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| Passive Preamps: Jumping Ship Hmmm, since there is no one here defending passive attenuators, I think I'll have to chime in with my $0.02. I came in the exact opposite direction from Justlisten- I started with expensive tube preamps (BAT, CAT, Thor), and while each had certain... | |
| What have you been listening to these five weeks? Very intersting question, as I realize that my listening habits have changed somewhat. To be totally honest, I've been listening almost exclusively to blues, particularly Missippi delta and hill country blues. Some notable examples: Dark Was the N... | |
| Is Genesis out of business? I do not think they are out of business, but service is EXTREMELY slow and inconsistent in quality (at best). I e-mailed about a half-dozen times trying to find out what was the input impedance of the subwoofer amp for my Genesis 300s. Eventually ... | |
| Need interconnect between Nagra pre to power amp I only have personal experience regarding the Eclipse and the Coincident, but based on that experience plus the prevailing scuttlebut on the Valhalla, all the cables you mention are good choices at their price points. However, the prices of these ... | |
| HELP Anyone Using a PS 300 w/ a BAT Preamp? Jtinn is correct - BAT's preamps on startup have a large current draw, and as a result the P300 shuts down in response to this current demand. There are a few posts on www.audioasylum.com relating to this issue (including posts by Mr. Khomenko, II... | |
| Best DAC to match CEC drive model TL 1 It might be just above your price range, but the Dodson DA-217 Mk IID is an outstanding match with the CEC TL-1. | |
| Burned CDs can sound better than the original? Greg Davis's answer pretty well sums up the potential reasons why a given CD original may sound worse than a CD-R copy: (1) inherent time based error in the data stream, (2) angle deviation causing the reflected laser beam to deviate from its retu... | |
| Pick one:Shunyata Hydra or PS Audio As a little background, I own (and use) the Hydra, the P300, and the P600. However, which unit is "better" depends on the particular application and the quality of the power in your home. For example, using the P600 with CJ Eight XS's produced a w... | |
| Your favorite blues album? Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues | |
| Best Zip Code for Perfect Life 08540 - Princeton, New Jersey - Has all the requirements you are looking for. Natural scenery, pre-Revolutionary War architecture, large property lots, relatively low cost (compared to Palo Alto, CA - where I live), plenty of areas for fishing and... | |
| best used system for 10k$ Dunlavy SC-IV - $2550, BAT VK-60 - $2200, BAT VK-5i - $1900Dodson DA-217 Mk II - $2000, PS Audio Lambda II - $450, Wireworld Eclipse IC's,~$250, Eclipse speaker cable ~ 250, Apogee Wyde Eye Digital cable - $30, PS Audio Power Plant - $650About two... | |
| How much does your system retail for? Hmmm... more than I thought. Or as my Swiss cousin was fond of saying - "Too much"Main audio system - $98,490 - of course, I probably only spent 1/3 of this (God bless Audiogon).If you add the home theatre, that's another $27,000.Software, however... | |
| Capacitance: Help me understand I think Bruce1483 is correct on this issue - this sounds more like a speaker placement problem. I can assure you it is not the capacitance of the WW Gold Eclipse III cables - they are a low capacitance design. | |
| Blind Listening Tests? The following article addresses the subject of double blind listening as it applies to high-end audio:C.J. Huss, J. Gordon Holt, Larry Archibald, et.al., "The Highs & Lows of Double-Blind Testing", Stereophile Vol.8 No.5 (May, 1985).It can be ... | |
| Silent Running Audio Hi Briweve. I recently purchased one of SRA's amp stands, and have found it to be a worthwhile addition to my system. I am using it under an Air Tight ATM-2 amplifier. The most apparent differences are a reduction in the noise floor, improved low ... |