stringreen
Responses from stringreen
| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? The Vandersteen website discusses this well | |
| Vandersteen power cable upgrad Yes.....I tried, but their factory power cables are as good as any "high end" cable you may try. I have 5A's | |
| Power Conditioners Oops forgot about my whole house surge protector with which I'm happy | |
| Power Conditioners With all that I tried, I sent them all back. Try one, but listen carefully after a few hours to hear the warts instead of the "change" | |
| Recommendations for a tonearm upgrade on a VPI Classic 4 turntable qchone....how much of a pia is it .....you only do it once. To make it easier if that's what you need is the Counterintuitive from Soundsmith. Also, the 2nd VPI pivot dials in the azimuth and keeps it rock steady.. If indeed you need to....you... | |
| Cardas Clear speaker cables: Rev 1 vs older version A cable always interacts with the component that it plugs into.....you can only tell what the cable sounds like when it is operating in your system. | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music sub will also make the mids and highs sound better. | |
| Beginning of a new journey... Most headphone access plugs are cheap/poorly designed op amps. To get the most out of phones...you need a dedicated amp. | |
| Distance between speakers - are the physics what they are? The way to position your speakers is to open them up as much as you can until there appears a hole between them....move them back toward the center a bit. | |
| Advice on setting VTA This is really crazy making....raise/lower the rear end of the arm. This also increases/decreases vtf, and moves the stylus on the alignment jig....and screws around with azimuth. Every variable makes a difference...it may be a month or so until a... | |
| My Ayre AX-7e Integrated amp vs. an upgrade to the Ayre EX-8 Integrated amplifier I thought I heard a troll from my Vandersteen speakers and guessed it was from my Ayre V1...many years old. Gary at Ayre heard nothing untoward, but replaced this, that, and those, and it now sounds even better. Even though, it's old, it perform... | |
| VTA on the fly Azimuth is also affected......everything comes into play. | |
| How are phono cables different (related to hum issue)? If you need it, you need it, but shielding closes down the sound. | |
| End-Game RCM thoughts/advice Too much trouble with little reward.....depends on the end-user as always. | |
| Adding shielding to existing cables Any time I've tried shielded and non shielded varieties of even the same cable....shielded always sounds "closed in" in comparison. |