slawney
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| Digital Cable for 47 Labs Shigaraki Transport/Dac? Let's see, the Shigaraki DAC weighs in at about 8 ounces, right? I would use the lightweight 47 Labs Stratos cable for digital IC with Shigaraki--I say this not only because of the weight, but every other digital IC I have used has smeared the tim... | |
| Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit I agree with Brulee and Ivo on the sonic superiority of the 47 Labs plug over the Eichmann. In the end, I use the Eichmann on only one set of IC cables, and that is located on the TV! I do not know if it has been announced already on this thread, ... | |
| Review: Lumen White White Flame Speaker Larry, thanks for the thoughtful review of the Lumen Whites.As far as amplifiers for these speakers, the Ayon (formerly VAIC Audio) line of SET amplifiers are a perfect match. Althought they are SET, these amps use large VAIC Valve driver tubes an... | |
| Most Architectural Turntable/Best Looking? For MODERN design: "Simon Yorke Designs" S7 or S9. Highly recommended for architects and furniture designers. | |
| How to Achieve Great Imaging & Soundstage Judit, thanks, angled walls can sometimes improve imaging, given the right room configuration, and speaker-listener placement. In the same sense, exactly parallel walls can also destroy imagining. My remarks on wall/room geometry were too general,... | |
| Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit Bullet Plugs -vs- OTA RCA. DISADVANTAGES OF BULLETS: they will require soldering, whereas OTA RCAs do not. Thus the Bullets will introduce solder- and conductor-related impurities in the signal.The Bullets can be kind of tight on certain RCAs.The ... | |
| How to Achieve Great Imaging & Soundstage This is not a hierarchical approach, but a few tips. First, choose speakers which image well (ProAc Tablette Reference, ProAc Response 1sc, Arcus Cello, Sonus Faber, Totem, etc.). Experiment with positions in the middle of the room to avoid color... | |
| Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit I am still using OTA throughout the system. The only exception is with the power cables. I went back from OTA PCs to NBS Statement PCs. But I have not yet tried the larger .65 mm OTA in this application. Regarding using other cables with OTA. I co... | |
| Hardcore Tube preamp/amp user turn SS fan......... As a hardcore tube fan, I have been impressed by only two SS designs: the 47 Labs Gaincard, and the Lavardin amps. These two SS designs are, I think, as close as transistors can get to the sound of tubes--with just little bit of the ease, liquidit... | |
| What is your most anal audio habit? Detlof, depends on what kind of "sweet spot" your trying to hold onto, but if you mean that magic 3 or 4 cm exactly in the middle of those twin mountains of electrostats, then I know what you mean. Forget about Radialstrahlers, since it is very ea... | |
| What is your most anal audio habit? Detlof, I admit my regimen seems a little chaste. I left out lovemaking, because then my partner usually wants to "cuddle" for too long afterwards (you know these German women, they want it all, an exciting climax and then hours of "Kuscheln" afte... | |
| When is the golden age of high-end audio? Detlof, an exceptional, beautifully-written answer, in which your psychological acumen is reflected towards a whole generation's experience of leaving behind paradise! I want to cryogenically seal this post for future generations, satellite it int... | |
| Digital amp beat them all? Audio Physic Strada . I live in Germany and read most of the commercial German audio press. For those of you unfamiliar with these magazines, they focus on different "target markets": low to middle class hifi (Stereoplay, Stereo, Audio), high-end (Audiophile, Image HiF... | |
| When is the golden age of high-end audio? Hdm, thanks for your modern, practical, democratic response in which the bargain hunter unites with the man of emotions. Like you, I try to "make the best of what I can" but, unlike you, I do not think that the present age is the golden age. Of co... | |
| What is your most anal audio habit? When I really want to listen closely and for a while, I have a pretty obsessive dietary and physical regimen: 1. No caffeine or alcohol during the days that precede the listening session: usually impairs hearing. 2. No red meat on the day of the s... |