subaruguru
Responses from subaruguru
| How Important is the receiver vs separates in HT? I'm quite happy with a B-stock NAD T751 for $400! Its 5.1 synthesis from 2 ch stereo called "EARS" is really well done! | |
| Interconnect length I use 3m + 6m XLRs between pre and monos, and then 2.4m speaker cables. The system is dead quiet, linear, and highly resolving. Changing the ICs resulted in little change. Changing the cables was more noticeable, so I'm glad the cables aren't the ... | |
| What's the best isolation system? I'm quite happy with Ken Lyon's NEUANCE lightweight iso/absorb shelves. Much tighter bass than air suspension, and GREAT coherence without spectral shift. And good-looking too. | |
| "Refurbished"? Sometimes the manufacturer discovers a flaw after production, and sucks the whole line back to be "refurbished", and then sold through its dealer network to those dealers who want 'em. You can STEAL great NAD T751 and 761 5.1 HT receivers right no... | |
| How do you find BEST classical recordings??? Bravo! | |
| Great bargain - but outta my reach Valhalla! I dunno.... | |
| Great Small Speakers w/ high WAF? My wife's accepted the Rosewood Spendor Sp3/1p, but would have preferred the smaller S3 if it came in Rosewood. | |
| Are your used items selling? Geez, look what I did! Sorry...just wanted to sell one of my 10 friggin Subies crowded in my backyard. My wife HATES the Appalachian look! (Damned, now look what I've done....) | |
| What was your biggest priority? Speaker/room is the highest priority. Then source, followed by pre/amp required to achieve proper SPLs musically. | |
| How long do you keep a component? I've only changed ICs and cables, fortunately. | |
| Electrocompaniet ECD-1 vs. MSB Platinum Dacs If the ECD-1 is exactly like the MkII DAC in the EMC-1 (as claimed, then you're in for a heavenly Redbook presentation! | |
| Best integrated ever made ? Mon dieu, encore un autre fromage le plus superieur? | |
| Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems Here's some useless information: In my prior life I was a QA and manufacturing engineer for a laboratory equipment company, eventually writing ISO standards for such. My work involved lots of hands-on work with several French manufacturers over a ... | |
| consensus on passive preamps? Can't imagine trying to drive my Aleph monos without their Aleph P! | |
| Seeing the light ...and he complains about normal fluorescent bulbs being "yellow"? Huh? Even the "warm white" ones are pretty cool on that K degree scale, no? |