subaruguru
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| Newbie needing experts' advice Revel F20 nice for the bucks. | |
| Interconnects: Silver, Copper or Silver Plated? Ask the guys who design these. Metal by itsself doesn't necessarily have a distinctive sound.Yet I found myself recently selling my Red Dawn, ro-Silways, and now my Siltech (new Gen3 ST48b 1m XLR currently on auction) because they ALL sound a litt... | |
| tweeters to the inside or outside Try 'em both. Depends on radiation patter, sidewall proximity, and your listening triangle shape. Try 'em upside down, too, in case listening axis is better that way. happens a lot on two ways if you happen to sit fairly high and use lowish stands... | |
| Component dampening I really try to keep my components dry. Dampening them is just not a good idea. DAMPING their vibrations, however, isusually best done with a few pieces of sticky asphalt, and then isolating them with Neuance or Rollerblocks, etc.Sorry to be the g... | |
| Magnum Dynalab Etude vs Fanfare FT-1A I just bought an MD100 instead of a leftover Etude for only $200 more because the MD100 has balanced outputs, and the techs at MD said it makes a significant difference.Sounds incredibly natural and detailed. Hard to believe it's FM. A bit lean, s... | |
| accuphase 75 vs. electrocompaniet mk11 I really like my EMC-1 MkII, and can get the MkII Upgrade 24/192 DAC Kits directly for $600. So ANY used EMC-1 out there for $2k can be made into an amazing Redbook player for under $3k investment. Wish the damned remote were nicer, though.... | |
| pass all class-A amps X-200 & X-150 Peter's always been helpful....Sounds like Nelson's back at the fully-Class A and damned the electric bill route again. Aleph redux? Seems my Aleph 2 monos at 100/200 8/4 aren't obsolete after all!! | |
| what happened to power cord review I wondered about this shootout, too, but in the meantime learned a lot from Bob C et al about PCs, and then decided to make my own dedicated lines AND PCs from Belden 83802 (12AWG tinned 7x22 twisted pair and braided ground in Teflon only).Bought ... | |
| Most "Musical" speakers I always liked the Revel F30 in that price range. | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers I revamped my system incrementally, assuming a $5k budget, over two years. I had a beefy old NAD receiver, a slightly modded Rotel 855 CDP, and DIY (Boston Acoustic designer help) 2 ways from Peerless drivers. Sounded fine for years.I tried design... | |
| Best Pre-amp under 2k-USED I still like my Aleph P a lot. I asked Nelson how close the ADCOM is to this design, and he said all he did was give them the design...the execution was up to SADCOM. Not a good scenario. The Aleph P allows true balanced operation, which is great ... | |
| CD Player for around 3500? Some of you know my feelings about my Electrocompaniet EMC-1 MkII. EC has raised the list to $5k, but a used emc-1 can be bought for around $2k and then easily upgraded by getting the MkII DAC (like I did). I'm so happy with this setup that I got ... | |
| Philips tells industry: "Don't Mess with the CD " What's the Sonic Frontiers story?? | |
| Best 20 bucks I've spent yet Can't remember the site. Ask on a new thread and a bunch of people will answer. Ern | |
| PS Audio Power Port vs. Hubbell/Leviton Sean...A good FRENCH IEC? I spent a decade trying to teach french engineers a bit about QA, but eventually the masochism/hedonism quotient tipped the wrong way.Where do I find it?Cheers. |