re-lar-kvothe
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| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects A year ago I auditioned $6K worth of Venom-X cables. The audible difference/improvement was like buying a new piece of electronic gear. Needless to say I kept all of those cables. At the time I was using Rogue M180s, Rogue RP-7, Focal Kanta No.2s,... | |
| Looking for an Amp Replacement I am a Pass fanboy so...I have seen 2 Pass Labs 150.5s for ~$3K. THIS one was refurbished by PL before the pandemic. $2900 but offer less and see if seller bites. | |
| So you just took a gummie...What song is on the menu? @roxy54 No. Some of us had the luxury of not needing to grow up in order to be successful in life which allowed us to enjoy it as it should be enjoyed. | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? Instead of asking this question, which has been asked a hundred times here, and if you want to truly answer the question you will need to listen for yourself so here is my suggestion: Contact an on-line merchant who will allow you to return cable... | |
| Any Thoughts? tots and pears | |
| Ripping CD's @jrpnde CDs: I have used literally tens of thousands over the years of the Verbatim blank CDs. During that time I have had no more than 10 write failures and ZERO read failures. Ripping/writing software/freeware: I use EAC (exact audio copy). f... | |
| First Watt J2 & speaker pairing ? The J2 has a 20dB gain so from that perspective it is similar to the XA-25 from Pass Labs. I owned a J2 and an F6 which has a 14dB gain but a 25wpc into 8 ohms and 50wpc into 4 ohms spec which is also a characteristic of the XA-25. Yet neither sou... | |
| Pass Labs XP32 or XP22? I run a Rogue RH-5 pre with a Pass Labs XA-25. I am extremely impressed with this match. For me there is something magical happening here. I used to own a Rogue RP-7 and paired that with a multitude of tube and SS amps. I was never disappointed wi... | |
| where and how to find blank "music" CD's THESE are what you want. I have thousands of these burned from my bootlegging days (Grateful Dead, ABB, Phish, and too many others). I can't remember the last time I encountered a bad disc. | |
| Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops @jjbeason14 At a $500 budget buy THE FURURTECH DESTAT lll You won't be disdappointed | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align Supertramp - School Grateful Dead - Ripple Spanish Galleon - Banquet | |
| Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald? Mrs. McGrath, an Irish folk song set during the Peninsular War of the early 19th century. The song tells the story of a woman whose son enters the British Army and returns seven years later having lost his legs to a cannonball while fighting again... | |
| Tune of the Day Southside of Heaven - Ryan Bingham | |
| What to listen for? Linda Ronstandt's version of Blue Bayou. At about the 50 second mark when she sings: I'm going back someday Come what may To Blue Bayou you should be able to clearly hear a subtle mandolin coming from the left speaker. | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? FWIW...my Sony STR-V6 sounds amazing through a set of Focal Kanta No.2 speakers. |