tom2015
Responses from tom2015
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? With equal amounts invested in vinyl and CD in my setup CD actually sounds often better compared to Vinyl. Vinyl only comes out ahead with audiophile pressing i.e Mofi. Some CDs sound fantastic, others are terrible.It all comes back to the masteri... | |
| Acoustic Sound to stop HiRez Download sales Many people want something tangible if they spend money including me. Also the mastering makes a much bigger difference compared to the resolution. | |
| For the Audiophile with a taste for good design(looks)....a question. Burmester makes the best looking gear in my eyes. Especially the 911Mk3 amp. Piece of art. | |
| Threshold SA/1 Thanks for all the feedback on the shipping. I suspect the amps will have to go on a pallet, but even LTL is damaging and losing goods frequently in our company. I suspect you package as good as possible and roll the dice.When talking to Threshold... | |
| Threshold SA/1 Thanks for the shipping input. The shock damage units are a good idea. | |
| How old are you? 41. 40s seems to be the age range when income catches up with the price tags for this hobby, at least when I benchmark audio show crowds. | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? Apart from the personal sourcing decisions of various people Primaluna offers good performance for the price and good resale possibilities. I had a Dialogue preamp and a Dialogue HP amp paired with Odyssey Kismet speakers. Sounded great. | |
| Synergistic Research HFT's I have 3 sets of the standard HFTs. I can confirm what was stated above they work as advertised. | |
| Audio envy - dang! @jayctoy Yes, they went back. I am completing my Cerious Matrix loom. | |
| Audio envy - dang! My system is solid state and on the analytical side, no tubes. Overall same tonal structure after another 50 hours. I prefer the Cerious Matrix, same level of detail, but more warmth in the mids providing a nice balance.Nevertheless for the cost... | |
| Audio envy - dang! I added a xlr and a power cord P3 to my system after reading through all the praise.Interconnect between Esoteric CD player and preamp. P3 added after 3 hours to preamp. Compared to the Cerious Matrix the interconnects with <5 hours on them sou... | |
| Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl As has been said before the KAB rumble filter will fix it without any sound quality loss. I added between 2nd pre out and subs so no effect on highs/mids and the pumping stopped. Bass is actually better and more defined compared to before. | |
| Synergistic UEF Blue v. Cerious Graphene Matrix Power v. Mad Scientist Audio Nitro Nano I recently bought the Matrix XLR interconnects. I put them between by Esoteric CD player and the preamp. They did exactly what people report. Quite background, good dynamics and layering of the soundstage, bass increased and is controlled. The sin... | |
| Female Vocals - Nora Jones new album - Pick Me Off The Floor I am in the not impressed crowd. The album is not bad, but there is simply nothing new compared to what she produced before. | |
| Cartridges: Kuzma CAR or Lyra on a 4-Point (11") arm Looking forward to the comparison. I am running a 4P with the CAR 50 on the Ref 2, but have not had the urge to try a different cartridge on that arm yet. |