subaruguru
Responses from subaruguru
| DAC for Audio Refinement I'd just start over with a new NAD C541i floated on a Neuance iso/absorb shelf for $600, and sell the ARC for that.As you probably agree the Integrated and Tuner are the stars of that trio. | |
| Does copper migrate through silver? Thanks for the tip re the sulFides! | |
| Best used Red Book Player for Rock-N-Roll Electrocompaniet used EMC-1 MkII, about $2800. | |
| Does copper migrate through silver? Of course silver oxidizes at room temperature. We don't polish it before a festive meal just for the heck of it, eh? And the black residue on our hands isn't sulphur, either. (Imagine if your silverware smelled like rotten eggs?!)If ACMe's using 2... | |
| CD player and DAC I'm not sure you can spend $800 and better the new one-box NAD C541i for $500. | |
| Verity Speaker Parsifal Encore Tireguy et al: the 250mm 4 ohm woofer Verity specced from Dynaudio was chosen primarily for its incredible speed!Perceptions of slowness are completely room-related, when the Encore is configured with a rear-firing bass module.Believe me, when the... | |
| High end vs internet See the recently closed thread "HELP Electro...." for interesting perspectives. | |
| VTL / Pass / Lamm Love my Aleph P and 2 monos. Lush? Nope. Transparent, quiet, and natural. No euphony.Your scattershot questions are difficult to respond to. Sounds like you need to do some focusing and get out and do some listening. Have fun. Your opening comment... | |
| Best HT speaker system Get 5 (or six?)Spendor SC3 5-1-5 D'Apolloto centers. I'm not kidding.Why Spendor doesn't market this wonderful center speaker turned sideways is beyond me. It's a great evolution of their 3/5 but with an extra woofer, octave of bass, and +4dB sens... | |
| HELP Why no bass? Why bright? Gotta blame the B&W tweeters. Balanced quite hot. | |
| Warm and Wet cables? The Harm Tech Truthlink does wonders with the top octave birdies on my MD100 tuner. A very fine cable for $125 used.Works balanced, too, but I guess I'd still stick with Blue Heaven as a neutral pre/amp link, and soften the top only at the source,... | |
| Good but FLEXIBLE Interconnects Canares | |
| Power Cords - Pixie Dust? Following questions re whether 10AWG junk is preferable to 12AWG GREAT wire like the 83802, I've just decided to double the stuff up to provide 9AWG DIY PC Kits! So that should quench those 10 gauge worry-warts, eh? Cheers. | |
| EMC 1 MK II vs Ayre CX-7 Cd player???????? Forgot your other query:I'm really happy that I didn't screw around with other pres and simply got an AlephP to drive my Aleph 2 monos. The EMC-1 loves balanced operation. With your X150 I'd think you'd want to consider a used Aleph P or X-1, rega... | |
| Dedicated outlets, 10ga, and what else? You may wish to try an all-Teflon 12AWG like the Belden 83802 also. Double shielded, too. |