rcprince
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| Best sounding Saint-Saens Sym No. 3? There are many who like the Fremeaux/City of Birmingham Orchestra release on EMI (re-released on vinyl and CD, I believe, by Cisco). Very lush acoustic. Another well-recorded version is with the Dallas Symphony and Jean Guillou on Dorian, with a g... | |
| Does such a player exist? I had thought about the Wadias too; the only caveat is that I think the digital inputs were optional on at least some those units, so you should check with the sellers before buying in that case. | |
| What is the purpose of preamp jumpers? My guess (and it's only a guess) is that they connect the preamp section to the amplifier section of the receiver, similar to what you find on NAD receivers. That way, you could disconnect the preamp section from the receiver's amplifier and conne... | |
| Jadis Orchestra Reference bias adjustment? Check the archives for posts on the JOR by Trelja, he had an offer to send out an instruction sheet on how to do the biasing, and he may have deescribed the process in the posts as well. | |
| SACD/DVD-A/ETC You'll get a few opinions on some of your questions, here are mine:1. Sonically, both of the new formats are in my view better than redbook CD, and I could live happily with either of them. They are a bit different from each other, SACD to me soun... | |
| Good Bach Piano Concerto in Dminor recording I would second Rel's recomendation of Angela Hewitt's traversal of the Bach piano concerti. While Gould was a unique talent, I think that Hewitt has a very good feel for Bach, and if you have SACD playback capability, the Hyperion releases are on ... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Ie, lighten up, Gunbei's just pulling your chain. FWIW, due to placement of outlets I have 2 and 2.5 meter power cords for the amps on my right channel, and 1 meter power cords for the amps on my left channel (all Kubala Sosna Emotion), and haven'... | |
| Lifting speaker cables While I have heard a slight but audible improvement when isolating interconnects from floor-induced vibrations, I have found no really noticeable improvement from lifting the speaker cables, at least with my current cables. If you're going to try ... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Might the length have something to do with whether or not the cord acts as an antenna for picking up RF? Anyway, I've got a limit to how much I obsess about things, and this one just isn't worth it to me. | |
| How does Vendetta SCP phonos compare today? I had a B version of it years ago (there was a D revision at one point before production stopped, as I know it). It was extremely quiet and very revealing; I would not call it a warm or "musical" stage by any means, and if I recall correctly, whil... | |
| WILSON AUDIO/ cost vs. value My answer to your question is no, they should not, just as your personal finances are none of a seller's business when you're trying to buy something. And I have no reason to think that this is hyperbole. If you choose to not believe it, then don'... | |
| This should be controversial....hearing tests... Pabelson, while I do agree with your point, the only reason I can see it mattering is if you are describing then sonics of a component to others on these forums, I guess, so it can have some relevance in that context. I myself have lost a bit of h... | |
| List of top phono preamps best Check the current thread What's the Best Phono PreampYou Have Heard, it's got a post from today so you'll see it. A wealth of information for you there. From your list, I don't think the Lamm has balanced circuitry; also, as good as I think it is,... | |
| "Absolute best" used speaker for $8-10K There, of course, is no "absolute best" speaker. A lot of how well a speaker will work for you depends on your room (large or small) and the amplification it's used with. So what's your system now, how big is your room, and what type of music do y... | |
| How hot does the Lamm L2 get? I really wouldn't worry about it, it only has one tube, and that's in the power supply. |