stringreen
Responses from stringreen
| SoundSmith Counter Intuitive for VPI tone arms If you're setting up your tonearm/cartridge once, the c/i is not needed at all. Sure it makes it a bit easier, but the adjustment can be done without it. | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations with all the horns I've heard, there is wonderful sense of realism as far as dynamic shading is concerned....at the expense of soundstaging, etc. | |
| Rec Out to Headphone Amp That’s exactly how mine is set up.... If you listen carefully, (at least with mine) the system sounds very slightly better with the headphone amp disconnected. | |
| Need a Record Brush. Got a recommendation? I use a Hunt brush.....as good as any I suppose. Takes the dog hair and dust off. | |
| Recommendations for a Phono Preamp I saw an Ayre pre for sale (Audiogon?) | |
| New TEO Audio ICs, who has them? The time is coming when there will be no need for cables....everything will be BluToothe delivered | |
| What’s your vote for the most ridiculous, overpriced, and useless tweak? I am using top Furatech plugs on my cables and was using Home Depot plastic 59c plastic covers on the outlets. I filled the cavities with Blutack, for an improvement in sound..not night and day, but surely an improvement. | |
| Home Demo Faceoff: Nordost / Audioquest / Transparent To me it seems as though there are too many variables to make any conclusion.....except what you like or not. I've heard the same cable sound very different in different systems. ..many times the lesser priced cable can win the title. That's wh... | |
| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? Macs enjoyed a much better level of ranking in how good they are in the old days. I had Citation equipment then..went to a roving Mac Lab testing facility. They were there to test everyone's equipment and show their numbers to the Mac. My HK Ci... | |
| advice for mono cartridge I use my stereo cartridge to play mono records with no problems at all. No increase in noise, distortion,tracking ability, etc. | |
| What brands tend to have the worst resale value? Bose | |
| Turntable Advice? YUP | |
| Bi-Amp Calibration assistance/advise If you followed directions, you're good to go. I would make sure the speakers are in their best position...move them around the room until it sounds best to you. The subs should be almost inaudible. You don't want a juke box. | |
| Audioquest WEL innerconnects are the older models the same as current model? WEL cables didn't improved my system.....on the contrary....didn't know what version. Very well made audio jewelry. | |
| Music lover or audiophile? Sometimes I have to listen to a recording twice....once for the music, and then for the sound |