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| Volume Level Does this consistently happen on every record? It could be your cartridge alignment, tracking force, or antiskate as mentioned above. It could even be an issue with the cartidge itself. You may want to look at the documentation for your cartridge ... | |
| Simaudio Moon Eclipse vs. Wadia 861B One thing you'll have to consider is the rest of your system. My experience with the Eclipse is that it is at its best when run of of its balanced outs, in a balanced system. | |
| Rowland vs Rowland sirspeedy, is this new power supply similar to the outboard, switch mode unit used with the Model 10 and Model 12? Based on my experince woth the model 10, that upgrade is definitely something to consider. | |
| What numbers are important in SS amps specs As Jeff_Jones stated, you'd want to be concerned with how many watts are output into the load nominally presented by your speakers. When choosing my amp, I also looked closely at input impedance and power bandwidth. With SS amps THD will generally... | |
| Speaker Recommendations Do you have a budget in mind? I am currently getting great results using a Rowland Model 10 to drive Wilson Audio WATT/Puppy 5.1s. I have also heard Rowland gear driving one of the B&W Nautilus systems to great effect. | |
| How many audiophiles to screw in a light bulb? Don't forget about the gargantuan, corrugated, razor-sharp, aluminum heat-sink around the base (bass?) of the bulb. I'm sure some would argue that that gives the bulb's light more of a mid-hall perspective, at which point we would all be reminded ... | |
| Listening habits About 3-5 hours per week at moderate levels, depending on the kids' state of mind. When the wife and kids are away, I listen a little louder. When I bring over a test mix with my fellow bandmates, we turn things up to 11. | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? Why so much negativity? If everything associated with high-end audio is crap why participate in the hobby? Maybe we all need "happy pills". Or one of those intelligent chips... | |
| Which Solid State Amplifier is Making you Happy? Rowland Model 10. I actually prefer the sound of this to the newer designs, just a little bit. The Model 10 is out of production, yet it is not that old. So it presents an opportunity to find one in the used market without a lot of mileage on it. | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? Before I discovered high end audio for myself, I used to poke fun at this hobby a lot, 2 of my college roomates were into it, mainly because of their dads, and I just could not grasp the concept of $2200 dollar interconnects, separate transporta a... | |
| Sonical differences btw. Concentra II and Concert I am using Silent Source power cables from the Model 10 power supply to the Walker Velocitor S line conditioner, and from the Velocitor to the outlet. Interconnects and speaker cables can be very system dependent - I basically went with one of 2 t... | |
| Sonical differences btw. Concentra II and Concert The model 10 is definitely a step up from the integrated. Just curious, are you planning on running the CD Player directly into the Model 10? I am currently using the Model 10 with the Aesthetix Janus upstream, as I employ multiple sources. Unless... | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? A cost no object design - typically meaning a grossly over-spec'ed power supply, herculean efforts at jitter reduction, and the best available parts regardless of price in the analog output stage. Throw in a really pompous audio jewelry facade, pl... | |
| Your "DREAM" piece I guess I share the same dream as Slipknot1. Waking up to the big Walker TT would certainly be a mind-expanding turn of events. | |
| Progressive Rock I guess I would say that my system was built for that purpose as well since prog rock, new and old makes up a significant portion of my collection. But ultimately, I found that the things that make the great prog rock great, are the same things th... |