stuartk
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| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras;You are evidently much more comfortable with these newer technologies than I am. I have no idea what a "node" is! | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? David; my wall outlet is upgraded, although it was done many years ago and so I do not recall what brand/type was installed. I will check out Synergistic. Thanks. | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras--Wow... a lot to digest. Very kind of you to take the time to lay it all out.I will have two amps to try, first, and it will no doubt become apparent soon enough whether they'll make much of a difference. BTW, I'm not at all opposed to... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? stereo5-- I welcome your positive remarks about the Halo, especially in comparison to a tube amp. I have come across many recommendations for the Cronus as a step up from the Jolida. I've never owned a Stereophile class-A-rated component and havin... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras-- thanks for your encouragement re: going disc-less. I will probably be compelled in time to follow your advice but I guess I'm old fashioned... OK-- maybe just old, as in an old dog and new audio tricks. Adding a quality DAC would be ... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? jmcgrogan2-- yes, more bass would indeed be nice. The bass I have is well defined and relatively quick; it just doesn't extend down very far, as you have no doubt surmised. Finding a place for a sub in our livingroom is the hard part (WAF). I get... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras-- thanks for your input. The reason I have monitors is that I don't have the luxury of a dedicated audio space, and as a result, I needed to raise drivers above furniture in the livingroom. Pardon my ignorance, but would the 50 watt J... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? Yes-- 213runnin--Jolida has 50 wpc. I'm curious to hear how the Silverlines respond to more power, for one thing. TY-jmc-- both amp and cdp were modded by Mitch Singerman who's been Jolida's West Coast repair guy for quite awhile-- he knows the ge... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? stereo5: thank you for your valuable input! I'm expecting delivery of a Parasound Halo Integrated soon from Audio Advisor, so I will focus on amps. | |
| S.S. Replacement for Jolida 302B w/ Silverlines? Thanks, Lloydelee21 for the suggestion. My "appetite" is not that keen. I've had some gear headaches in the past and as I'm not an engineer or tinkerer-type, dependablilty is high on my list of priorities. I don't care how good something sounds "w... | |
| Power Cables for Tubed Integrated + CDP Combo??? Mt10425I will look into the MAC. Thanks! | |
| Power Cables for Tubed Integrated + CDP Combo??? Mechans:The AudioArt cables, although proving to be not the best match for my system, did provide quite an improvement, which led me to believe that I'm actually not yet extracting the best possible sound from my existing components. This motivate... | |
| Better Quality Amp with Similar Sonics to Jolida ? Thanks for your help, Hifihvn. I'm embarrassed to admit that I was actually wrong in my initial diagnosis of problems and that Jolida 302 was NOT to blame!!!!!!! | |
| Short runs of flexible power cord? Thanks to all. Due to lack of space in shelf behind unit, I've discovered using a short cord would only compress cord at both ends due to acute angles required for clearance, so my approach will be using flexible cable. Will check recommendations ... | |
| Budget Strategies forTightening up Bass? OK... I did move the speakers; I didn't have alot of room to play with, but now, at a distance of 30" from the wall, rather than 10", the bass is much more defined. In fact, it sounds pretty darned good on well-recorded cds. The sounds-stage is de... |