stanwal
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| Rel sub question? I have 2 Stadiums connected and have done it the way Lapierre suggests but when I talked to Sumiko this fall they told me to connect the black wire to the amp ground terminal rather than the ground speaker terminal. I am doing this and it works, t... | |
| Do I need a preamplifier You have it right, Al. IF your CD player output stage is up to driving an amp directly and IF your amp has proper impedance etc. then you will get the most accurate, purest sound this way. But not everybody likes it. A friend of mine agrees with t... | |
| Are you in a MUSIC CLUB yet? Some of us in the Louisville area get together occasionally, sometimes to travel up to Cincinnati. Send email to get in touch. | |
| Low Height Speaker with no rear port....help? The dementions in my system are mine alone, as neither my room nor system is demented in the least. Sorry, couldn't help myself. As someone who routinely misspells 3 or 4 letter words and sometimes has to make 3 or 4 attempts to get close enough f... | |
| Do I need a preamplifier The Creek 22 passive preamp has remote volume and switching and a very good reputation for about $500. | |
| Looking for a CDP from a company that'll be around One of the good things about the older MF lines [I have some] is that they are in substantial cases and can be upgraded. If I liked it I would consider having that done and then you could send it back to the modifier for service if necessary. I do... | |
| Turntable upgraditis I was a turntable dealer for many years and am one again. My advice is , yes , tables have gotten better. IF I wanted to change I would look for a good used table. VPIs are good, I sold them for years and am doing so again, but there are others. D... | |
| Simaudio I5 to separates? If you don't now have the amp on a good isolation platform I would do that before anything else. I am using a Star Sound Rack and it made a tremendous difference. I saw some of their Sistrum platforms on Audiogon very reasonably priced recently. I... | |
| What footer best under cd player I agree with Tvad about Star Sound products. I liked them so much I became a dealer for them. But since I do not sell on line there is a modicum of objectivity in my advice. They have a very pronounced effect and it is possible to over damp your s... | |
| How do Digital Amps Mfrs. compare in sound? HiFiCritic compared the Bel Canto e.One REF1000, the NuForce 8.5 monoblocks and the Channel Island Audio D100LGR in the September/October 2007 issue. This is a magazine that accepts no advertising in order to be able to say what they think. They w... | |
| Subwoofer or Bi-Amp? What you heard was correct. If the sound is clear then the crossover point is set way too high or it is not really a subwoofer. You are adding JUST the very low frequencies and should not "hear" the sub at all. I usually can't tell if mine are on ... | |
| Quad ESL owners question Your loss. Its wonderful to find someone with so refined a taste that he can tolerate only one kind of speaker. I like the Quads, but they have faults of their own. I am amazed that you would have expected the Heil tweeter to sound good. I remembe... | |
| Audio Research PH-3 vs. Mcintosh C2200 phono stage Since you are going to have both of them at the same time you will be in a perfect position to judge for yourself. Use the one YOU like better. | |
| Understanding Mcintosh Meters? They are put there to sell product. When I was a dealer I was often told that products with meters invariably outsold those without. My own experience bore this out, my best selling amp was a Hitachi mosfet power amp with large meters. I was quite... | |
| Subwoofer & pre amp I had custom Y connectors made up and they worked fine. Cross talk is interaction between the two channels, I can't see how using a y connecter will have any effect on this at all. Think about it, if you have 2 sets of outputs on your preamp they ... |