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| Musical Preference: US or UK? Your description of mainstream American music being aggresive is spot on in my opinion. Might it be reflective of an aggresive culture? The calming voices in American music are increasingly obscure. | |
| Importance of wall behind listener? 1mrkr, I should have made it more clear that I do use diffusion behind my listening position, only on the ceiling. I use a combination of skylines and doublebusters spread from just behind 1st reflection point on ceiling to behind listening postio... | |
| Does one NEED multiple amps? I agree with darkmoebius that amp flavors are most distinguishable in the low power/high efficiency realm. Have tried 2A3, EL34, 6550, KT88 and 845 tube amps. The EL 34 and 845 amps are keepers, my 34 amp does subtlety and the 845 does excitement,... | |
| Room Acoustics Check out rivesaudio.com. | |
| Importance of wall behind listener? I have a nearly identical room with essentially no back wall and sloped ceiling. I have experimented with various acoustic treatments behind the listening postion. Absorbers kill the openness, and even diffusors sound less open than just leaving t... | |
| Marantz SA 8260 Disc Error If you check past threads you will find that you need a new transport and software upgrade. I had to do this with my 8260. | |
| Which cd player: New /w Mod or just plain new? Phaelon, I seem to have a similar situation, relatively lower high end digital (Perp Tech p1a,p3a, monolithic ps, modwright signature, shunyata pc's, resolution audio, Mark Levinson No. 37, all going through BPT 3.5 sig) within the context of a mu... | |
| Big beautilful tube amp Look at the Art Audio Carissa. With 845 tubes, all chrome finish, optional chimneys, blue LED's that project an etherial outline of the chimneys onto the ceiling and outboard legs its definitely quite the show. May be a bit pricier than your state... | |
| Synergistic Research Active Sheilding Quandry I was hoping someone else would answer this, but oh well. I can't answer your question directly, but in speaking with Steven at The Cable Company he seems to think that the quattro is more about convienience than a quality issue. Last time I spoke... | |
| Myth: low-power high-efficiency As someone stated earlier, it may depend on the tube. Try out an 845 tube. Talk about presence, immediacy, punch, life, etc. My Art Audio Carissa Signature is leagues above my prior Conrad Johnson and Cary monoblocks pp's in this regard, and this ... | |
| Who Has The Best service department Joe Fratus at Art Audio sent me some NOS tubes at no charge to try in my Carissa Sig. Cardas did a free inspection, retermination and sent a binding post wrench free of charge. Judd Barber at Joule-Electra, just a real nice guy. | |
| Merry Christmas Everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Festivus everyone. | |
| Reliability of Cary Audio Products Problems with a Cary amp some years ago, output tube failures and bias resistor failures. I had some service issues as well. Hopefully they've improved since then. | |
| "Air, Extension, Resolution" Music or Hi Fi? I experienced the same feelings as I built my present system over the past couple of years or so. My former system didn't have nearly the same resolution and detail yet was much more satisfying musically. Finally, after much trial and error with r... | |
| Naming your child after Audio equipment? Conrad and/or Johnson, Linn. Rogue would be sort of out there, Merlin if he is the mystical type. |