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| Feelings when listening Rel ST Series subwoofers No, I haven't actually tried my Strata III in my home theatre setup. It may do VERY well there for some/most people. However, I actually LIKE the house shaking and powerful bass that comes out of the cheapo sub that's in my home theatre now, and I... | |
| California Audio Labs DX-1 I don't believe the DX-1 has tubes; my DX-2 certainly doesn't. Yes, the DX's have a very nice sound to them. I use mine as a transport into a modded ART DI/O, but sometimes just use the DX-2 by itself and am very pleased by its sound.As for your p... | |
| Feelings when listening Rel ST Series subwoofers So much depends on the room when experiencing bass. Unless you've had different subwoofers in the same room and setup then it's almost impossible to say for certain what the differences/strengths are for each model.I have the Strata III and I can ... | |
| Bryston/McCormack Marriage Find a nice transparent tube preamp and go with it. Whatever you do don't ruin yourself by getting a passive pre-amp. Once you hear it you will be ruined for life. They are just so transparent that any active linestage under $5000 won't compete. Y... | |
| Calling all acoustic guitar fans... Most Oregon recordings, but especially Ralph Towner solo projects. Then there's Egberto Gismonte.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? The new Jaco Big Band tribute album is pretty good. I also enjoyed the Claude Bolling Big Band album.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Speakers to Mate with McCormack? Speakers are such a personal thing, and there are so damn many designs, that it's damn near impossible to truly suggest one that YOU might like in you room. However, there is one truth to purchasing speakers - you will get much more for your money... | |
| AudioPrism Quiet Lines The lights in my wife's laundry room used to blink & flutter when the washing machine was going. One quiet line on the same outlet as the machine brought it down to a barely noticeable flutter. They do work. I also put one on the fridge (obvio... | |
| How dose your plinth sound? Jphii - I would love to see and hear those different models, especially if the arm and cart are the same. Incredible research! Here's a picture of my Corian based TT (and other stuff too):http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/modules.php?set_albumNam... | |
| Silver interconnect and Copper spkr wire synergy Complementary colorations - I agree wholeheartedly. It is definitely best to get equipment wiothout colorations and mate them together, the room included. Unfortunately most of us don't have access to the funds, or the equipment or the dedicated r... | |
| Silver interconnect and Copper spkr wire synergy It's all system dependent. I tried silver IC's in various locations only to find that I lost that midrange palpability. Yes, the top end was airier and even the bottom end tightened up, but the midrange is where you live and magic there is importa... | |
| Best progressive acts these days? Go here if you want to discuss prog with some read die hard types. Some great old suff revisited and some incredible new stuff from all over the world.http://www.progressiveears.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1Enjoy,Bob | |
| DIY mesh sleeve Go to Home Depot and buy a 50' colored nylon rope - the kind you see rock climbers using. Cut to length and pull out the middle. Then use the colored outer casing as your sleeve. It comes in cool colors (purple, bright green, bright red, yellow).E... | |
| Fuse for the powercable compartment DNA 225 I have the DNA .5 and when I blew a fuse I couldn't find a replacement. All I could get were slo-blo's and this needs a quick-blow. I called Steve McCormack and he had some mailed out. Incredibly nice guy.Enjoy,Bob | |
| McCormack DNA-125/225 Upgrades Zaik's - if that's a stock DNA 125 that you've got ... and you like it as much in a week as you do now ... then I believe you might seriously consider Steve's mods as a viable alternative to updating your other reference amp. There's noting subtle... |