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| Collective letter s to Stereophile Joe: I agree that Kal's writing style is different than some of the other writers that we are used to reading in Stereophile. Having said that, i think that Kal tries to convey specific ideas more than he worries about making his words "float off ... | |
| Which speaker is the master of IMAGING ???? Joe: I agree that the Totem's also offer very good imaging / soundstaging. Then again, Vince knows how to work with baffle size, driver arrangement, etc.. in order to achieve this. As to the comments i made about the Legend's, i only listened to t... | |
| Outlaw 950 Pre-Pro Thanks for the info Larry. As far as your search for a preamp goes, the Adcom GFP-750 is right up your alley. It can do active or passive, comes with a remote, offers an HT bypass and typically sells for $650 - $800 on the used market. Sean> | |
| Power cord? Why? When performing this test, are you driving speakers or dummy loads ? If you are using speakers and performing the tests simultaneously, my guess is that the speakers would have to be phenomenally well matched in order to do this. So well matched t... | |
| Soundstaging and imaging are audiophile fictions. Unclejeff: I'll take answer "C", which is "both of the above" : ) Sean> | |
| Why should a perfectly good cd, skip a beat ? Lazarus, you mean that CD's are just as susceptible to acoustic feedback / vibrations as "junky old analogue" is ??? : ) Sean> | |
| For anyone buying a modified SACD player. As a person who makes their living doing repairs and modifications to electronic components, i think that Thahn387 brings up a good point. Before having ANYTHING modified, get the specifics as to exactly what is covered under the warranty PRIOR to... | |
| optical or coaxial audio cable? After doing some experimentation on my own and talking to a dealer who also confirmed this, i think that most "commercial grade" Sony products work better using a high grade optical cable than they do using a coaxial cable. I found this out after ... | |
| Need some advice concerning Marantz SA-14 I don't know about the Sony's, but i do know that the Philips SACD 1000 has the same type of switch. I've been running mine on the "wide bandwidth" mode for several months now and never run into any problems. The equipment that this player is hook... | |
| Power cord? Why? Twl: As Audioengr mentioned, some batteries will be better for this than others. As a side note, this is the reason why some car stereo enthusiasts employ LARGE filter caps very near their amps. The caps themselves can discharge and supply power f... | |
| Which speaker is the master of IMAGING ???? Ecclectique: I agree that JM's have a very specific "house sound" to them. Then again, i've always thought that there were two ways to design a product. One is to try and make it as "measurably accurate" as can be made at that given price point. T... | |
| Collective letter s to Stereophile For the record, "Grooves" is Michael Fremer of Stereophile. He is responding to this thread through a link that i provided in a discussion that was taking place over at AA.Mike, as far as your comment about "negative reviews of MF gear" goes, what... | |
| Power cord? Why? Eldartford: Many of your suggestions are valid and are exactly what should be done by those designing / building the gear to begin with. As such, i would have to say that we are probably on the same page / line of thinking, but our actual experien... | |
| Philips SACD 1000 / power cords in general I agree with what you guys are saying and have said the same things all along: If one can hear differences in power cords, the power supply of the device is not properly constructed / filtered. Plain and simple. While one can upgrade the parts of ... | |
| Soundstaging and imaging are audiophile fictions. In a small hall or venue where you are seated directly in front of the performing artists playing acoustic instruments with no / minimal amplification, you will develop very distinct imagery and soundstaging. That is, if you close your eyes or put... |