redkiwi
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| Black Diamond Cones ADVICE I don't think you made a mistake David99. There is nothing that is perfect in the vibration control arena. And no single product does it all. Location, under-floor support, rack material/structural integrity/damping, shelf material/thickness, etc.... | |
| CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs... I just caught up with the Carl-bashing - sorry I missed the fun. I don't want to be like Carl, but it does not stop me beginning to like the guy. I certainly enjoy Carl's posts and usually look for them and enjoy them. He does resort to rudeness w... | |
| Sound stage To me the common emphasis on soundstage highlights one of the conundrums we face in audio. Do we seek to improve our systems down a path where at each step we find ourselves enjoying the music more and more? Or do we choose a path that takes us cl... | |
| plinius 8150 vs goldmund sri2 It must depend on what system you put them in, of course. For me the Goldmund is more true to life. The Plinius is like having a warm blanket thrown around you. This can be a good thing in a cold, bright system, and if the overall result is neutra... | |
| Black Diamond Cones ADVICE I have tried BDR cones reasonably extensively. For me, cones are a final touch. If there is significant resonance getting through your rack to the cones, then what happens is you get to hear the resonant frequency of the cones - which can trick yo... | |
| Whats type of digital cable is better? Personally I prefer the AT&T (or even better, the S type glass). By comparison the coax and balanced connections sound dirty (but one man's dirt may be another's ambience). Certainly, AT&T enjoys far greater bandwidth than coax and XLR and... | |
| SACD players. Owner progress report I, for one, am sceptical that Sony is interested in anything more than ensuring DVD-Audio is a failure - simply because they lose their royalty stream from the CD technology if DVD-Audio succeeds. If Sony manages to despatch DVD-Audio early on, th... | |
| Speakers: all-time worst Notwithstanding all the rubbish out there, I am in complete agreement that Bose deserve this title, regardless of which of their products you select, not only for their products but also for their miseducation of so many music lovers - who now bel... | |
| 2 channel high end disscussion I agree. Audio Review is a waste of time as it is full of people that put down products they have never heard, on the basis of seeing the spec sheets. I have no such problem with those who are new to audio that have open minds and are prepared to ... | |
| What are monoblock amps? Oops! I seem to have posted while someone was making the exact same points - apologies for the repetition. | |
| What are monoblock amps? Instead of being stereo amps, a monoblock only amplifies one channel. That is, you need two of them in order to drive a stereo pair of speakers. While this may seem like taking the concept of separates to an absurd limit, there are benefits to be ... | |
| Hum and Hiss with Tube pre-amp I presume you have tried disconnecting the FM input? Trying another cable or two might even be worth it. An item you might check (or leave to a qualified person) is whether signal earth is connected to chassis or electrical earth or not on each of... | |
| Castle Inversion 15's There is a review in the latest Inner Ear magazine - which tends to disagree with the impressions I related in my previous post. It might help. | |
| Creek 4240SE has buzzing sound. The buzzing will be the transformer and the common reason in this case is that the transformer was probably designed for UK power supply, but with a 120V primary tap for selling in the US. Very few manufacturers use a different transformer for the... | |
| AC WIRE HELP!!!!!!!!!!! From my experience (based on 240V AC), using the usual crappy TPC is fine as a feeder (and the only thing legal in the wall in this country), but use a guage you would use for a stove (here it would be 30A, in the US I guess it is 60A). Then use a... |