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| Any audiophile who is on blood pressure medication I've tried a lot of prescription meds to control my high blood pressure. It's a bit higher than yours is.I was on lisinopril and it gave me a cough and was not very effective. I tried Exforge, Bystolic, Benicar, Tekturna, and Diltiazem. All of tho... | |
| totem winds destroy dali helicon mk2 Mrtennis,That panel speakers are always superior to cone type speakers is not true... I'm sure you can usually pick a panel speaker blindfolded because they normally lack dynamics, bass extension, and other qualities that many audiophiles value. A... | |
| Speakers sound best facing wall???? Waryn,From what you say, I'd say that your hearing is unusual. I have a friend who has the same kind of ultra-sonic hearing. He hears high-frequency sounds on certain of my CD's that drive him crazy. He asks me if I hear it too, and quite honestly... | |
| Speakers sound best facing wall???? Hard to say... I'm not there to hear what you hear so I can only speculate. Since the speakers are not designed to be used that way, I'd say there is something wrong.My first reaction would be to blame the room. It may not be practical in your sit... | |
| Help my preamp sucks in my woofer By leaving the power amp on all the time, yes, you are going to hear the turn on and turn-off transient thumps of your older preamp.Since you indicated that your amp remains turned on all the time you should look for a different preamp with a turn... | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? That's kind of a good question... I think I'd rather have the better amp with the stock tubes.I own both the ASL1003DT and a PrimaLuna Dialogue Two. I know, because I've made the comparison, that the Dialogue Two sounds better than the ASL amp whe... | |
| Cartridge or external power supply upgrade I agree with Honda. A cartridge change should make much more difference. It's a proven fact that cartridges, room acoustics, and speakers have the widest variability in performance. I have used the Walker motor drive in the past, and more recently... | |
| VPI Rim Drive Johnjc and Slowhand,If the turntable comparison is not made in the same system then it's a system comparison... not a turntable comparison. | |
| Which component upgrade will produce more BASS? Just guessing: if you have the speakers on the short 10-foot wall, it will result in all kinds of bass dips and peaks. And I think side-firing woofers are harder to work with than other types. If you can situate the speakers on the long wall, I'd ... | |
| Which component upgrade will produce more BASS? Speakers closer to the wall or speakers moved to an adjacent wall, and then moved around untill you find the best bass... Dance with them while they're playing bass-heavy material and set them down where you hear the most bass. I think it's a room... | |
| Blu-ray format... Do you like it compared to DVD? 4k may be the next HD standard in the near future with 4X the resolution of blu-ray. Projectors are already available. But you'll need to get rid of those tiny 70-inch TVs and get something more like 150-inches (or just go wall-to-wall) so you can... | |
| NuForce and DIY Silver Interconnects=Interference? They did eliminate almost entirely the interference as far as I know. I've been using the amps for over a year now and have never had an interference problem in combination with any other gear or cables I've tried. I suspect it's well under contro... | |
| List : Components with high dynamics NuForce Ref 9 series ampsVMPS speakers, RM30 and up... to hear the dynamic capabilities of electronic components, you need to start with speakers that are capable of reproducing wide range dynamics. Yes, there are many more than the ones I named. :) | |
| tired of "giant killer tube amp" Actually, the Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver that I use in my Home Theater system is pretty impressive. It is probably my most linear sounding (best balanced) system and provides terrific musical sound as well as bombastic dynamics when called for. I don... | |
| Looking for Polarity Invert Feature... Guys,I really appreciate your help on this. Another fellow e-mailed me privately and suggested the Parasound Halo JC-2, which is also a very good candidate.Regarding the audibility of absolute polarity, I have always had phase-coherent speakers an... |