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| SHUNYATA BLK MAMBA or WHALE ELITE? Whale need at least 1/2 ft on both ends for clearance before bending because of its size. | |
| SHUNYATA BLK MAMBA or WHALE ELITE? I have owned B.M., Sidewinder, EEL and WHALE power cords. All of my Power Snake brands have been sold off and the BMI cords have stayed. Whale and EEL are very similar in sonic characteristics with the Whale wins out in both dynamic and bass. In m... | |
| Sim Moon I-5, Plinius 8150 8200 , Eci -3 I've owned both I5 and Gershman Avant Garde. Sure I was not able to drive the I5 up to the 100db+ SPL but it was one musical combi I've ever owned. | |
| Dolby Digital, DD EX, DTS ES, THX, etc. Check out www.thx.com for more complete info. | |
| B&K 307 vs. Denon 5800 Debate During the xmas week off. I was lucky enough to listen to both units at two diffrent showrooms in San Jose, CA. I thought the B&K sounded better on both movies and two channel stereo but then again in each showroom the associated gears used we... | |
| Widening my soundstage First thing I'd do is replace the Monster speaker cable with something of Cardas Golden Cross which is a bit on the pricey side but it'd be well worth it then listen again. I'd bet you're glad you did! | |
| Severe Imaging Problem You'll need to use XLO test CD to verify all the phase polarities. I suspect you might have phave inverted problem taking place somewhere in the component chain. Does the preamp have phase inverting outputs? Good luck! | |
| Sony SCD-777es,standard or custom switch Custom setting all the way! Mine are all tubed and it does sound better (more upper air extension) at this setting. No problema. Do not let SOny's manual scare you! | |
| Do 24 bit cdps play HDCD discs ??? Absolutely yes, but you'll not hear the beneficial difference of HDCD sound unless your CDP comes with a HDCD decoder. | |
| Does anyone know if neutral cables exist Tough luck finding these 'neutral' cables. They simply do not exist. All cables carry various resistance/capacitance/inductance more or less and some with less shielding than others or none at all. All these factors make a cable its own sonic sign... | |
| UPS COD, Prepare to WAIT It took 2.5 weeks to get a check from UPS and I've stayed away from UPS/COD ever since. Fed/Ex is the best if you can afford it. Another alternative I've used for COD less than $1k is USPS which it takes about one week to collect. | |
| Amps: Bryston vs Electrocompaniet You should try Sim W5 or Eletrocomapniet and take the 7BST off your list. A audiophile buddy of mine used to own a pair of 7BST until the day he and I did the a/b between the W5 and 7BST right in my listening room. The W5 smoked the 7B in every wa... | |
| Does it still pay to buy a $3k CD player SACD1 or the cheaper version or SCD777ES will do for the $3k range and this will beat most of the CDP in that price range or much more. Most CD only transports in $5k-10k range do not even match up with the SCD players's transport if you opt go wi... | |
| SimAudio vrs Ayre opinion I am using Sim W5 amp and very happy with it from price vs perfomance standpoint. Sim W5 is one of the best buy today. Never listened nor did I owned an Arye so cannot comment on that. | |
| Sony SACD 1 or 777 As an ex-SACD1 user and I now own a 777 machine. So naturally, I prefer the 777 over the SCD1. The main reason, I like the sound of the 777 via single/ended output which is somewhat sweeter and more easy to take at the midrange/vocals than its big... |