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JADE AUDIO Cables
Jafox, thanks for the comments. Enjoy listening to what would be my 4.5 m. ics. May they be the equal to my 1 m. ic. 
JADE AUDIO Cables
We are getting off topic here guys, but given your experience I wonder if you have tried the Prana and Purist Audio Anniversary wires. I have several friend urging me to forget the Stealth and to get one or the other of these. I have a good deal m... 
CES 07 Show Report
Brainwater, also many components were completed just before being shipped to CES. Most equipment is at it best the last day of the shows, just before it is broken down for shipment. 
BEHOLD - digital gear from Germany
This is a ridiculous thread. Not the initial inquiry but the followup postings. I have twice heard the Behold equipment now at the RMAF and THE Show. All can really say is that in both cases the room had one of the best, if not the best, sounds at... 
JADE AUDIO Cables
Jafox, do you not have the Stealth Dream pcs in your system any longer? I am seriously thinking of getting some.As I mentioned earlier, I visited JD over Christmas and compared the Vermeil and Gold on his system. There were aspects of the sound I ... 
JADE AUDIO Cables
Spyder, I have found they don't like to be moved and despite the breakin that JD does, they take several days to be at their best. I am anxiously awaiting my 4.5m. pair of Vermeils. I have heard many, many cables and these are the best. 
Is 5 Watts enough for Horns ?
I doubt if you are ever using over .5 watts on either the Duos or Trios. In my experience as well as in a test done at the old VSAC in Silverdale WA, the 45 tube in its old American made form is clearly the best sounding output tube, if your speak... 
Walker Audio Prelude LP Cleaning Solution
Err, the salesman said so?? And the bottle say "For disks that sound like gold" and "...developed for safe and effective cleaning of analog recorded surfaces." Foolish me! 
Passive Pre - No Regrets?
The better sound of the active unit comes as no surprise. The real question is whether the active unit is competitive with less expensive active units. 
Walker Audio Prelude LP Cleaning Solution
I was just recalling a discussion with the developer of L'art du Son. She said that one of the standards of the Library of Congress was that the cleaner not remove any molecules of vinyl. Does a sporicidin enzyme remove any vinyl? I think if so, I... 
Walker Audio Prelude LP Cleaning Solution
Very interesting. I have never found Buggtussel to do anything, probably because I have not had fungus on my records.I do know from conversations with Lloyd Walker that the percentage of what he is adding made a great deal of difference. I also su... 
Walker Audio Prelude LP Cleaning Solution
What I really need is another record cleaning liquid, but I am have ordered some Preclude. I presently have DiskDoctor, RRL, AudioTop, and L'art du Son here and found L'art du Son best, but I trust Lloyd's tweaking. 
Is 5 Watts enough for Horns ?
The best amp I heard on the Avantgardes was a 1.56 watt 45 tube amp from Exemplar Audio. I think that a 300B SET would certainly be powerful enough. I presently have 93 db efficient speakers and 300B amps are not enough. 
Highend Players and Skipping CDs
Much hinges on what "mildly scratched" means, but since they presumably play on your cheaper unit, I can only say that I have had only one unit that would occasionally ship and progressively got worse. It was the Philips SACD 1000 which was origin... 
Musical Heaven, NOT Audio or Speaker heaven …
Bigbucks5, I have been at this hobby for a long time and remember thinking several times what you are thinking now. Don't be surprised if in two or three years you have different sentiments. Be happy for now, however.