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| Subwoofer Power Cord Suggestions I have a REL Storm III sub and found an NBS Monitor 0 gave a tighter and deeper bass than the stock cord. I didn't try any others as the NBS was an extra I had. | |
| Why is there so much PS Audio stuff for sale? My take is that Wilson and PS Audio sell lots of product. A lot of owners start at the bottom and work their way up the line. Dunno about the others but I think we have to remember that owning audio equipment is a frivolous thing, subject to dispo... | |
| The importance and effect to and above 20kHz... It has been demonstrated that the quality of sound in supersonic frequencies has an effect on the sound in the audible regions. High frequency sounds affect detail such as soundstage "air" and dimensionality. One would intuitively think that super... | |
| BAT SS power amps? I am just comparing the sound of my Wilson Sophias and WP7's with a variety of amps, both SS and tubed. IMO the BAT SS amps do not produce a soundstage on the level of some ARC, Cary, and Conrad-Johnson tube amps I tried, nor is it in the same ran... | |
| Best nearfield monitor? I am in a very small room and sit about 4-5 feet from the speakers. The Wilson WP7 is terrific in the nearfield--in fact, that was what they were originally designed for. Soundstage size is huge, transparent, and the instruments easily stand out f... | |
| BAT SS power amps? I had a BAT VK-500 and then a VK-600 driving Wilson Sophias in my system. And I would agree that their sound was not exactly warm but smooth and linear, great bass. The 600 improved on the 500 in dynamics and bass, detail, but in no way would I co... | |
| Wilson watt puppy 6 vs. Sophia? I have owned the original Sophias and now Watt/Puppy 7's and both are terrific speakers. That being said, the WP7 is a better speaker IMO. Better bass and dynamics for the WP7 was no surprise. I wasn't prepared for the improvement in detail and so... | |
| Best nearfield monitor? My system is in a small room and for years I had various minimonitor speakers (B&W, Celestion, ADS, Essence) there as I sat nearfield. I supplemented the bottom end with a subwoofer but always wanted to try a floorstander that would improve ba... | |
| Tube Rolling for Convergent Audio SL1 Preamps I have a SL-1 Ultimate Mark II but have previously owned a Reference Mark II and a Signature Mark III. And tube rolling definitely makes a difference. I have spoken to Ken in the past and his response was that the stock tubes made the preamp sound... | |
| Does this speaker exist or am I being ridiculous? I haven't heard it myself, but can vouch for what others say and my own experience with the designer's other products, the Intutive Design Summit speaker. There is a review of it on Audiogon under the user name mdhoover. There is also a review on ... | |
| Why Tube Pre-SS amp over SS Pre- Tube amp? Tz7, I am an engineer but not an electrical engineer, so maybe an EE type can weigh in here. My understanding of MOSFET's is that their transfer function is more like that of tubes than that of bipolar, HEXFRED, or other transistor types. They pro... | |
| Why Tube Pre-SS amp over SS Pre- Tube amp? If you want to know the technical rationale for choosing a tubed preamp and SS power amp, tubes operate at hundreds of volts and are much more efficient at voltage gain. Solid-state devices like transistors operate at lower voltages, like tens of ... | |
| Alison Krause + Union Station "Live" LP I have it on LP and like others have said, it has a good you-are-there sound and on a couple of tracks, some absolutely startling bass dynamics. The only thing wrong with it is soundstaging, as it was an original digital recording. It doesn't have... | |
| Best SS amps with sound similar to tube amps I have two Essence amps, which to me, sound more like tube amps than any other solid state amps I have heard. They have an immediacy, midrange clarity, and soundstage dimensionality of better tube amps, but not syrupy, slow, and warm like early tu... | |
| Sexiest Pop Song Ever? Change My Mind by The Motels. Martha Davis missed her calling as a torch singer but definitely hits the female sexuality mark here. |