stanwal
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| Upgrading from Wilson Sophia 2's? It would be better to get exactly what you want from the beginning but it is not easy and often the better the speaker the more trouble you have to go through. In his review of the Sofia 2 in HIFICRITIC Martin Colloms said "We were initially misle... | |
| Upgrading wall outlets My house is about 12 years old and at least average in construction quality but I was struck by the difference in the quality of the wire I had installed in my dedicated lines and the wiring in the existing lines which I saw while while installing... | |
| Upgrading wall outlets Al , they do make a difference. At least if you have dedicated lines. Like the poster above I put one on a standard line and didn't notice much, if any, change. I had not expected much change on my dedicated lines but it was in line with 883Dave's... | |
| Dual Turntables I used them years ago so my knowledge is far out of date. Even when they were current it was hard to get the headshell adapter most of them used. Caution, the different models used different ones. I would go by condition as much as model. There is... | |
| Inexpensive Bookshelf Speaker Stand? Best bang for buck is to go to a store specializing in concrete yard ornaments. They have colloms in various size and shapes which can be painted or left natural. Quite cheap, very effective and much better looking than you think. There is a threa... | |
| Upgrading wall outlets I used the FIM in place of a "Hospital Grade" receptacle on my two dedicated lines, I was expecting a possible slight improvement but it was a considerable one. By "Logic" no power cord or other change you make should produce a difference given th... | |
| B&W 805 matrix question All of the 805s are good, I have some earlier than the Matrix. I have found that an older speaker from a higher price range usually beats a newer cheaper one. I would get the 805s. | |
| Upgrading from Wilson Sophia 2's? I would look at room treatments if you haven't already done so. I was having a similar problem with my Mini Utopias, too bright and aggressive on so- so recordings and some panels from Ready Acoustics helped quite a bit. But there seems to be a te... | |
| Sensible upgrade from Denon DL160 Denon 304, AT 33 [ the lower complience version] Both avalable at $350-400. | |
| Long Speaker cables You might consider longer runs of ICs rather than speaker wire if that is possible. If not check capacitance and resistance of cable you are considering. | |
| Headphone amp to replicate Quad I can't say that they will sound like the Quad system but they are reasonable and very good quality. They can be used with a passive preamp to add gain or with devices with a volume control as a preamp. Their volume control does not control output... | |
| Audio synthesis dax 1994 Mine also has the Ultra -Analog chip and was built from a kit in 1993 but someone else did it for me. Going to get mine updated eventually. Mine has black knobs so it is probably earlier. | |
| Musical fidelity A3CR separates vs. A5 integrated Since interconnects are so system dependent I would get a pair from a source where they could be returned or buy used. To get more speed you could try a pair of Mapleshade speaker cables, I think they have a return policy but not sure. | |
| Yamaha Amp Nostalgia The C6 and M4 were tested in HIFI Choice in issue 25 in 1981. That amp worked well with low impedance loads, one channel driven it produced 149/248/343 at 8,4 and 2 Ohms. The downside was the it had an "Average" sound rating despite a very good te... | |
| Headphone amp to replicate Quad I use a Creek with my 600s but haven't heard current Quad line. |