearm wire
@lolakarm  Have you used the PC Triple C Tonearm Wire acquired in 2022? I would really like to hear your thoughts if it is now used for the signal path.  
Interconnect
I do think the guideline for a budget using the Cables referenced, is for recommendations not much over, or maybe shy off $200  
Can you have too much speaker presence?
I have in the past, but own no longer Stand Mount Tannoy Speakers. In conjunction with these I have a Floor Standing Three Way Speaker at approx' 44" High (still owned and used) and 6' x 3' ESL's (still owned and used) Either of these Speakers h... 
Interconnect
A PC Triple C Wire Interconnect will be quite impressive at presenting a neutral sonic. The perception during comparisons to other wires used in a Cable, is that the PC Triple C cleans the sonic, in some cases in a comparison, purifies the sonic w... 
Streamer+R2R dac+True balanced Class A preamp all-in-one?
To allocate a budget of $10K for a specific Audio Device that is seemingly not a commonly offered configuration, where DAC - Pre and Streamer are found under the hood does present a risk, that has been identified by the contributors. There does n... 
Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade
I have seen your Room Dimensions and a proportion of your Rooms Layout. I would not be too hasty to focus on controlling Bass Energy, the Deep Pile Carpet is already absorbing energy from the lower frequencies. I feel based on my own experience ... 
DAC UPGRADE QUESTION
I've been demo'd a Hegel HD 30 used with Valve Amplification and Klipsch Jubilee Speakers. As a SS Device the HD 30 has made the better of impressions made to date of all SS DAC's encountered for demo' purposes. Members of the group who were pre... 
Leaving my amplifier on ok?
In the Link is the comments made on a Respected Amplifier Manufacturers Web Site. https://support.hegel.com/product-articles/frequently-asked-questions#can-i-leave-my-hegel-amp-on-all-the-time Off course in relation to this Brands advisory, such... 
Leaving my amplifier on ok?
My 'go to' Audio EE, who has designed and built a selection of my systems devices, and carried out circuit corrective works on another owned device. Made it known to me in the very earliest days of out relationship, to always have eyes on the dev... 
Leaving my amplifier on ok?
Looks like what I stated, and the few responses are in this limited space a case of s 'pearls before swine'. As stated, the MANUFACTURERS Recommendations are the only ones worth seriously considering, and are the ones that will be investigated by... 
Leaving my amplifier on ok?
Speak to your Home Insurance and Amp's Manufacturer. I'm sure the Insurance will happily payout for electrical fires when a Fridge or another White Goods or the like has a malfunction that results in a fire, and there is plenty to suggest it has ... 
Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile?
How many systems are built the same, i.e, same Brands Models that are used for  a particular role throughout the audio chain - very very few. Nearly all systems built are unique in how they are put together. How many individuals have a broad exp... 
VPI Scout 2 vs. Luxman PD 441
I have moved on from having the main used TT being an Idler Drive, to a Japanese Vintage DD TT, which is a SP10 MkII. Along with this I also have a Tonearm produced by Audio Technica from a similar era as the TT. The TT and TA have both been unde...