rhljazz
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| Aftermarket feet for ARC ref 5 Stillpoints would be a great product to try. I use them under my VAC preamp. IME the stillpoints work best with a heavier component and something with a rigid bottom plate. I looked at the specs for the Ref 5 and it weighs 30lbs so that should be ... | |
| Rives PARC parametric equalizer Super cool system you have there. I always felt a slight loss of resolution. Your system is all tubed and the application I installed the PARC in was all tubed also. It might not be as noticeable in a solid state system. Ultimately, I made room an... | |
| is finding a good a/v preamp/amp asking too much? There is an editorial in one of the later editions of TAS that recommends using the two channel preamp of your choice which has a HT pass thru, and then buying the latest greatest throw-away surround sound receiver that will play your movies. That... | |
| Covering RPG Skyline with fabric Or you could sell the Skylines and purchase the diffuser panels from Acoustical Solutions that are already fabric covered with many color options. | |
| 5 legendary speakers? Magnepan TympaniKlipschornQuad 57Bose 901Dahlquist DQ10 | |
| Mapeshade cable lifts or any cable lifts? I don't use cable lifts but I have experimented with other cable treatment methods. Here's a cheap easy tweek to try. Fill four sealable sandwich bags with sand. Place one under and one over the speaker cable at the nearest point to the speaker wh... | |
| Manual vs. Auto Bias I have one "auto bias" amp, a Cary SLI 50 and I think it sounds great. My other amp is a VAC PA100 which is a manual bias via LED's on the frt panel. It is very easy to bias. Which type of bias circuit is used is not a make or break deal for me. H... | |
| Good turntable needed, need recomendations. Good quality tables with a bit more style than Basis, check out Brinkman, Raven, and Origin Live. However, having a local dealer who will take care of setup and keeping you happy may be a better choice overall. I purchased my table used, and learn... | |
| Why Not More Conversation about VAC? I can't imagine not owning my Renaissance preamp. I love the way it sounds, the solid casework, the feel of the controls, and heavy "easy to use" remote. It so severely trounced my previous preamps that there was no comparison. From the first note... | |
| Revel Ultima Salon 2's vs B&W 802d's One thing I absolutely agree with Ryder about - with a W4S amp, they will not reach their potential. I did an A/B test with a similar class D amp and compared it with a class A amp. So, it really wasn't a W4S amp. Similar doesn't count in my estim... | |
| Acoustic Zen Crescendo As I recall the imaging was excellent and the sound was not confined to the speaker cabinet. The drawback for me was the physical size and the bass output for my room which is a bit of an odd shape, but only 14x15. If I had an appropriate size roo... | |
| Acoustic Zen Crescendo I took notes at RMAF 2007 and this is what I wrote at that time: "incredible impact, bass out the wazoo, excellent definition without brightness, very extended at both frequency extremes, fairly large visually, powered by 250W Halcro amps, a bit b... | |
| So, what DON'T you spend money on? Funny, Dekay. I had to look up La Perla. Out of my price range as well. The Comfort Line thong for men had me shaking my head. Oh well, I guess there's something for everybody to blow money on. | |
| MC loading at 47K I use a Benz Glider SH (2.5mv output) into the mm input loaded at 47k. The phono pre is Vacuum State Jlti. The frequency balance is natural and not at all bright on top. I obtained the same results with the Musical Surroundings Phonomena. However,... | |
| So, what DON'T you spend money on? I drive old cars (the new one is a 1995 and the old one 1970)My house is paid offI don't take expensive vacationsNo stinkin cell phoneNo internet or computer at homeNo wife, kids, or dogsPrepare my own mealsDon't need fancy clothesDon't go to movi... |