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| When showing your system to others, what do you do Pray that something doesn't blow up! | |
| Half the information on CDs is analogue Fascinating. Is there a reference in the audio, or preferably, engineering press you could point out? I always thought the thing that separated good from great transports was the degree to which they reduced and/or corrected misreads, which can be... | |
| Is there anything better than Rega Planet up $600 Definitely the Planet 2000, if you like the Rega players and their "house" sound. The 2000 addressed some quirks found in the original. If you like a less warm sound, a used Musical Fidelity X-ray or a Rotel 1072 might do the trick. | |
| Paradigm vs Vandersteen A friend of mine drives 2Ces with Adcom electronics. My impression is that the Vandersteens are timbrally very accurate, if not the most exciting speaker. Of course most "exciting" speakers become fatigueing in the long haul. Ultimately Vanderstee... | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective I am still bothered by "musicality". Different reviewers and audiophiles seem to through this term around the same way "rightness" is thrown around - in different contexts it seems to imply different things. | |
| best digital set up 2006 Shandorne, one point about SACD and DVD-A for that matter: in terms of "purist" audio quality I agree that the improvement may be open to debate, and I know I wouldn't want to risk my life savings on a DBT. However, those 2 technologies DID bring ... | |
| do blind tests have any practical significance MrT, the reasons you cited are exactly why dbts are such a painful subject. Actually I should say DBTs with respect to human sensory perception, since taste tests are also notorious in many of the same ways that aurally oriented tests are. Nonethe... | |
| Comparison between Thiel 3.6 and 2.4 I am currently using the 3.6s, which are probably the best used speaker deal going these days. Ok, well maybe not THE best, but you know what I mean. One thing with the 3.6s is the demands the make on an amp. I think your Ayre should be OK, especi... | |
| High power integrated suggestions please. There is a used Musical Fidelity kW-500 floating around on the 'Gon right now. The kW is probably the champ, power-wise, for integrated solutions. | |
| VPI SDS placement Mine is on a shelf in my rack underneath my phono preamp. I do not have any issues ith hum in this configuration. | |
| cables recommendation Jack368, as a followup, I too am using Analysis Plus speaker cables in my system. They seem to work well with a wide variety of speakers, and fit nicely into your budget. | |
| cables recommendation Alternatively, if you do not have access to a local dealer, you could go through usedcable.com's home trial program. There are many adequate cables available at and below your price range. They'll take into account the piece parts that make up you... | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? The Walker Reference is without a doubt the best I've heard, although I amnot sure if that is sold only with the Proscenium Gold table or separately. | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? To Sonfun's point, hockey pucks have been used for this in the past, at much less expense. J10 documented this in Stereophile back in 2001 in his Fine Tunes column. And remember, the NHL cryoes all pucks prior to gametime! | |
| Opinions on Walker High Definition Links Rcprince, that is an interesting anecdote, and it is nice to see measurable proof to corroborate what many of us have heard. I have used these in my system as well, and noticed a subtle, but definite effect of making the overall sound less fatigue... |