sdcampbell
Responses from sdcampbell
| Hafler preamps - good, not so good, and history? As a former owner of several Hafler products (both preamps and amps), I was saddened when David Hafler died. Over the decades since the 1950's, his products and designs made it possible for a lot of audio enthusiasts on limited budgets to enjoy hi... | |
| The finest technically recorded album. LP or CD I am going to assume that Zaikesman's comment about my post implied his general agreement with what I wrote. In my experience as an audiophile over the past 40 years, I have heard only a handful of recordings that were "technically excellent" (i.e... | |
| Good cables for my rear speakers There have been a number of previous threads on this subject, so you might want to check the Audiogon archives to see all of the discussion and recommendations. | |
| I need help to get the best of a pair of speakers If your MartinLogan speakers provide for bi-wiring, the Bryston 14B-SST should do a fine job of driving the speaker in full range. | |
| Surround Sound Processor Pre-Amp Performance "Distortion" does not need to apologize for recommending the Bryston SP-1.7, since it is an excellent pre/pro. I do, however, understand his concern about "pimping" the Bryston line, since I am equally guilty. I have one of the first Bryston SP-1'... | |
| The finest technically recorded album. LP or CD Viridian is "dead on" with his comment about the Charlie Byrd D-to-D recording on Crystal Clear. When I was a high school student in suburban Maryland in the late 1950's, I took some guitar lessons from Charlie Byrd, and heard him perform live man... | |
| Bryston owners: What speakers are you using? I'm using a pair of Vandersteen 3A Signatures, plus a stereo pair of Vandy 2Wq subwoofers. For a full description of my system, click on the system link below. | |
| Is there a knowledgeable VPI Rep out there? I also own a VPI HW-19 Mk4, and have called VPI once before regarding a technical question. Also like you, I got a somewhat brusque response. I then asked to talk directly to Harry Weisfeld (the owner and chief guru), who was very polite and helpf... | |
| mV output from cartridge, please explain The rated output of a cartridge (such as 3.0 mV, or 0.5 mV) is the voltage of the output signal, usually based on the stylus tracking at a specific rate (for example, 5 cm per second). Moving coil cartridges usually have voltage output of less tha... | |
| Glen Miller, current recording, quality CD The GRP recording mentioned by Allan is an enjoyable recording, but be aware that it is recorded in 5.1 channel DTS. I am not aware of other recent/new recordings of Glen Miller material, but you might check out the recordings under Tex Beneke's n... | |
| replacing Dunlavy SC-IV's As someone who liked Dunlavy speakers, you should give serious consideration to the Vandersteen Model 5A, which shares a number of performance characteristics with the now-defunct Dunlavy line. The Vandy Model 5A sells for $15k, while the original... | |
| Best dd 5.1/dts processor for around 2k used At the $2k (used) price range, you should definitely put the Bryston SP-1 on your list of pre/pros to consider. | |
| Feel vs. Think - take an objective look... Amen, brother! You have identified a linguistic source of irritation for me: the use of the word "feel" when people actually mean "think". The oral and written use of our language, not to mention general literacy, has deteriorated greatly during t... | |
| Biamping combining Tube and SS I know of a few audiophiles who do / have done this. The argument that is put forward for combining tube (for the mids and upper frequencies) and solid state amps (for the bass frequencies) in a bi-amp arrangement is that the tube amp yields a nic... | |
| Vivaldi fans lend me your ears for a moment... I second the recommendation by Auaarons. I have 4 versions of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", and my favorite is the version by Fabio Biondi. |