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| Audioquest DBS vs Synergistic Research Tesla? You simply cannot buy cables on other people's recommendations...especially in a biamped system. You must hear the way your choice interacts with everything in your room. Duntech's are great speakers and will reveal great differences in cables. Yo... | |
| Anti-Cabls Ic's alternatives? When I was looking for a meter of balanced Anti-Cable for my Superscoutmaster rim drive to my preamp, I wondered about any hum problem. Paul made me a double shielded version. When I compared that to a regular meter, I found that they are very, ve... | |
| How would you compare Ayre to Parasound? Yes indeed missioncoonery...All Ayre equipment should be run balanced to hear what it is capable of. The single ended connection is only there for convenience. I also recommend you using balanced operation with phono into their preamp. Ayre amps a... | |
| Break-in time I wired my system with Cardas and it sounded really lousy. Colleen Cardas told me they had to break in. After about a year, I sold them. | |
| Do power cables mAke difference on powered woofer I found this to be the oddest surprise in all my years of experimentation in audio. My speakers are Vandersteen 5A's which have powered subs...the upper range coming directly from my Ayre amp. When I changed the power cord on the internal Vanderst... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regarding the Grado Sonata low output...I had one and replaced it with a Benz Ebony LP. The Grado in contrast sounded very grainy, muddy, brown in character, with limited high end response. I have been using Grado cartridges for years. I knew him ... | |
| Biwire with different cables? It might be a bit different but it isn't going to get better..maybe worse. Anti-Cables are very, very good. | |
| Tonearm re-wire - what would you use? If your preamp has balanced capabilities, rewire with balanced connections. | |
| VPI HW 19 3.5 w/REGA 300 vs. VPI Scout w/JMW 9 arm The JMW arm is an excellent arm. Its virtues can best be accomplished with the use of a MINT protractor, and the best cartridge you can install in it. My suggestion is to get the Scout, do all the mods as your finances permit, and listen to your r... | |
| Vandersteen Model 2Ce Signature II Bi-Wire, not Bi-amp | |
| AntiSkate-crooked Cantilever correlation? Toss out those torture test records. They provide meaningless answers to your questions. After a very few passes of mistracking, the record is damaged and will never reveal if your cartridge is properly set up. Also, I have found that many anti-sk... | |
| Anti Cables to join my system, are they enough? I use anti-cables and needed some artwork to soften the wall behind the speakers. I commissioned an artist who found the Anti_Cables so aesthetically pleasing he painted a triptych for me with my Vandersteen 5A Kawazingo wood pattern as a backdrop... | |
| Rega P3-24 & P5 owners.......... Adam 18...try my suggestion...get rid of those rubber feet and Vibrapods. If you don't like it, you can always go back. If you don't want to "invest" in cones or blox, take 3 same size cans from your pantry and try it just for fun. | |
| Rega P3-24 & P5 owners.......... If you think your Rega is good, try using 3 Cardas blocks, or cones under the surround. Use the cones spike up. | |
| B&W Speakers Before you set your mind specifically on B&W's, open your search to other manufacturers as well. Personally, I find B&W's overpriced and underperforming. |