swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| Newbie: unbalanced versus XLR on DAC I would not get a new DAC just to be able to run balanced interconnects unless I had a very long run; like maybe 20' or more, UNLESS my amp was designed specifically to run balanced. | |
| Why Not More Conversation about VAC? I have owned and sold a VAC Ren (not Sig) full function pre and now have a VAC Ren 30/30 MkII amp. The pre was excellent, has fantastic looks and build quality, it's extremely versatile and has the best remote I have ever come across. It sounded f... | |
| Best of luck to Brian Kyle of Xtreme Cables Hang in there, Brian. All the best. | |
| Any better spkrs than Era D4's for computer audio? NHT M-00s, esp w S-00 sub. Can be equalized for near or mid field. Feeding them w the output of a MusicStreamer II+, controlled by the NHT PVC. Somehow, even w dual flat panel monitors between them, they even project a nice soundstage w decent ima... | |
| a good pre amp with remote usd6000 or less used VAC Ren or VAC Sig series. Outstanding SQ, great remote, XLR or RCA in and out. Dead quiet. Atma MP-1 can be fitted w a remote, I think. | |
| Best way to clean speakers OK folks, JOKING!!!! | |
| Best way to clean speakers Cleaning- a little lestoil and a lot of elbow grease, 3x a week.Retorqueing- twice a year w an impact wrench should do 'er just fine! YMMV. I hope. | |
| Turntable rumble/Hum problem/s If the "rumble" is really associated with the physical relationship of the speaker to the turntable then its not rumble, its feedback and the only real solution is to move the speaker or the table. OTOH, the hum is clearly not associated with the ... | |
| Sirius and Walker you might want to pm member mikelavigne, who owned a rockport for quite a while and has heard/owned most other bleeding edge tables and arms. | |
| How to read speaker sensitivity rating? Again, other way around. The units on the ratings are db/watt/m. So the 78 dB speaker produces an spl of 78 dB, measured 1 meter from the speaker, when driven with an input of 1 watt. The other would give an spl of 102 dB with the same one watt of... | |
| Anybody find themselves revisiting old threads? Never look back, they might be gaining on you ;~) | |
| Vandersteen 4 Mofi- there actually was a Model 4 and a 4a, a predecessor to the Model 5. It was kind of like a Model 3 w 2, 12" (powered, I think) sub-woofers built-in. You see them here maybe once every 5 years or so. I've never heard them, but I almost bought... | |
| New amp being touted as among the best ever...... OK, will someone who lives in SoCal PLEASE go over to Digital Ear and tell us what the bloody thing sounds like? | |
| headphone amp question Not sure exactly what the issue is, but if the problem is sound leakage from the Senns, you might consider closed back phones. | |
| perfect speakers for atmasphere amp and preamp Merlin VSM, Soundlab, Classic Audio Reproductions. |