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| My LP couldn't beat my CD, until now Forddonald, I'm happy for you. I too have a fairly new analog setup with Scoutmaster, sound is still not up to my digital rig. I have found the phono stage to be critical to obtaining quality sound. I suppose I'm way too picky, but I'm completely ... | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? Mrtennis, I've tried all the previous line of PS Audio products, Chang Lightspeed, BPT, all Shunyatas with exception of V Ray, Audience Adept, various Bybee, caps on AC outlets, may have forgotten a few.I would say the Shunyata Hydra 4 impacted th... | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? Mapman, I did state all the PCs I've tried diminish dynamics to some extent. This is heard as a rounding of transients, often very subtle, the music loses just a bit of life. While it sounds smoother, I'm just a bit bored. Take the PC back out and... | |
| Directionality in digital = impedance mismatch I've tried many 'audiophile' digital cables over the years, they do sound different. Until you try, you'll never know. AES/EBU, RCA, coax and I2S all sound different from one another as well, also depends on what your DAC and transport are optimiz... | |
| Shout out for Neil Young's Sugar Mountain Live LP 14.99 at Amazon. Also, check out the short blurb/review from the present day Chaplain of Canterbury House, Rev. Reid Hamilton, a little background info on the concert. | |
| Shout out for Neil Young's Sugar Mountain Live LP You're talking about the Canterbury House release. I've lived in Ann Arbor environs my entire life, too bad I was just a kid when he recorded this. I have to get this cd! | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? I don't believe there's a power conditioner that won't diminish dynamics to some extent when used on amps. Not just my experience, read the threads, this has been gone over many times before. IMO, power conditioners are for everything BUT the ampl... | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison In thinking about the DIY tube traps. I still recall the day I first put them in my system, one of those red letter days you never forget about. It was amazing how much information I had been losing from excessive bass resonance due to room intera... | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison Dave, I only mentioned power cords, I neglected to mention their connectors. Different combinations of metalurgy result in different sonics. I've experimented quite a bit here as well, way to much to go into here. If you're interested, check out D... | |
| Help choosing coupling caps Not surprised you like the Mundorfs in the CDP, I thought they would have been perfect in my two prior tubed DACS. Not so great in SS digital. | |
| Minimax or Audio Research SP 9 mk III ? Agreed, the AR 9 Mk II is thin sounding and lacks dynamics, not one of AR's better offerings. NOS tubes won't give it sufficient body, the SS circuitry dominates any tube swaps. | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison I also hear differences in AC outlets. Now to really confuse you, describe the sound of various outlets in combination with a variety of PC's, just like seasoning food. | |
| New Woofers for Alon V's? Either repair foam surround as I did with my previous Alons, or send them to Bill.I believe the Circe woofers have the alnico magnets, may be a nice upgrade, just as the alnico mids and tweeters are. | |
| Speakers that reveal bad recordings? Not for me. I will ammend my comments. There are some truly bad recordings that are simply unlistenable. However, I find those recordings unlistenable on any system, if they're truly bad they even sound bad on my car system and the boom box at work. I listen ... | |
| Speakers that reveal bad recordings? Not for me. I agree, all recordings should sound better on the highest resolution systems. Having said that, this is not easily accomplished, one may have to search for years to find the correct synergy. Resolution and forgiveness are not necessarily exlusive... |