stuartk
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| RCA interconnect recommendation You're welcome, smaarch1. I just ordered a pair of A. Zen Absolute Coppers from The Cable Co. lending library to try out as a potential replacement for my current A. Zen Silver Reference RCA IC's. If I like them, I will be selling my Silvers. ... | |
| Considering the Pro-ject Box CD RS2 Transport ? You might want to read this, first. FYI: the unit I returned is now available at TMR at an "open box price, for anyone looking for a deal on this transport. | |
| Introspective of this forum: "Does the Audiophile Community Have a Promlem?" I Say yes!!! "...the spirit of the age is one that seems to promote division rather than unity.. Still, we are responsible for our actions" +1 | |
| RCA interconnect recommendation @smaarch1: You have to listen for yourself-- no-one can tell you what will be best. I've found The Cable Co. very useful in this regard. Also, direct sales company's such as Audio Art offer good value and a return policy. | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search @beeswax: "I don’t know what happens to the Bryston BCD-3 now that its chip manufacturer has burned down, but I can vouch that the player is superlative and at a slip under four grand a worthy value". I wanted to buy one and Audo Advisor said B... | |
| So much music that we never hear! @dayglow: "Many need to dig deeper in there collection and discover other artists" +1 ". . . you would think Miles Davis is the only competent jazz musician". . . . or that the (relatively) light-weight Patricia Barber and Diana Krall are the... | |
| Mingus That one is a pretty strong "dose"-- not exactly a casual listen. I definitely have to be in the right frame of mind for it. Charlie Mariano's playing is particularly intense He's undervalued as a player. | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's @tomic601: Thanks! | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's @havocman: "...unless it's a hybrid cable that has both the OCC single Crystal silver and copper, silver by itself can be a little bit bright unless your equipment is very neutral sounding". Agreed... but keep in mind when I first checked out t... | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's Different strokes... | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's @soix: I've been listening to the Hegel with the Silver Reference IC's. The sound can be a touch bright with some CDs and given that 1) the Hegel is much more resolving than the Wells and 2) I'd prefer more warmth if I can get it and still mainta... | |
| Power conditioner or not? @lamcam: Providing answers to the following might make your thread more rewarding: Have you utilized PC in the past with other gear and found it helpful? If not, what is it about your current system's performance that makes you wonder whethe... | |
| Selling off Tubes for Solid State, A Cooler Love Story? Wells is very warm-sounding without generating the heat of a Pure Class A amp. | |
| SQ of Hegel H390 on-board DAC? So far, I've been enjoying the Hegel in my system. There is a smoothness and effortless quality that I enjoy. The sound-stage is both taller and deeper and dynamics are improved as well as detail. Bass has improved in terms of clarity but of cour... | |
| How to tame a bright system? "Chord + Chord + B&W. There you have it: a recipe for brightness" + 1 |