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| CONNECTING POWERCORD TO DVD PLAYER Greg, New Zealand is not a great place for high-end audio, except for perhaps the choice of good locally made amplifiers (of which Plinius is just one, and they are much cheaper here). The market is too small due to the small population and low in... | |
| CONNECTING POWERCORD TO DVD PLAYER The connector is a very viable way to go as you suggest Greg. But in the same position I would also consider replacing the IEC receptacle. Unless I am mistaken, the adaptor will involve an extra push-on connection between the cord and the DVD play... | |
| CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs... 'Deed I do Eldragon - a relaxed listener is one of the best tweaks I have come across. | |
| CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs... Yes Garfish - I am from down-under. I live mostly in New Zealand and sometimes in Fiji (hence two stereo systems) and am looking to do more of the latter in future. Unfortunately for me, Internet connections are somewhat transitory things in Fiji.... | |
| CONNECTING POWERCORD TO DVD PLAYER There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about power cords. I will simplify it, and no doubt someone will pick me up as a result, but here goes. The crappy TPC in your wall, and the crappy stuff going way back to your power company has one big ... | |
| Antijitter I agree with Eldragon. Unless you are making the last change you are ever going to make (yeah right!), adding an anti-jitter device can be poor economics. What if your next move is a one box player, or the top-of-line Theta combination, or a new f... | |
| Impedance Questions I have no experience with that amp, but have always found that a tube amp's 4ohm tap is better than the 8ohm tap when driving Martin Logans. Better control and more neutral. | |
| CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs... Hi Garfish. Perhaps I should elaborate concerning Vibrapods, to see if we still disagree. In the context of their price they are very good. But in the context of a system that costs more than $15k, I would strongly recommend trying Townshend CD Si... | |
| Tannoy D700, 500 How do they sound? I have only heard the D700 at a dealers and so will not comment directly on the sound. However, the reputation of these speakers is that, despite their efficiency, they present a reasonably difficult load and need lots of current to control those ... | |
| CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs... I have tried Vibrapods, but did not like them. Putting them under speakers yields good and bad effects, but overall they reduced musical enjoyment for me. I feel they would work best under speakers with noisy cabinets, since they reduce cabinet re... | |
| "Feng Shui" and "Floobie Dust" At the risk of not answering the question directly.... How can you be certain that current physics theory is sufficient to describe everything that makes a difference to sound? - since a true scientist should always be sceptical regarding the suff... | |
| R 2 D 4 So many to choose from ..... so I will list some that I have never seen on anyone else's list. Steve Poltz "One Left Shoe" and Mark Lanegan "I'll Take Care Of You" - singer/songwriter/guitarists of exceptional talent - two magical albums. Jessica ... | |
| Black Diamond Cones ADVICE Interesting Mcp1. I find the #3s to roll-off the tops and deep bass if used as a threesome, and the #4s to thin and harden the mids if used as a threesome. But there is no general rule - just what I have found more often than not. I find 2 #4s and... | |
| Black Diamond Cones ADVICE Drumsgreg, I doubt that we are really disagreeing. I was making the point that any seemingly beneficial vibration control device can become detrimental if over-applied. In the case of the Walker Valid Points - I reckon they are great and use them ... | |
| Are subwoofers worth the trouble? The REL Strata is very easy to dial in, so is probably an excellent way to go if you do not have experience in setting one up. Problems usually arise when you run the subwoofer level too high because of the "if I paid good money for it, I want to ... |