tom_nice
Responses from tom_nice
| Balanced vs unbalanced interconnects Balanced offers a better connector: XLR is better than any RCA. But if KCAG is your most recent cable choice, let me share my experience of having this cable completely eclipsed by ALL of the Stealth models I've tried. AGSS, the wire used in KCAG ... | |
| good xlr cable I have a Stealth cross-wrapped ribbon (using a new superfine silver ribbon) 10' long, balanced, and I can press my ear against a speaker, even on phone, and not be able to tell whether the system is on. Super quiet! You'll love it, but if you don'... | |
| Speaker match for OTL amps, and other... I'd ask Ralph Karsten himself: ralph@atma-sphere.com. I'm using his M60 II's with Quad ESL's, and they're great: loud enough with half the output tubes removed. Look out for low impedance speakers. But those amps are worth some attention to speake... | |
| Tube for CAT Mk3 Oops, I see that the responder before me warned you already, and more specifically than I could, about voltage ratings. Sorry to be redundant. | |
| Tube for CAT Mk3 I bought a CAT SL-1 III used, and sent it back to the factory for a phono stage. It had two NOS tubes replacing 6922's, and the factory told me that was a bad idea, that they weren't rated to handle the current the 6922's in that position would ge... | |
| Speaker cables and interconnects - help! I've been an audiophile for over 40 years, and I think I must have died and gone to heaven since I recently replaced my name-rand interconnect and speaker cables with STEALTH. I strongly urge you to contact stnemo@starpower.net, their designer, fo... | |
| Maximum cable length I'd ask stnemo@starpower.net, the STEALTH cable designer. I've heard of a successful 30' interconnect from a phono preamp, don't know whether it was balanced or not. | |
| Sound Deadening F. Alton Everest, "Sound Studio Construction on a Budget", has a lot on isolation, though most of it may be advice for building, not for modifying. But it's a great reference for all kinds of acoustic treatment. I'd give it a try. Maybe your local... | |
| Best powercord for less than $300retail? Have you seen the current Audiogon auction for STEALTH HAC power cords? I have three in my system, following Classe and Cardas power cords, and, especially after adding a dedicated ground (10 gauge, don't go lower), they improved my sound a lot. T... | |
| Power cords Essence -Synerg-Ensemble Known name brands may or may not be fine, but overpriced you can pretty well count on. For some ideas on what MAKES a power cord good, why not look at the current STEALTH HAC power cord Audiogon auction? I have three of them in my system, replacin... | |
| Use of Balance Control feature I've never been able to use a balance control satisfactorily and wish high end equipment would omit them. If you room's wrong, you should fix it, and if the recording's wrong, it's been my experience that you can't fix it. These controls put more ... | |
| Quad 63 ESL buzzing & hissing!! You might try emailing Nick Gowan, gowan@tsound.com, who might be able/willing to advise. He knows these speakers inside out, since he does a very major upgrade (changing 62' of internal wire, among many other things) on them. He's in northern CA,... | |
| XLR (Balance) Cable I'd call The Parts Connection, 800-769-0747, and ask to speak to their tech advisor. But what you make won't be as good as the cheapest Stealth cable you could buy, check them at www.interlinkhouse.net, or email the designer at stnemo@starpower.net. | |
| Inteligent high end cableing I don't see in the previous comments that you've been given a clear star to steer by. As always, after using a lot of name brands over 40 years, then making my own from expensive Kimber AGSS and AGSC, I think you'd be making a big mistake not to c... | |
| Best CD player around $2000 new or used? You're high enough, at $2000, to get a Wadia 830 if you're lucky, and IMHO it's in a completely different league from most that other responders have mentioned. I know of a particular one you might be able to get, for not more than $2100, so email... |