sugarbrie
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| Neutral/Bass Treble? PS: I do use the balance control a lot with LP records. They are sometimes a little out of balance. | |
| Ultimate Question Because of space considerations I have never done much regarding placement of speakers, components furniture and furnishings. I will be moving in the summer to a house with double the space, so I plan on doing it right (or close to it) in my new p... | |
| Will a DAC mellow Denon DCM 360 You can't go too wrong trying the Soundstream DAC. If you don't like it you should be able to resell it an get your money back no problem. I try out equipment this way a lot. In my experience Rotel equipment also tends to be on the bright side wit... | |
| Heating up and cooling and amp Look for "OK to leave the amp on" under Sound Advise. Original post was December 7th. | |
| Heating up and cooling and amp As I said search the other threads. This was discussed in detail as recent as last week and there were links mentioned to online articles at places like Stereophile, Sound Stage and other magazines. The solder as well as wear on the caps and other... | |
| Neutral/Bass Treble? The amplifier itself or anything else along the signal path from the CD Player to the speakers can be "bad" as you say, so do not assume it is the speakers. Most better equipment has a tone cutoff switch to make it neutral or mostly has no tone co... | |
| integrated amp advice needed The only one I have heard at that price point is the AMC CVT-3050 which list for $1000. I've it for $700 at places like Northampton Audio. Decent for $700, at $1000 the others are better. But if you keep it for a number of years and need new tubes... | |
| Are there more tirekickers now vs. then? There are other threads similar to this one. There are always going to be problems with buyers and sellers. As a seller I can never be sure the money is coming unless they use PayPal or something. I've had COD shipments refused. People forget they... | |
| Heating up and cooling and amp There are other post on this subject so do a word search. My Conrad Johnson FET preamp is on all the time. It does not have an on/off switch. CJ meant for it to be left on. Other than that I usually turn everything on when I get home from work and... | |
| Are there more tirekickers now vs. then? The only strange buyer I have had was I guy who evidently never sent the money order. Originally he said the money order was sent; even have me the issuer and serial number. When I followed up, he said he sent it and it must be lost so he would se... | |
| WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)and Speakers My B&W P5 Speakers sound better to me with the grills on. System matching may matter here, don't know. | |
| Jazz Recommendations The Brubeck Time Out CD in HDCD is on Columbia/Legacy. It is available everywhere even the BMG & Columbis Music Clubs. | |
| Jazz Recommendations Dave Brubeck's "Time Out" one of the best selling jazz albums in history. It includes Take Five and other jazz standards. You will recognize many of the songs especially Take Five in about five seconds of playing. The current CD release of this 19... | |
| Buyer Beware! If the seller is a dealer and you really want it; pick up the phone and call them. They will most likely sell it to you and never bother with the emails, which can be time consuming. | |
| Best Power Conditioner If the PS Audio is beyond your budget, I would recommend the Vansevers conditioners. Galen Carol Audio carries them also. Other dealers are also listed at Vansevers.com. There is lots of interesting reading on how AC power affects sound on this si... |