rcprince
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| So YOU can't hear a difference in cables The Van den Hul carbon fiber cables are exactly as you described; the First was even better, but I had hum problems with it. If you like the sound of the VDHs, no reason why you shouldn't stick with them; if you want cables without that glare you ... | |
| Dynaudio Evidence Temptation? David, of all the amps I heard with the Temptations, the Boulders easily were the best in the bass; they had more uncovered low frequency ambient information than any amp I've ever heard, a very noticable trait. I think you'll like the combination... | |
| Dynaudio Evidence Temptation? I have heard the Temptations at my dealer's on a lot of occasions for several years. Amps used include the Accuphase 50 watt class A stereo amp, the Boulder 1000 series monos, Lamm ML1.1s and the Siltech amps, the latter two tubed designs. If you ... | |
| Quattro Fil vs Valhalla Valhalla is better to my ears than the Quattro Fil in precisely the areas you mentioned--basically, it's a little less lean sounding overall, which I view as a good thing. That's why I replaced a run of QF with the Valhalla. Ultimately, though, it... | |
| Toslink Survey / Please Participate I used Toslink years ago when I had a Meitner CD3 feeding a Krell DAC (should never have sold that Meitner). The plastic Toslink cables were not nearly as good as the glass ones--don't ask me why; you could bend the plastic cable and mess up the s... | |
| How do you fix an ''out of print'' scratched CD ? I believe that there are some products out there which are designed for this sort of thing, but at more a last resort--you might check Music Direct or Elusive Disc to see if they have anything like this. The one I saw advertised years ago (Buff St... | |
| which power tube sounds better: EL34 or 6550 John tracy, I agree with you 100%. I was speaking of some NOS Mullards I've heard in my 80s, but even they couldn't match the GECs overall and in the mids it was very close between them. If you've got the scratch, they're the best way to go, in my... | |
| Chord 64, ECD-1, Audio Logic, Dodson DAC opinions I would slightly disagree with Audioengr in that the current version of the Audio Logic, with its transformer coupling, is not really a "tubey" sounding piece anymore in the classic sense--earlier versions, particularly the early Model 34s, could ... | |
| which power tube sounds better: EL34 or 6550 In my Jadis amps, EL34s were warm and lush in the midrange, somewhat weak in the bass, had less power than 6550s and were a little rolled in the highs. But what a midrange!!! 6550s, while not bad-sounding at all, were coarse and unrefined in the m... | |
| What do you NEVER want to hear again??? Hell, Ellery, I remember that from the 1964 World's Fair, it still sticks in my mind from then! Great recco, KP! | |
| Pass x-350 and Dunlavy SC-IVa - what speaker cable The Dunlavy cables mentioned above work very well with his speakers. And my bet is, although I haven't heard the combination, that the Kubala Sosna cables, particularly the Emotion line, would be an excellent match for your equipment and speakers. | |
| system opinions? Ian: Your last line is a thread in itself now, isn't it? Problem with this hobby is sometimes we overdo it worrying about perfect sound and forget about kicking back and listening to the music. That said, though, you seem to be unhappy with the so... | |
| system opinions? I agree with Onhwy61. Cold and sterile could partially be the front end as it breaks in, but also is the sound of an untreated room. See what some rugs, pillows, drapes, plants, anything absorptive that you can move in and out of the room and arou... | |
| KT-88 KT-90 KT-100 6550 which has the best bass? Again, depends in part on the electronics, though Joe and I both have used Jadis as a reference. In my JA80s, Joe's (Trelja's) and Peter's (Bigkidz) descriptions of KT88 vs. KT90 are accurate; I found 6550s (Svetlanas and Philips) to be a little f... | |
| well tempered motor speed ? Take the belt at the pulley on the motor and just twist it so the side that was contacting the pulley is now on the outside, that's all! Don't need lemons, elbows on the table, playing partners or the like. One of the original tweaks for a very tw... |