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| Electrostatic Speakers @jhills IMHE, they all require plenty of power. The older SLs require more than newer models. Some of the smaller Maggies, a bit less than the larger ones, but 3.x and larger need a pretty good push to get their best out of them.ESL63s were my fir... | |
| Best Sounding Computer Audio Player For PC It's XX High End, a software package, from Phasure. It's got a small fanatical user base. It's a windows tweaker's paradise, but I find it far from user friendly. The last thing I want to do is change settings and control my playback from a comput... | |
| Is there a cost effective 'quality' USB and Network cable? @lightfighter2018,I bought 25ft Blue Jean ethernet cable for $35, perhaps you are mistaken. Cheers, Spencer | |
| Is there a cost effective 'quality' USB and Network cable? @lightfighter2018,Not too many BJC comments here, but computeraudiophile is full of them. cheers,Spencer | |
| Electrostatic Speakers @thehorn,If Sound Labs are too big, then electrostatics aren't a fit. Unless someone is willing to live without low frequencies. You need plenty of surface area to get LF from electrostatics. IMHE, compromises to reduce size (usually hybrids using... | |
| seeking vintage audio info Some tables from that era had autoplay and shutoff that looks at the tonearm movement and won't disengage until after reading the end of the LP and the arm auto-lifting. Be sure to play a side all the way through and see if it lifts on it's own. I... | |
| Turntable /Cartridge hum 9/10 hum is grounding related. Have you tried grounding the tonearm wiring to a different component or even not at all? What happens to the hum as try these different variations? Does your phono stage have a grounding connection to the line stage?... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? The Autumn Defense...a side band led by John Stirrat and Pat Sansone of Wilco, with drummer "G-Wiz" Greg Wieczorek also in Norah Jones' band and bassist James Haggerty. If you like Simon & Garfunkel, CSN and Big Star, check them out. I'd start... | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. @rvpiano, like I sound about 50 posts ago, "The only thing that I found significantly better than my Gumby is very pricey Aqua Formula.".Any one here dump their Gumby for something they like better(other than an Yggy)? What did you go to and how m... | |
| Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp @kijanki @audioengr You guys have made some great posts in this thread that clearly explain many of the obstacles between mediocre and excellent sounding digital playback.I suggest to those who haven't, go compare the sound of one box solutions a... | |
| Affordable integrated pure class A? Assuming you meant 85db, not 85hz, you're correct that those are low efficiency speakers and will need plenty of power. It could be class A, but that would cost you a pretty penny, for sure, especially if you go tubes. If you are on a modest budge... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers David, where do you reside and frequent? Maybe we can find you somewhere to listen? Cheers,Spencer | |
| What is the best 5k-plus Preamp with balanced outs and Phono stage? Going with separate phono stage might not necessarily offer better value due to costs of a separate chassis and power supply, but I would still suggest it because separating those will often give better sound quality. Better phono stages often hav... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers @davidclarke, Relationships between distributors and manufacturers are a funny thing and have an often dark life of their own. If all your communication has been through the distributor, perhaps talking directly with Quad would be worth a shot vs.... | |
| Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp Lots of great comments in this thread.IMHE, while I agree that it's hard to single out any one of the factors already mentioned as the only important one, that best overall path to improved digital is moving away from spinning discs. Then moving a... |