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| amp help - joule - transcendent - berning - atma Hi OneprofI owned the 2c's, 10 years lived quite happily until the upgrade itch finally reared its ugly head and got me going on another journey. I am familiar with ALL Vandy's including the big 4a's from the 80's, except the 5's so I can't commen... | |
| amp help - joule - transcendent - berning - atma Hi JimI currently own both the Transcendent and Berning and Merlins but not the Atmas-pheres and Joules, their next :)I have posted my impressions on the asylum and on other threads as noted above. If you live in or are planning a visit to Florida... | |
| 19th Nervous Breakdown... Hi WalterDon't worry about food. There are so many organizations willing to help out that you'll never have to worry about eating cheap food let alone going hungry. I would however be concerned about going the cheap beer route, what will the rubbi... | |
| Best Dac you ever heard This post is more an observation than offering a best DAC.Tom all I'll say to that is in the world of digital, its usually too soon and never too late. That is as soon as you purchase one DAC, better parts and technology comes out with something g... | |
| Wall Outlets? Whats the difference? I noticed an improvement when going to hospital grade outlets. Even commercial grade 20 amp outlets at 3.50 each are much better than stock, as noted above, much better grip and greater contact area. I would certainly love it if someone could expl... | |
| Vinyl to Digital Digital is more convenient, it is currently less expensive (software) and certainly has its virtues. Unfortunately, I personally haven't heard digital that competes with vinyl sonically insofar as sounding like real. Not to get off topic but from ... | |
| What cd player should I buy? Ttathompaolcom Do you have that DAC? If so, what are your impressions? I have the 1.1 and the ART di/o, I'm not too sure about that one and whether I should upgrade it but love the Bel-Canto. | |
| Are You Content With Your System? Lev, Yes I do enjoy my system and in that respect there is satisfaction. As you say there is always room for improvement and what that is will vary from one to the next as cf notes ya gotta find your own thing, and in this hobby experience and exp... | |
| ARC...D-90B or D-115MKII? - Driving Maggie 1.6s Hi DanI have a buddy that bought my D-115 Mk2 to replace his D-90. It really took him a while to decide which one HE liked better. After rolling some of the inputs on the D-115, he finally sold the D-90 but still felt it better in some respects, s... | |
| tough sounds to reproduce ??? Sean there are too many to mention. As Albert notes the sound of a marching band as it passes. It is about impossible to get even close to the immediacy, dynamics and sense of each individual instrument. I never heard an audio system come even clo... | |
| Very Basic Tube/SS Pre-AMP/AMP Question Satchmo - Abe Collins post is a good one and I agree with everything he says. What is important for you to find out if going the tube route is, what color do you want? With a color spectrum from white=neutral/accurate to carmel=warm/luscious/dark.... | |
| Very Basic Tube/SS Pre-AMP/AMP Question The problem with tube amps is that they don't generally perform as well at the frequency extremes as ss. As Karls notes this is because of the limiting factor that tubes have into low impedance loads presented by the loudspeakers. The transformer,... | |
| Nuetrality be Damned... Well this is an interesting point. Certainly the "neutral" ear bleeders of yesteryear have been improved upon but some still remain. I have owned warm forgiving speakers and would pick them any day over neutral if that term in the context you use ... | |
| calling all audiophiles BishopWill I too live in the "lightning capital of the world" and during those times when things are active I just unplug the gear. No surge protector will protect from a direct hit. I remember several years back when a friends picture tube on his... | |
| How do Newforms sound? Will I feel you may be selling short the value that can be gained from amateur audio reviews. There are many of your opinion, but I disagree. Of course most owners will rave about a product that they own but what is more important to be gained fro... |