stehno
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| Correlation: Money and Good Sound I would agree with you. At least to a good degree. Money does not guarantee superior sonic performance. But one can usually expect the more expensive products to at least have a potentially much higher build quality, visual appeal, customer servic... | |
| looking for the right power conditioner That's good news, Ckturtle. If I may ask, what did it do for the highs?And per chance, did it do anything to elminate or minimize negative sibilance?-IMO | |
| What am I hearing??? Sbennet268, I was afraid somebody would ask. And somebody please correct me if I am wrong. I believe time-smear has to do with the way the audio signal is transmitted through the cable. In essence, a poorly designed cable will produce or generate ... | |
| What am I hearing??? You don't mention any of your equipment.My first guess would be your speakers and their drivers potentially not being phase coherent especially at or around the crossover frequencies (most dynamic speaker drivers are not phase coherent to one degr... | |
| CD Player or New Format? I'd suggest focusing first and foremost on redbook cd playback. And if the unit happens to play one or more of the other formats, all the better.But it only plays one other format, I'd lean toward SACD as the one alternate format.-IMO | |
| How Dedicated Must a Dedicated Circuit Be? A dedicated line is like being pregnant. It either is or isn't.If it's just incandescent lighting and it's for the source and/or pre-amp, it should not be a big deal.But if the circuit is for the amplifier, it most likely will affect the dynamics ... | |
| what does "too dark" mean Clearly. | |
| what does "too dark" mean Potentially deep and rich sounding, which are usually considered positive attributes. Dark sounding can usually be interpreted where the lower regions of the frequency spectrum are reproduced adequately, but the higher frequencies are not produced... | |
| looking for the right power conditioner Warren brings up a good point but I can't say that I agree with him. Proper line conditioning is so critical toward achieving superior sonics I would consider it an absolute fundamental and foundational ingredient to any system at any stage. And b... | |
| looking for the right power conditioner I've just seen a few used Foundation Research LC-1 and LC-2 passive in-line power conditioners for sale here on Agon.Last summer Marty DeWulf of Bound for Sound rated these the best line conditioners he was aware of and purchased them for his big ... | |
| I need more cowbell.... Calanctus is right on the money regarding his two suggestions for a performance-oriented racking system and line conditioners. But as critical as his suggestions are, it should not necessarily negate the need to replace that very subdued preamp. W... | |
| I need more cowbell.... Some time ago, I demo'ed a CJ 14 in my home. Way too subdued. Get rid of that preamp, and you're off to a good start.-IMO | |
| Loss of volume in right channel Sounds like a problem I encountered a while back. At first, I thought it was the cdp, then perhaps the preamp.So I started to zero in on the problem using the process of elimination.1. Switch the left and right ic connectors at the source (cdp or ... | |
| How Revealing Should a System Be? Very good question. Idealistically, a system should be as revealing as whatever the microphones pick up. Or at the very least, whatever musical info has been stamped on the disc.However, the problem lies in the fact that almost every system we eve... | |
| Pass X1 preamp question They are near identical in sonics. However, I enjoy the egonomics, the lights, and the overall visual appeal of the Chapter quite a bit more. It is one cool looking component.But I certainly do not want to take anything away from the performance a... |