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| power supply size I rarely see specs on this, call ARC up or open up and look under the hood. | |
| Beatles 1 sound quality? Although I havent' heard this,your opinion matches what I've heard and read, go over to Amazon and read the reviews, many are bummed about sonics. Complaints about thin and bright, I experience this from remasters quite often, it sounds like their... | |
| Sandbox-style isolation I have yet to beat my DIY sandbox with my Scoutmaster. Many are using sandbox isolation with their VPI's, most seem very satisfied. Tried various suspension type isolation schemes, didn't like those at all, I suspect mass loaded designs like vibra... | |
| Mono recordings and Mono switch on Pre-Amp The only reason I find some mono recordings superior to stereo is that sometimes stereo mixes are very strange. Hearing voices hard panned to one side is very annoying. Hard panning tends to keep the sound close to the speaker, not free of the spe... | |
| High density fiberglass as bass absorber? I use semi rigid fiberglass (Johns Manville Micro-Flex) in my DIY tube traps, highly effective. I suppose this could be a quick and dirty solution, just roll the fiberglass around something circular. Take the reflective foil off and glue the ends ... | |
| Recommended systems - components for Car Stereo JL Audio, these guys are tops in car audio, I use their amps and speakers in my BMW 325ix. I don't believe JL makes a cd unit, only speakers and amps. Consider keeping your head unit, adding a JL amp and JL speakers. If you still want to replace y... | |
| Can good speakers take edge off digital? Steakster and Bob are absolutely correct, clean power and a good power cord can make all the difference. Clean power and a nice power cord can make less than state of the art digital reach far above it's station. I would also investigate having th... | |
| Can good speakers take edge off digital? You have your answer, your analog doesn't have this problem, the DAC is your problem. You can either tweak, mod or get a new DAC. At $1k it may be impossible to get both resolution and smoothness, I think you have to go to a higher price point to ... | |
| Vinyl sounds a bit thin and slightly strident. N803, Bob is absolutely correct, the first thing I would change out is those stock power cords. I had a ARC SP 9 MK. III which had all the sonic limitations you speak of, putting in a IEC receptacle with a good power cord made a large sonic differ... | |
| after Valhalla, i changed to I agree with Azaud's perspective on the midbass, still Valhallas could offer perfect synergy for many. Cable advice is nearly impossible to give, I always take it with a grain of salt. If you can find some general consensus about a particular soni... | |
| best resistors Thanks guys, my issue is space limitations within point to point wiring within signal circuit. If you look at the pictures of the Cayin phono stage in my virtual system you will see I have severe space limitations, I'm not sure I can make any radi... | |
| best resistors Thanks Dave, I thought about doing that, but having no experience with those resistors thought I might damage the leads. So, ok, I'll go with the nude Vishays! | |
| after Valhalla, i changed to Pretty hard to beat Valhalla's, I've heard tons of top line cables over the years, they are right up there. Having said that, every implementation is different, you could do better or worse. You should state what improvements, changes your looking... | |
| right angle RCA adapters: will they harm sound? Ozzy has a good point about the metalurgy discontinuities. I previously used Audioquest adapters in another system, I never heard any degradation in sound. I am presently using Cardas XLR/RCA adapters in some locations in my present rig, hear no d... | |
| More convinced of analog than ever Hmmm. I wouldn't call Johnnyb's post snobbish either, however, these threads that seem to pit one format vs. the other are inherently contentious. I'm with Tvad in that I think it all depends on the recording as to what medium is better.In the rea... |