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| Audioquest Vs Kimber Basaed on my prior ownership and use of the lower-priced Kimber and AQ interconnects, I think that the Kimber Hero is a better cable. AudioQuest's more expensive IC's are very good, but I think that the Kimber Hero is a significantly better cable ... | |
| A newbie with a speaker cable AWG question. Hi, Tooter:Given your budget, I suggest you also consider (and audition) the Alpha-Core Goertz MI2 (copper) speaker cable. Alpha-Core makes a very good speaker cable that is not heavy, and they offer a free 30-day home trial. For more info about t... | |
| A newbie with a speaker cable AWG question. Tooter:With short runs of speaker cable, it is less likely that the electrical characteristics of the cable will have an audible effect. However, cables that are better designed will -- in all likelihood -- sound better than cheaply designed cable... | |
| A newbie with a speaker cable AWG question. Tooter:To respond a bit more directly to your question: you will not be using "overkill" if you choose a 10 AWG speaker cable, but it may not be necessary to use such a heavy cable. There are two issues here:1. the length of the speaker cable (fro... | |
| RB 900 tweaking Twl's comments are "on target", and I agree with them. The only point I'd emphasize is that you should consider the addition of the Expressimo Audio Heavyweight counterweight as MANDATORY, not optional. I have rarely been impressed by "tweaks", bu... | |
| My weakest link?? Joel:I agree with the others that you already have a nice system, and that your room presents a distinct challenge. Since there seems to be no way to alter your listening room, I'll only address the issue of components. If you have decided that it... | |
| how to connect Vandersteen 2Wq to integrated amp Jan:I am not familiar with the rear panel configuration of your Musical Fidelity integrated amp, but if it has a pair of "preamp out" and "power amp in" jacks, then you can insert the crossover for the 2Wq between the preamp and the power amp. If ... | |
| 2-Way Floorstander, $1500 For $1500-1750, you could acquire a used pair of Vandersteen 3A's ($1500 is the lower end of their used price, but I've seen them here on A-gon for that price). The Vandy 3A is a 3-way design that includes an acoustic coupler for low frequencies, ... | |
| Home Theater speakers....what to buy? ? Vandersteen offers a complete home theater system built around the 2CE main speaker that sells for around $5k. If you intend to use your system about 40% of the time for music, then you should seriously consider speakers that do a good job reprodu... | |
| Best Pre-Pro especially considering 2 channel Response to Keithr:One of the problems with the high-end audio hobby, as I see it, is that we tend to pass along less-than-accurate comments that often have no objective or first-hand basis. Instead, we merely assert our own opinions or biases as ... | |
| Bryston 4B gets HOT. Should I leave it on? Yes, you could wait until the amp quits working to send it in for repair, but by then you may face a much more expensive process due to deterioration or failure of other internal components. Like the Fram air filter ad used to say: you can pay me ... | |
| Upgrade for Day Sequerra FM Reference Tuner The quickest way to get an accurate answer to your question is to contact Richard Sequerra. His Web site contains information about how to contact him. Here is the link (see the bottom of the page for contact info):http://www.sequerra.com/electron... | |
| Bryston 4B gets HOT. Should I leave it on? Sean's advice is on the mark. A good friend has the same model Bryston amp as yours (he's using his in a second system), and his amp never gets terribly hot, even when being driven hard. While it may be easier on the internal components of solid s... | |
| How many bits? As a practical matter, there are virtually no commercial recordings that utilize more than 20 bits. Infact, within the recording industry, the last 4 bits of a 24-bit system are referred to as "marketing bits". Therefore, for the foreseeable futur... | |
| What do You listen to? Twl said it all in his post -- maybe it's an age thing. Like Twl, I can't generate any interest whatever in the groups you listed. Infact, at the risk of offending some other readers, I think that most "contemporary" music today is crap, and will ... |