tomcarr
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| Cambridge Audio CD Player Has Died Tascam discontinued their 200iL model but it's still available at pro gear retailers. It got an excellent review and is owned by at least two reviewers at Stereophile. A used Oppo 103 would be a great choice too, as would used models from Marantz ... | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. LOL! Grave's!!! LMAO!!! Made my day. This post is better than 90% of the others, including my own...Tom | |
| Will budget Schiit Modi3 help? I'm using the Modi Multi as the DAC for my Oppo 103. Very happy. It sounds a little warmer than the Oppo's DAC. | |
| Single wired hookup Better yet, why not try them bi-wired? Two of my systems allow for bi-wiring, and both sound better that way versus single wire and jumpers. Not just a little better, enough of a difference even my wife noticed! | |
| Speaker Break In...? Or listener “Break In”? The only difference I can hear consistently, every time, is how my system sounds immediately after start-up and during the first twenty minutes or so. Definitely improves during that time. Have never been able to positively, consistently hear any ... | |
| Jumpers - how long is long enough If the manufacturer of your speakers allows for bi-wiring you should remove the jumpers and bi-wire them. They will probably sound better, I know mine do. | |
| Phase Inversion, to flip polarity or not OP- you are very welcome. For decades I never thought to reverse speaker cables at one end. Then one day I did and it sounded better reversed. My focus is on imaging and soundstaging and that's where I noticed most of the differences. Good luck on... | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers I don't care what speakers look like, I just want to love how they sound. Having a dedicated room allows for that. When I listen it's with eyes closed, always. Focused, critical listening. Just me, sometimes also a friend. Saturday mornings for a ... | |
| Phase Inversion, to flip polarity or not Unfortunately the elephant in the room is the fact that there is no absolute standard for polarity through the recording/mixing/mastering chain. Some albums are released in "correct" polarity, many are not. But like Elizabeth says it really doesn'... | |
| Anticable Cables: what do you like about them thread? @drumsgreg Richard Vandersteen states "Jumpers defeat the main advantage of bi-wiring". Since there's no harm in trying bi-wiring with and without jumpers it's worth experimenting. Maybe start a thread about your findings...?The Doug Schroeder me... | |
| I need opinions, Schhit Freya+ and an appropriate Amp I think my Schiit Freya sounds wonderful with my Vincent SP-331. | |
| Should I add a Preamp to my system It depends. I listen only to CDs and prefer using a tube preamp versus no preamp. Gives a warmer sound. Others might prefer no preamp.Agree you definitely don't need to spend $4K. | |
| Spade vs bare wire My ancient (1979) Vandy 2Cs accept only bananas. My Anticables were terminated with spades (for previous Monitor Audio Silver 8s). After cutting off the spades, I doubled back the ends of bare wire and seated them firmly into the 2Cs. Listened tha... | |
| Speakers under $5000 maintained a reputation for quality sound over the last 15 years. Another + for Vandersteen and Magnepan | |
| What is trully important? @kosst_amojan-Wonderful story! Thanks for sharing.Tom |