shadorne
Responses from shadorne
| DAC recommendation Just a thought but you may be better served by a good DSP Preamp rather than buying several two channel DAC's. | |
| Jitter reduction, best device? Hens, the bottom line is that with a DAC which doesn't reclock or reduce jitter (AN 1.1X Sig.) this jitter reduction device made a significant difference. Interesting. Your observations suggest that for those connecting gear through digital interf... | |
| Can we go back to 33's please? LP = Long Play. I never had an awesome TT like you guys do but I used to buy roughly half of my music as 12" 45 RPM in the old days. Some of the best sound I EVER heard was from these 45 RPM's (perhaps I am being nostalgic). Part of the benefit is... | |
| Quad ESL owners question On the other hand, I've also heard the Maggies in other systems and they couldn't really play loud or have impact. That has been my experience and I am sorry that my generalization clearly does not apply to you or Bob. My excuse is I never heard ... | |
| Is there a truly musical multiple CD player? Musclebt, I'd suggest to mention to your friend that California Labs is no longer in business and that this is quite an old player. Just thinking about "repairs" and the age of the mechanical tray system and that a used one may have been abused/ja... | |
| One Pre to Rule them All? You can get away with it but I would not recommend long runs with RCA. You'll get better sound quality if you stick to short lengths or go XLR with balanced outs - it is not just a matter of noise but also amplifier power - XLR balanced preamps ca... | |
| Quad ESL owners question Bob,Your system is totally awesome. However, I'd say that the shear size of your speakers is indicative of what I was alluding to when I generalized that good panels have great ambience, midrange second to none but are less well suited to higher S... | |
| Are contact treatments worth the money? Gorilla Glue works well on Banana plugs. Duck Tape works well on wing nuts but there is nothing like silicone for tweeters ;-) | |
| MIT cables and super tweeters I recall that MIT speaker cables tries to even out the power factor through the addition of filters. This relies on the assumption that audio equipment are supposed to work with an even power transfer. It is an interesting idea but I am not sure h... | |
| Quad ESL owners question most "box" speakers sound "boxy", whereas panel speakers do not have box calibrations. I agree in the sense that a great panel is wonderfully devoid of coloration in the midrange.However, MrTennis how would you describe the sound of kick drum and... | |
| My experience with ATC SCM 12 Overall ATC sound is too polite and mellow.They are that. Flattish midrange with rolled off treble and bass is not everyone's cup of tea. Tonality/timbre is more ATC's forte - especially in small models. Most listeners like more bass and treble e... | |
| wadia i170 meassured jitter level What ever the case is the wadia i170 or the ipod it still has a very high measured jitter from the digital output This may not be a reflection purely on Wadia...it seems that ALL digital interfaces suffer from it to some greater or lesser degree.... | |
| Tweaks when building a listening room? The number one rule is "broadband absorption' - keep the acoustic treatments even. If you have floor to floor carpet then you may already be ok in the mids and treble from the get go. Then all you need is large thick bass broadband absorbers and p... | |
| Genesis 1970-75 I am not sure how he did the surround but you can read this article and draw your own conclusions. It appears they tried to get input from the band members. | |
| binding post break in I suppose you were very careful about polarity (not to swap wires to the posts)? |