stehno
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| what is the meaning of this??? Funny, I've always understood it to mean 'retrieving the last bit of detail'. Of course, one always needs to look at the statement in it's entire context. Some knowledge of the author would certainly help also.-IMO | |
| Power Cord; upgrade vs tweak Unless this is your main system, I wouldn't touch a thing for two reasons: 1. Chances are, on a vintage unit like this, you'll not hear any sonic improvements.2. If you screw it up, it's ruined. Sometimes a classic (or whatever) is best left in it... | |
| Who Does the Best Mods on CD Players Stan Warren came pretty highly recommended to me about 18 months ago. Stan claims that his mods on a sony dvp s9000es will improve the sonics by 25%. A friend of a friend (who is an audio reviewer (for whatever that's worth)) had his s9000es mod'e... | |
| Ever Have One Of Those Evenings? From what I understand, NPR can damage your hearing. It is known to have lots of glare, grain, hash, along with oodles of veiling. The perspective will put you to the far left.The immediacy and macro-dynamics of the presentation can lead to immedi... | |
| What is your opinion I would suggest starting with a used Sony dvp s9000es dvd/sacd/cd player for about $600 or so. It's an excellent unit for all three formats and the picture is quite good too. And when you shut down the display, turn off the digital processing, tur... | |
| What speakers for $5K Used? Your dealer may not carry the 10T's any longer. After 10 years of mfg'ing the 10T's, Aerial just stopped making the them in the last few months. The new flagship for Aerial is now the Model 20T. The 20T is about $20k retail. | |
| Help me tame the brightness of my Triangles You don't mention how the bass or lower regions sound. And I don't recall hearing anybody consider the Triangles to be a 'warm' speaker.Based on what you say above, I'd focus first and foremost on speaker placement and room acoustics. Room acousti... | |
| What speakers for $5K Used? I've owned a pair of Aerial Acoustic 10T's for several years now and have enjoyed them immensely. These are the Santos Rosewood finish and retail for $8700 with the stands but can be found used for about $4000. Fit'n finish are of excellent qualit... | |
| Power cord recommendation for Transcendent T8 OTL You might want to check out Foundation Research LC-1, LC-2, and LC-3 in-line power conditioners. They are superior to aftermarket power cords (IMO) and cost about the same as a good aftermarket power cord.The Foundation Research LC's are dedicated... | |
| Which hi-end Sony SACD player to buy? Forget the superior sonics of the SCD-1. Buy it only for it's looks and battleship build quality.-IMO | |
| interconnect vs speaker cable I would upgrade whichever I perceived to be the weekest link first. Aside from that, meaning 'all things being equal', I'd go for the interconnects first for several reasons:1. Because of the low voltage being passed thru the ic's, they are perfor... | |
| Choice of Amps What's your spending limit? New or used? Tube or solid state? | |
| HT advice I would recommend used components where possible. And I would recommend a 2-channel music/HT system as your sound quality is likely to be much better since you would be buying less equipment but the quality would be potentially far better.With tha... | |
| Are there any absolute truths??? God exists. And He requires much of each and every one of us.As to absolute truths in audio?1. One must spend a lot of money in this hobby to realize one need not spend a lot of money. 2. When it comes to some to many so-called 'high-end' products... | |
| What are you thankful for? I agree with Zaikesman as I too am thankful for term limits. I just don't think America or the world as we know it could have survived another four years of Bill Clinton.Nevertheless, I am with Bufus. |