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| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Asa,Yeah, the pillow was a cheapy, but how can you then concede that mindstate is also an ersatz "component" to Detlof's inability to get off in his system that night...immediately after hogging the sandbox by cleaving "external" effects on sound ... | |
| My EMC-1 24 192 experience Judit...you melt me heart! Yup, I'm using a Pass Labs Aleph P (predecessor to the X-1), and know what you mean. Even those bright-stringed early DGs sound great, eh?I bought it to properly match my Aleph 2 monos, and am so glad I didn't screw arou... | |
| How do you get the "real" feel of music? Play an instrument! Or sing! Really. | |
| Electrical outlet upgrade worth it? I use ACME treated P&S outlets ganged in loose junction boxes, running directly to the house breaker panel on Belden 83802. The CDP has its own line, as do the pre and tuner together. A third box has a 30 amp industrial Leviton SPDT switch in ... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Ok, cables are components, y'know, like a rug, or a pillow propped up on a sofa narrowing a sidewall flare. So yes, if a damned wire is as important as a transducer, than so are room treatment apparati, for example. Asa, I can't help but think tha... | |
| How long it take to run in brand new loudspeaker? Aren't there two issues here? Maybe some tweeters have flexible surrounds, and thus will increase in output (get brighter) with breakin; likewise, and more commonly, woofers and mids surrounds and spiders nead to flex a LOT to break in, thereby FI... | |
| Should Class A Amps be left on?? Nelson Pass expects 20 years or so from the Alephs because they "run hard". As energy consumption is also importantly an issue, I too try to flip my 30 amp switch on my ACME cry0-outleted junction box with my toe about an hour or two before listen... | |
| Why Put Up With "Wife Approval Factor"? I thought it couldn't be done at first, but Ellen approved of N803 and Verity Parsifal Encores (which I couldn't resist), but NOT Revels or Aeriel 8. Hanging the ugly Aleph monos UNDER the floor joists proved wonderfully elegant for allowing short... | |
| Albertporter only needs 50 It may be a LOT easier to squeeze some crushed dry ice into the contact areas of a P&S or Hubbell to get the same results efficiently. Or liquid nytrogen if you've a friend shoo's a dermotologist and owes you a favor! | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Oy! Wires are simple conduits whose imperfections can be labelled those of a "filter" of some sort. Amplification devices, CDPs, transducers have MUCH more complicated functions. Thus a reasonable approach is the apply one's resources in proportio... | |
| Dynaudio Contour 1.3SE brightness? Part Two.I have GREAT respect for Dynaudio drivers, and use speakers that have modified Scanspeak, Dynalab and Audio ?? of Denmark custom drivers (E. Skaaning).The problem I've found is that Dynaudio seems less skilled at assembling systems from t... | |
| Dynaudio Contour 1.3SE brightness? Try Spendor SP3/1P for 1/2 the price. Equally resolving, but a warmer balance...and more efficient, too!It uses a VERY nice Spendor 6.5" with a Scanspeak 19mm tweeter with a simple cross, pair-matched to 0.5dB. Doesn't get any better than this for... | |
| What is a good intro to "Mahler"? "Good day. May I please introduce you to Mr Mahler?" | |
| Pass Aleph vs. McCormack: What to Expect? Hi.I too found the Aleph 3's power wanting, and realizing that the 5 might not cut it, opted for a pair of 2 monos. Fearing impedance mismatches lead me to select the PERFECT running mate to the Alephs: the Aleph P premamp...simply adds one more g... | |
| EMC1 mk2 vs Cary 306/200... Celery and Mike, If it's really 40-70 parts replaced why doesn't EC just replace the board(s) with modded ones at the dealer or end-user level (like the DAC upgrade)?If the mods are sufficiently minor such that EC prefers to have them performed at... |