stringreen
Responses from stringreen
| Balanced preamp recommendation : w4s, hegel, parasound I'm using an Ayre K1xe highly recommended | |
| Equipment Rack Between Speakers...Good or Bad Only my power amp is between the speakers which permits shorter cables.....anything else sounded compromised. | |
| How I tamed digital glare. Geof....nope ...just that you need a good one. | |
| System synergies: Chaotic or predictable? just as an aside....I had P-zeros, replaced them with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S.....the way to go. | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Violin sound is actually a square wave....very difficult to reproduce ....you need good equipment to do it right. | |
| How I tamed digital glare. I have an Ayre C5xemp....ain't no digital glare | |
| Amp recommendation for Vandersteen Treo CT I'm using Ayre with Vandersteen's ....tried lots, but wound up with Ayre | |
| Barometric pressure, temperature, moon phase? Sure....everything changes everything....a local airport with radar on, power grid, a/c, tv in the next room, etc. | |
| What were some of your early Hi-End audio gear/influences? Thinking back to my early days of being an audiophile.....was going to Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. There was a stereo store - HiFi Haven that was run by "Jerry".. It was more of a club than a store. Wonder what happened t... | |
| Pass Labs int 250 ..never heard it, but it is a dependable brand. Have you heard the Ayre offerings? | |
| Vandersteen Treo CT I have 5A's...the finish is called Kowazinga....gorgeous. A furniture repairman that was here fixing a scratch in a table said that the finish on the speakers was masterful. Vandersteen gets along very well with Audioquest (the cable used in Ric... | |
| Any cable delivers more bass than Cardas Golden Reference? I had no luck at all with Cardas. Colleen tried to help, but every cardas cable was grainy, indistinct, with what seemed like diminished dynamics. The more money,(up the Cardas ladder) the better, but Cardas just didn't work in my system. | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? Ayre | |
| What was your first system? When was that? I had a Webcor Holiday | |
| Determine if a drive belt for turntable is still good If its not broken or slipping its ok |