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| Anti Cables Speaker Wire The cables in a system have to all work together in synergy if maximum performance is the goal. Maybe the speaker cables don't like the amp's power cord and/or interconnects. If you have alternate power cords or interconnects to try, now would be ... | |
| Class D amp wyred4sound and B&W 803D Dob, the Spectron is my friend's amp which he bought here on Audiogon updated by the manufacturer within the last 4 or 5 months. He said it is the "Spectron Musician II MKII (updated with Mk3 boards)." I'm assuming those are the standard Mk3 board... | |
| Class D amp wyred4sound and B&W 803D The Wyred 4 Sound STI-500 is a great sounding amplifier. It sounds way better (less dry/more musical) than the PS Audio GCC-250 Class D amp that I also used. In fact, the STI-500 replaced a Cary Audio CAD 120S tube amp and the NuForce Ref9 V2 SE a... | |
| How to tame brightness Some SignalCable models are brighter than others... Which specific models are you using, including the power cords?If you're using all Silver Resolution then use the copper high-current power cords and use the copper Analog Two interconnects from ... | |
| TT to another room, no vibs, better sounds? Cable length can be overcome by using shielded cables and putting the phono preamp (high-drive unit) in the same room with the turntable then running the long interconnects to the in-room amplification.My real concern would be having to jump up at... | |
| Fleetwood Mac Get the live album, "The Dance". It's very good. And if you like Jack Johnson his live album titled "En Concert" from the 2008 Sleep through the static tour is one of the best quality pop recordings I've ever heard. | |
| VTL ST-85 versus Music Reference RM-10 MKii I own the ST-85 and I've had the Music Reference RM-10 (original model) in my system. The ST-85 will have greater dynamics and bass, but its best (most natural and musical) sound by far is in its triode mode (where the bass is still very respectab... | |
| Bookshelf vs Floorstanders I almost never prefer mini-monitors. Well-designed floor standers can have just as good imaging and resolution and take up the same space when you consider stands for the minis. Additionally, with floorstanders the designer makes a woofer section ... | |
| Whest ps.30r The Whest is cable sensitive... Change the interconnects and power cord and you'll have a completely different sound.I have the PS.30RDT and it sounds quite a bit more dynamic and less laid back with the MAC HC power cord. Note that MAC also makes... | |
| Best Amp to drive my Apogee Stages? Darkmoebius, yes, many class D amps are capable of much higher output than older Class A classics. For example, the Wyred 4 Sound ST-1000 puts out 570 watts/channel into 8-ohms and 1,140 Wpc into 4 ohms.I personally, have not found a better soundi... | |
| Can A bad Tube sound bright and not musical. New tubes can tend to sound bright and normally do mellow a bit with some break-in time... | |
| Is the sound of a cable the same ac cable types? To answer your first question... If you've found interconnects you like, then it makes perfect sense to try the same company's speaker cables (and power cords too, for that matter). Depending on the system, you can sometimes get very good or even ... | |
| Quest to achieve live sound Get a nice pair of JBL Hartsfields (even the reproduction with JBL pro drivers) and a competent amplifier and you'll be pretty close. Tannoy Churchills would be my second choice recommendation. | |
| Review: Wyred4Sound STI 500 Amplifier Bezimienny -- nice job on the review. I have a Wyred 4 Sound STI-500 and I agree with what you've said and I liked your comparisons.On one point I'm curious. Did you run the ARC preamp into the STI-500's normal RCA inputs (thereby going through it... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound STI-1000 - upgrades/tweaks I have the STI-500 and it is working very well with the MAC audio cables including the HC Sound Pipes power cord that lists for a mere $150. It's better than the stock cord for sure. I'm interested in the PS fuses you mentioned... I'm assuming you... |