stehno
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| Removal of plug/wall outlet - hard connection ? Terry, there's no doubt that what you are doing with the electrical can be sonically beneficial. However, these specific improvements cannot exceed the performance of proper line conditioning and your dedicated lines are not cleansing the dirty AC... | |
| Removal of plug/wall outlet - hard connection ? Terryakhan, I've done something similar about 6 or 7 years ago where I had excess slack in my dedicated lines and I connected an aftermarket IEC connector on the end of the Romex in order to plug the Romex straight into the back of the amp.Before ... | |
| component problems driving me from the hobby? It seems unusual that so many components would cause failures. Most likely it's coincidental.Since you have dedicated circuits/lines it might not be a bad idea to have a top-flight electrician check all electrical contacts for secure connections/c... | |
| Need help What monoblock power amps for bass? Hi, Ramy.... I hope you are doing well.Audiobb, I'd highly recommend auditioning the Nuforce SEV2 mono amps all around (one per speaker should do).Several years ago the standard Nuforce Ref 9 amps replaced my custom rebuilt amp which was rated at ... | |
| How much longer will CDs be made? The quality of the music embedded in what even many may consider inferior Redbook format recordings can be astonishing.However, even if the entire audiophile community thought likewise it still may not be enough of a demand to prevent a shift into... | |
| Can Ribbons be part of the s.o.t.a.? Although I have no idea how a 20 or 30 year old ribbon tweeters might compare to contemporary ribbons, my limited experience tells me that ribbon tweeters are far more accurate, refined, extended, and just plain more musically complete than dynami... | |
| Cowboy Junkies: Lay It Down fav cd? Tboooe, I'm brand spankin' new to the CJ's but a few months back somebody recommended the Whites Off Earth Now cd. Can't say it's my favorite type of music of all time but I like it and the sound engineering on at least a few tracks is second to n... | |
| whats a more detailed preamp By far the most detailed, dynamic, and musical preamp I've experienced is the Audio Horizons TP2.1 tube preamp. This tube preamp is also more controlling and well-defined at the frequency extremes than all of the solid state preamps I've previousl... | |
| Ultra high resolution Mrtennis, to the contrary there is actually little dichotomy between accuracy of a recording and the live event. That lowest of low level detail, the ambient or reverberant information of the recording hall itself where the magic of a live perform... | |
| Ultra high resolution Actually, Atmasphere, it is resolution and in certain cases some might even consider it ultra high resolution. It just may not be refined or beautiful sounding resolution. But when you mentioned detail with added brightness, you neglected to inclu... | |
| Ultra high resolution Actually, Mrtennis, if the recording hall and playback system are up to snuff then wouldn't you expect the opera singer to fill the entire soundstage whether live or during reproduction with minimal localization?As for hearing an entertainer breat... | |
| Ultra high resolution Dazzdax, under the right conditions the Nuforce Ref 9 SE V2 amps should easily fit into this ultra high resolution category.Mrtennis, for a lover of music there is nothing so therapeutic as a playback system that comes infinitely closer to the liv... | |
| Power Conditioners The forces and the masses are against you but it really doesn't need to be confusing.You might take a look at this other thread. Don't be confused about line conditioning-IMO | |
| Ultra high resolution Dazzdax, as things stand today I seriously doubt that even one manufacturer is making a truly 'ultra high resolution' amplifier.I don't expect anybody here to agree with me but believe it or not at the extreme or ultra high resolution levels you m... | |
| Gingko vs. pucks "No, I did not take it as confrontational...just beyond my grasp I guess."As you can see, Kmulkey, you are not alone.To answer your question, I am not saying there is nothing that can be done. In fact, I'm saying just the opposite.And though kitty... |