rja
Responses from rja
| Isolation devices and CDPs A Gingko Cloud and VPI brick over the transport. I was thinking about a total resonance control package from GNSC but it would have voided the warranty. | |
| Isolation devices and CDPs I think the EAR Acute in particular benefits greatly from 2 things. 1. Tube rolling, I found the Amperex US 7308 very good and the Seimens early CCa excellent when compared to tubes provided. Several others I tried did not beat the stock tubes. 2.... | |
| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? Frank Sinatra Jr., Tiny Tom could at least sing in tune. | |
| Super High Material Geoff,May not be polycarbonate, may have been an assumption on my part. | |
| Super High Material I posted because I thought the idea was interesting but I have no idea whether the claims for enhanced sonics will turn out to be real. We shall see! | |
| Power Conditioner Help Jwales,IMO: These things may be the MOST system dependent of all audio components. What may give one person excellent results may not work for you. Demo is definitely the key! | |
| Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good? John,There may not be a cure in cables but I have found that some cables "accentuate" these nasties. Actually "attenuate" may be more appropriate with "eliminate" being a poor word choice. As far as vinyl is concerned it possesses a whole other se... | |
| Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good? Bobf & Budburma,I think the Raptures are exceptional ICs. Hopefully I didn't imply that they were anything but. However, the differences they exhibited in my system just didn't seem to be as dramatic as you two experienced. In my system the di... | |
| Shipping Expensive Speakers? WATCH OUT Unfortunately, it's a crap shoot at best! How do dealers get their speakers? Surely they're not suffering the same poor percentages of Audiogon members. Seems like it would be tough to do business if 25% of your goods were received damaged. | |
| Philosophy used in assembling your system? My philosophy has been one of:"The blind leading the blind". | |
| Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good? Well Budburma, I don't think the Raptures and Revelations exhibited the differences in my system that they did in yours. To me they were different but not dramatically so. This is probably due to differences in our systems. Frankly, I could live w... | |
| sound quality from CD to CD This is just a personal opinion but don't use silver. | |
| Dedicated power and outlets My vote goes to the Oyaide R1s. I have tried many outlets and these are IMO the way to go! | |
| Pat Metheny Fans, Great Suggestions Please ?? Ryder,I've been a Metheny fan for many years. Never cared for the 3 CDs you mention but hey, that's a personal thing. The Metheny discography has a lot to choose from so just about anyone should be able to find something to their liking. One thing... | |
| christmas music Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio |