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| What makes a speaker perform well at low volume? Honest1,You are right about the volume difference in a concert hall vs. at home. I can easily whisper something to my wife at a concert, but she is always telling me to turn down the stereo because she can't talk to me.This brings up an interestin... | |
| Wadia 861 GNSC Reference Upgrade This might not be financially feasible for you, but I would consider getting all your upgrades done at once. You are entering a very slippery slope. I'm talking about going with the Statement and SE upgrades. Considering the cost and risk of makin... | |
| What makes a speaker perform well at low volume? I agree that this is not a trivial issue, and certainly not a newbie one either. I am in the camp the music sounds best within a narrow range of volume. This is most often very close or a few dbs louder than the recorded volume. I find that music ... | |
| Power conditioner for Wadia My experience is that the Shunyata Hydra had a positive effect on the Wadia. This is compared to 2 10 gauge-20 amp dedicated lines with Wattgate recepticles. I would describe the effect as having a more realistic and defined soundstage. Some of th... | |
| Will Wadio ever make an SACD player? Kublakhan,Wadia has already made another CDP. They have a new flagship model that has been around for several years. I would guess that they are deciding on whether it would be financially feasible to bring it to market. Perhaps someone with first... | |
| Any new info re new Spectral CD player? Wow, now there's an optimist! In a couple more years, this CDP will be too good for the market. | |
| Mahler 5 My favorite Mahler 5 is part of a special issue set by Haitink and the Concertgebouw that was recorded over a 10 year period each Christmas day. It is a special import from the Netherlands. It is very intense, and not at all like his lame studio r... | |
| What speaker after Thiel 7.2? Cinematic systems, tell us how you really feel. I think this is hillarious. Yes, I agree that the Thiel 7.2 is alot like Bose except not as sexy. And I didn't realize that it also had culinary applications. You are like the Morton Downey Jr. of au... | |
| What speaker after Thiel 7.2? OK. So maybe I was a bit unhappy with my system. I had stopped enjoying it and did not care for the sound. I found the high frequency to be accentuated, the mids to be lacking, and the bass to be nothing special. This was frustrating, because a co... | |
| cones under preamp You might want to try repositioning the speakers with the cones under the preamp. I just personally learned that a tweak can alter the sound so much that you can't take your current speaker position for granted.Rob | |
| Help with speaker cables and interconnects I'm also interested in your question. The Valhalla has amazing detail and energy but can be a bit dry sounding. I'm wondering if previous Valhalla owners have found something that conveys the detail without the mid-range leanness. I'm a bit skepti... | |
| Elrod Statement & Signature Conditionner? Razen,Which CD player do you have. The Elrod Statements on my Wadia was easily the best upgrade I did. The change was addictive.Rob | |
| Thiel 2.3 vs 2.4 In '98, I auditioned well over 10 speakers in the 3-4k range, and did some traveling to accomplish this. This included Avalon and Dunlavy, which were a bit more expensive than the Thiel 2.3. At the end of the experience, the Thiel was the obvious ... | |
| "Analog" = bloated, rolled off, soft and mushy? If there's one thing to say about digital, it's that you can't have it all. That is why I find it ridiculous that people want to know which is the best CD player without any mention as to what they value when listening to music. What we have right... | |
| Wadia 27ix Clock Synch w/ Transport-good thing? Any tweak that you make to the Wadia (and I suspect any top CD player) will make a noticable improvement. Power cords, a stand, a power conditioner, and other mods can dramatically (!) increase detail and speed while giving a smoother and more eff... |