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| What causes "cupped hands"? If my math is right it seems you have your speakers 2.5' away from the side walls and 10' apart. The first thing I'd do is try moving the speakers closer together and possibly a little further out--maybe try something like a 7' or 8' equilateral t... | |
| What should I upgrade next? No component you buy is going to impact and define the sound of your system more than the speakers. While electronics are critical to getting the most out of your system, if your speakers aren't capable of resolving enough or don't produce music i... | |
| best cable for dac I'm with Phild in that I have found digital cables, for whatever reason, to make a fairly significant difference in what I hear and I am no cable lover either. I'd much rather spend my $$$ on speakers, amps, etc. but the chain is only as strong as... | |
| Use a gDVD/CD player as transport with a good DAC? Jcaudio,Although I may agree with you that the transport does make a significant difference, your shootout in which you state "In fact a combination of a $2950 transport with a $1500 DAC sounds better than a $1000 transport with a $5000 DAC" is no... | |
| Good Match for Soliloquy 6.3's and Luxman R-117? I've got Soliloquy 5.3s and am very happy with Acoustic Zen Satori cables, which you may be able to find used in your price range. I know Soliloquy has used AZ cables at shows in the past, so apparently they feel there is a synergy there too. I'd ... | |
| Alternative to AZ Matrix I had a similar situation when I initially plugged the Matrix Refs into my system. Try the Matrix Refs in the pre to amp connection instead of from the CDP to pre--that may help a lot. If sound is still overly fat you should try a pair of Silver R... | |
| Von Schweikerts or Coincidents or ? Silverline also makes some really nice tube-friendly speakers. I just heard the LaFolias at the Stereophile show and were quite impressive. Best of luck.Tim | |
| Opinions on Marsh P2000 preamp? I'll echo Sean's experience. I substituted the Marsh in my system for my longtime Rotel preamp and the difference was absolutely amazing. I've had several very good stereo preamps in my system and none of them came close to the incredibly and natu... | |
| The WOW factor in Acoustic Zen interconnects... Call AZ and ask them. I've spoken to them before and they seem to be very up front about what they do and why. You can always compare what they tell you to the "real world" experiences of others on this site, but at least you'll have some baseline... | |
| Gershmann speakers: Underrated or just average?? Although I haven't heard them at length, Gershmann speakers have always been one of the most impressive speakers I've heard at various shows--very transparent, open, dynamic, and musical, and they always make it into my top 5 at any given show. I'... | |
| Power Amp Neeed -- PLEASE HELP prevent mistake. I also like the Odyssey and Belles amps and would add a used McCormack DNA-1 and the Marsh Sound Design A200s as both are very neutral and open with great bass control. Best of luck.Tim | |
| Difference bewteen McCormack DNA-2 & DNA-1 ?? 4yanx,I seriously doubt Conrad-Johnson would endorse Steve upgrading the new McCormack amps, but you can take solace in the fact that many of the upgrades involved in the SMcAudio revisions have already been incorporated into your amp(I believe on... | |
| Anyone Heard the new Outlaw 950 pre/pro? I know the DC1 digitizes all analog inputs, so if you've got a good CD player, DAC, or turntable this is not a good choice. I don't know if the Outlaw pre/pro digitizes analog inputs, but their 1050 receiver does so you should check and if it does... | |
| Advice on DAC/upsampler Be careful about putting too much emphasis on upsampling. Much of the benefit depends on the implementation, and often upsampling makes very little difference as the added circuitry can easily cancel out the benefit of the upsampling if it's not i... | |
| Sony 555 vs. 333 as transport? Lee makes a good point about the multichannel SACD thing--always nice to have the capability in case it takes off and/or you get the bug.You might want to go to www.tweakaudio.com and check out what Ric Schultz says about the 333 and 555. It's not... |