stevecham
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| Strange Oscillation It's not the player guys. Such oscillations are downstream in the preamp or amp. | |
| Biggest bang for buck headphones removed really? I sort of liked that thread...I'm always interested in opinions and recommendations on headphones. I don't recall reading content that I thought was off key or that was offensive to anyone. Hmm, might be a mistake on Audiogon's part. Let's give... | |
| Dac that produces music Wired 4 Sound DAC 2 SE. | |
| Looking for IC and speaker cable suggestion Very happy with Anti Cables for ICs and speakers. Priced appropriately too. | |
| In the market for a CD transport any opinions?? Yes, PS Audio PWT! I use one running via I2S into a Wyred4Sound DAC 2SE and this is the most enjoyable CD playback I have had after many different CD players. | |
| What has your audiophile experience taught you about yourself? Love of music is the primary driver. Those certain musical pieces that emotionally move me to hunt down what I heard and listen over and over until I finally "get it" and absorb it are why gear has value to me. The means to reproduce music has alw... | |
| How long do high quality speakers "last" I am greatly enjoying a pair of Acoustic Research 2ax (circa 1969, made in Cambridge, MA) that I bought at a local used electronics/audio shop here in Eugene, OR. I refurbished the cloth woofer surrounds with new doping compound, and replaced the ... | |
| What has your audiophile experience taught you about yourself? And you may find yourselfLiving in a shotgun shackAnd you may find yourselfIn another part of the worldAnd you may find yourselfBehind the wheel of a large automobileAnd you may find yourself in a beautiful houseWith a beautiful wifeAnd you may as... | |
| Turntable Advice Used Technics SL1200mkII in good shape with a new Ortofon headshell and Ortofon 2M Red cartridge is what I recommend. | |
| Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC? Keep 'em separate, stay flexible, preserve value. | |
| Interconnect Cable Length Twelve meters is a bit long for line level in unbalanced interconnects; there will some signal loss. Any chance you have a balanced option on your preamp to amp? Otherwise, in general and in my experience, it is better to keep unbalanced IC lengt... | |
| difussor's Definitely diffusors behind you to, well, diffuse back wall reflections. I used two Aurelex diffusors in my former listening space and these really made the back wall recede. And absorption of first reflections to the side walls is a must to redu... | |
| Thoughts on my current system So before you do anything...exactly why is there a Parasound amp sitting in the closet? Get that thing out, hook it up and tell us how it sounds relative to the existing system. Sometimes the desired goal is close at hand. | |
| "Good tube Integrated Amps" Another shout out for the Manley Stingray II. I also have one; it's a keeper. | |
| tube monoblocks and preamp recommendations For these speakers, you don't need a 100WPC to effectively drive these. I would suggest a high quality tube integrated amp like a Manley Stingray or one by Audio Research. |