sol322
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| The fallacy of ac treatment Snobgoblin: Even modest mass electronics can benefit from a thicker gage power cord or even a hubbell plug. If you have been visiting audiogon for a while there are a bunch of us that dedicate time to AC power quality and cords...... and differenc... | |
| Why does it sound less dynamic? Paul: Don't want to thicken the plot but better equipment demands more from your house grid due to larger power consumption, transformers, capacitors etc. How is the power part? Do you have dedicated lines / grounding? Are the front end and amplif... | |
| Why does it sound less dynamic? Keep in mind that even where you position a cone under the equipment could influence the music coming out of your speakers. Seems that you need to play around with your setup and cabling to (possibly) get back to something closer to your previous ... | |
| Bel Canto DAC-1: Transport? Cable? Kasboot: There was information suggesting that the best results are with at least 2m long optical cable. Have you checked this? Other Pioneers are good as well. 626 is a very good unit and you can get it at a very good price. Interesting to note t... | |
| Which track do you demo to your friends? Rebecca Pidgeon does it for me. Another goods are track 8 and 10 of Strunz and Farah Primal Magic where you get bird chirps and percussion instruments that switch chanels in the back part of the soundstage. Pictures at an exhibition organ played b... | |
| 3-D Imaging: How?? Tricky G huh.... Kidding aside G, my former room was awfully small (more related to listening chamber perhaps) and was only through wall+floor+ceiling treatment that I got some decent reproduction. The room was so limited that I had to compensate ... | |
| 3-D Imaging: How?? I follow Sedond recommendation and also check ceiling, side walls and floor. Don't get me wrong but consider the check list: floor (carpeted spiked stand?, blue tack fixing speakers to stands. In my case which is totally different the better (soli... | |
| Relief? The New Digital Players Too much premium for so little options in titles.... If they are throwing in better CD reproduction to lure the buyers to SACD for me still not good enough. I'd rather go with an upsampling DAC like Bel Canto or a good single box CD player instead... | |
| 3-D Imaging: How?? Gthirteen: You have a very good quality system that I'm sure should be able to provide a good soundstage including front to back layering. The same question arises in my mind on how close to front wall do you have them. A friend of mine has 805's ... | |
| what is everybody listening to right now Leila Pinheiro: Na ponta da lingua, John Hassell: Fascinoma, Chieftains: Long Black Veil, Steve Hackett: Watcher of the Skies, Guillou: Pictures at an Exhibition/Three Dances Petrouchka. | |
| High current or high wattage amps Snook: Couldn't find info on Aloia's any link you might suggest? Any hints on their price? Thanks | |
| digital cables Do you feel that you have lost performance? Are they RCA type? Do you clean the contact areas ? Might be worth to try first to clean all contacts plugs and receptacles with contact cleaner or better Pro Gold and listen again to see what you find. ... | |
| JOB, BelCanto, Perpetual, MilleniumDACs? Sam: I was looking for the same upgrade with the . Please share with us your findings and test CD's you use. | |
| Vinyl or wait for the new stuff?? Garfish: Is thread contributions like yours (balanced) that remind me that there are as many flavors as people to like them!! In my experience listening time has decreased due to job / family obligations so less preparation time (no dedicated room... | |
| Plan to build a dedicated Hometheater. A very good general source of information is Robert Harley Book Complete Guide to High End Audio (which I got) or get the book specific "Home theater for everyone..." Also Check Stereophile Guide to Home Theater page Good Luck |