tomcy6
Responses from tomcy6
| Amps that are "forward" Audio Physic speakers are known for presenting a lot of detail. Their motto is, "No loss of fine detail". | |
| Here I go, shooting myself in the foot I agree Phaelon. I'm not very sensitive to tweaks but swapping out the stock tubes can make a real improvement in sound quality. Elizabeth, when you consider what we spend on our gear, I think it's a worthwhile investment to get the best out of it... | |
| SHM SACD's need to be burned in You heard what you heard. How we perceive sound has to do with a lot of factors other than vibrations passing through the air. I wouldn't go out and buy SHM versions of all my favorites based on one experience but I would buy another SHM-SACD and ... | |
| ...and now a word from your anti-sponsor... I don't know where Johnny got the idea that recorded voices are considered real.Some people like to listen to music that consists of voices and acoustic instruments, but the vast majority of people don't care if there is anything "real" or natural... | |
| Meridian Sooloos or Qsonix? which is better? I haven't heard either server but both have gotten good reviews and there are some threads on Audiogon about them that you can search for. Both servers are most noteworthy for their display software, I think.There is a dealer here on Audiogon, Sou... | |
| What I learned on Audiogon This Year What we post about others often tells more about ourselves. | |
| Perfect Wave DAC and Bridge Thanks Lightminer and _Ben. I'll continue to research. _Ben, uploading 4,000 cds is quite an accomplishment in itself. Enjoy! | |
| Perfect Wave DAC and Bridge Thanks Ben and a Happy New Year to you also!That helps but let me get a little more specific. What I would like to do is get a NAS with a couple of hard drives so I'd have automatic backup. Since my computer with the modem and my stereo are in dif... | |
| Perfect Wave DAC and Bridge Tmhayes, Would you mind giving a little more detail on your setup? Is your external hard drive connected to your computer, router or PWD with wire? If so, what kind of wire? I'm having a little trouble figuring all this out for myself. I'm obvious... | |
| Conrard-Johnson CT5 tube rolling? Hi Vhiner, you are right, I don't think there is a substitute for the 6h30 other than the 6h30-DR which is a premium quality 6h30 that is no longer made.They are for sale here on Audiogon for $280 a pair. I think it would be worth the investment t... | |
| Conrard-Johnson CT5 tube rolling? c-j likes to say that you cannot find tubes that will make your preamp sound better than those they supply. Some people agree saying that the preamp will sound best with the tubes it was designed to use.My experience with a c-j 17ls2 is that diffe... | |
| Best Keith Jarrett records What Rockadanny and Marakanetz are referring to is that Keith moans as if he is in pain while he plays. This moaning is more prominent on some recordings and less on others.The moaning keeps me away from most of his albums but obviously other peop... | |
| Live vs. recorded Hi Niacin, I'm not trying to start an argument. If you read my post I said "Many studio recordings", which means there are also many that haven't been overpolished.Jazz, at least the jazz i listen to, is more likely to have been recorded live in t... | |
| Live vs. recorded Many studio recordings are over polished. All the humanity has been scrubbed off them. Some of them never had any life, they were recorded in different studios at different times by studio musicians who have never met just doing a job.Some are com... | |
| State of the art CD player? Only if you do this. State of the Art equipment in any category is only for those with lots of money, a well matched and tuned system, and excellent hearing and listening skills. People for whom a 1% improvement in sound will be worth the many thousands of dollars spe... |