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| Conrad Johnson--Best used Model I can't comment on any of the recent offerings from CJ as I haven't listened in a familiar system but I HAVE been listening for the past year to a PV9a extensively upgraded including bypass caps, resistors, diodes and wire among other things by Bi... | |
| What makes an amp sound more direct ? "You will not get consensus on this"In our attempts to distinguish between live vs. reproduced and everything in between the two I would only say, "Ain't that the truth". The issue of direct sound IME I would generally attribute to SET designs wit... | |
| Quicksilver Remote Control Line stage. Need feedback from current or past owners While a big proponent and owner of Quicksilver amplifiers I'm less enthusiastic concerning their pre-amps. While an excellent value overall considering their price and I would certainly concur that the build quality is beyond reproach, IMHO there... | |
| Conrad Johnson 18LS pre-amp line stage vs CJ ET3 pre-amp tuner:.Best sound quality? I'm a CJ fan but can't comment on any of the SS offerings other than their Motif line from the 80's which to me were among the best ss designs of the time. Jim I would consider the ET-3 SE which includes the teflon caps per jafant. I do believe it... | |
| Should Manufacturer's Tell Us More About Crossovers Of course you're obsessing, it's what audiophiles do through no fault of their own :) Nice manuever Erik, I certainly hear you!On a further note, there should be no reason for a successful manufacturer of a finished speaker design to reveal anythi... | |
| "Stairway To Heaven" Plagarism court case Oh please, you've got to be kidding with those examples onhwy61!!!!Who was MORE plagerized than Chuck Berry if we're going to get real here. Imitation, the greatest form of flattery except when money is concerned, "you've got a buck, how do I get ... | |
| Creek 5350SE - Is it all that? Jafant, I have a friend that replaced a ARC D115 MK 2/SP10 Pre combo for the Destiny Integrated with a pair of Montana Speakers. Would you believe the Destiny was better? Well not exactly but certainly quite nice without the heat, tube and age iss... | |
| Is sound quality effected by twist connecting 2 speaker wires together for extra length? This is really one of those questions that can't be accurately answered by anyone other than yourself. I could say outright that I think that I would hear a difference, but in reality maybe yes maybe not. The point is that only you can answer to y... | |
| InfiniCaps or V cap upgrades for ARC LS7 Hi CharlesI hear you, 50.00 for the OIMP caps really isn't the overriding consideration but as adg101 points out and I concur, this particular preamp isn't really worth spending too much time and money on. It's an entry level pre and IMHO and expe... | |
| InfiniCaps or V cap upgrades for ARC LS7 If considering vcaps, which are quite pricey, I would concur with adg101 and consider bypassing, particularly with this preamp. It’s going to improve for sure but the LS7 is really not worth spending too much on for upgrades, diminishing returns w... | |
| your thoughts about "hybrids" or larger than average bookshelves Just curious, what do you mean by "hybrid", are you referring to a speaker between a "bookshelf" and floorstander whatever that might be or are you referring to a specific speaker design that uses different drivers which doesn't seem to be related... | |
| Losing out ah, gshepardbuster your words hold wise in likelihood, a thing to welcome and anticipate drpat, the wind may still be at your back afterall. | |
| Losing out Drpat, I see absolutely NO reason why you needed to wait until the end of the day to make a decision other than to mull over whether or not you wanted to make the deal or not. Why should the seller feel obligated to such uncertainty, on a promise ... | |
| The Beach Boys I was also referring to the 1999 "Pet Sounds" release on Capitol, not Smiley Smile. | |
| The Beach Boys That's one great post bdp24. I don't know where you have accumulated all this info but from one BB fan to another I must say I'm impressed! I am going to SERIOUSLY revisit Smiley Smile, never one of my favorites, but with new ears. Agree with To... |