rsbeck
Responses from rsbeck
| Do you own the last amp you'll ever buy? Absolutely. Until the next last amp I'll ever buy.But seriously, I moved a few amps in and out of my system and I am really happy with Levinson 436 Mono's. They are a perfect fit with my system and taste in music, [which is a wide, wide range, act... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Bottom line:If you buy a new amplifier, give it some time before drawing a conclusion as to its sound. If you hearimprovement, it may be because it "broke in," it mightbe because your ears returned to normal after a periodof stress related to buyi... | |
| What is your best kept secret in mid-fi? Dedicated Circuits. Worth every penny in improved sonics and actually would have saved me time, money, and hassle if I would have had them installed sooner rather than later. | |
| Decent SACD? The Redbook performance of the Sony SCD XA777ESCD/SACD player is excellent. | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Once again, I believe there *is* such a thing as "break in." I believe I have heard amplifiers change over the first few weeksand they also sound better if you leave them on, never turning them off. But, I also believe manufacturers have become hi... | |
| Decent SACD? Here's another vote for the Sony SCD XA777ES CD/SACD. Youcan usually get a used one on A'gon for around $1,600. | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? I believe in "break in."But, I also believe there is an emotional component to audio.Your sense of hearing can change based on your emotions.When you are stressed, certain frequencies can become subduedwhile others come to the fore -- not a good t... | |
| anyone have any experience with Krell Amps humming You'll want to add a couple of dedicated circuits if your budget allows. I had humming problems and nothing worked until I installed dedicated circuits -- now it is stone silent -- no more humming of any kind. One other thing -- I did specify 10 g... | |
| B&W 803 B&W 804 optimium room size Both would fit in similar sized rooms -- IMO, the 803's are a far superior speaker to the 804's. I heard the N803's with a PliniusSA250 Mark IV and they sounded great. | |
| sonus faber auditor vs 804 Have a listen to the Sonus Faber Grand Piano Homes.IMO, the Homes are clearly superior to the B & W N 804's.And, they will give you more bass extension than the auditors.If you look through the archives, I think more people complainabout their... | |
| anyone have any experience with Krell Amps humming Your Krell is a theatre standard, I assume that's a mutli-channel amplifier. Does your Krell draw more juice than the other amplifiers you tried? And, do you have a powered sub-woofer?Did you have a powered sub-woof plugged into the same circuitwh... | |
| anyone have any experience with Krell Amps humming Do you have the Krell plugged into an AC conditioner? If so, tryplugging it directly into the wall. Krell amps, like a lot of amps,do not like to be plugged into an AC Conditioner and will humif plugged into one. Next, do you have all your gear pl... | |
| Speaker suggestions to go with MAC gear please I heard that amp and pre-amp combo when I auditioned MonitorAudio Speakers -- sounded great. Try it with the GR-60's. *I*personally have the older Studio 60's, which I absolutely loveand that's what I heard with the Mac gear. I would also think Re... | |
| Good old 2ch versus multi-ch, what to do? Oh, and between your DVD-A player and the Sony, youwill have all of your bases covered and will get much better music play-back than with any Universal Playeryou will buy for the same amount of money. A universalplayer is NOT the way to go to get ... | |
| Good old 2ch versus multi-ch, what to do? Although I have a multi-channel SACD player, I onlylisten in two-channel. I use 5.1 surround sound formovies, but never for music listening. Is it possibleto reach audio nirvana with two-channel SACD? Absolutely. Before I had the Dac6, I had a Son... |