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| CD no more produced? One of the best source of CD is https://www.oldies.com/With clearance sale, I bought more than 200 new CDs from them paying 700$ last 2 months.I had enjoyed lot of musical, old rock, soundtrack bought from there.Thomas | |
| The Science of Cables I majored in physics.Actually I have a Ph.D in Biophysics from UC. Berkeley.But I do not believe in measurement in audio.0.5 % Thd tube amplifiers tend to sound much better than .001 Thd SS amplifiers.Cable making is a mixture of science and art.I... | |
| Looking for more transparency. I recommend Zenwave D4,.If you contact Dave and tell him that Thomas recommend it, then he may let you home trial without pre- paymenthttps://zenwaveaudio.com/contact-us/It cost 1,100$ for 1m RCA IC cable.All around it is the most nice cable that ... | |
| Can we start a thread for folks who run a SET amp with a subwoofer or two? If you have excellent SET amp like Line Magnetic 508 or Silbatone, then you can get tight and powerful bass out of SET.Or you can try Arion Apollo system which can be driven by 3W SET amp with 105 db/W supplemented by subwoofer.https://forum.audio... | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic https://www.amazon.com/Round-Up-Erich-Kunzel/dp/B000FKO40CIf your system give wide and deep soundstage, then this CD will impress your guest.Now my system give holographic and transparent image of the first track.Horses are moving around. Also my ... | |
| Flexible power cord for Ayre Codex Analysis plus power cables are effective with balanced sound and flexible too.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9c17c-analysis-plus-power-oval-2-mkii-ac-cablesI have nothing to do with above listing.But I am still using it in addition to SR Blu... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? https://www.amazon.com/Round-Up-Erich-Kunzel/dp/B000FKO40CIf your system give wide and deep soundstage, then this CD will impress your guest.My system give holographic image of the first track. Horses are moving around. Thomas | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic I had used Audio Note speaker cable for 20 years which I paid 3K$ ( I am original owner)It was hard to beat with excellent transparency, treble, tight bass and soundstage.I happened to get used Teresonic Clarrison Speaker Cable at reasonable p... | |
| Do you listen to equipment or music. I had not changed any major audio equipment from 2012 to June 2018 and just enjoyed listening to music.But from July 2018 to January this year I had spent more than 15K$ to change components and cables.Now I am getting close to the sound that I ha... | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic Thanks Doug for your encouragement.Through my 40 year’s of audio history, I also learnt that unless you try, you will never know.I also started your method on speaker cables.I connected both Teresonic Clarrison Speaker Cable and Audio Note speaker... | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic Update on Triple Combo after 8 hours of playing.It sounds much better with clear focus.Maybe Y splitter also need burn in.Audio Note(silver plated) and Crystal Cable(pure silver) IC are 20 years old.I paid 2K$ for Audio Note and 1K$ for Crystal Ca... | |
| Best tube preamp ever If you are looking for best pre amp with no cost barrier.I recommend thishttp://www.silbatoneacoustics.com/refpre.htmlIt use exquisite NOS tube hard to get.The sound is transparent and mesmerizing with Jazz Vocal.If you visit Munich Audio show, th... | |
| SR UEF Blue Power cables After using SR Blue cables for 4 months, I am still happy with their speed and transparency.But unfortunately, I can not compare them with SR Black or Cerious cables since I had not used latter.Choice of cable is dependent on system and personal t... | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic After getting more Y splitters,I am running three IC cables(Audio Note, Crystal Audio, Teo GCII) together.Now I am getting nice details, definition deep bass and transparency.The only downside is that triple combo sound a little bit heavier and sl... | |
| 105db/W high efficiency speaker suitable for low power SET @ clio09I had Apogee Duetta Signature driven by Krell KSA 150 from 1989 to 1999. But recently I enjoy nice timber and nuanced details out of SET tube amplifier.This speaker works well with small power SET.It will be good idea for you to contact M... |