twoleftears
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| ... what is Settling Time in cables and interconnects... Once upon a time this thread was about settling time (rather than burn-in), i.e. time a fully burned-in cable needed to settle after it was disconnected and/or moved. | |
| Devore Nines vs. 0/93's What reason for the move? Other than the O-series is more geared to lower-powered tubes.Remember too that there is now a Super Nine, with incredible bass for the size, but a presentation, when loud, that tends to smoosh everything together. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Listened to Field ## 1 and 2 last night, John O'Conor, and so far I have to say I prefer the Nocturnes, which are absolutely delicious. We'll see if I like 3-7 better. 1 & 2 were obviously heading in the direction of Chopin, but frustratingl... | |
| Power Cord suggestion please @elizabeth +1 | |
| Any love for the Belles Aria or other recent Belles amplifier? Amen.My next speakers, whatever they are, are going to be "disproportionately" expensive w.r.t. the Belles I'm running | |
| Best Preamp New or Used up to $3,000 ?? @atmasphere Do your comments on balanced extend to Backert? I was told those were not just convenience connections. | |
| Efficient 2 way bookshelf/monitors under 2k @mapman +1. The Fritz's were terrific on 8 watts. | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker OK, so Benchmark amp is not totally immune to the effects of bridging, but I still see them sending out pairs to reviewers so they can use them in bridged mode. So they must have a fairly strong level of confidence in their performance. | |
| Triode wire or audio quest If you're strictly limiting to between those two, then TWL. You should also take a look at Audio Sensibility and at Duelund (grannyring/Audio BBQ). | |
| Need Preamp and Amp to Match Vandersteen 3A Signature Speakers Belles would likely do well (Johnny can tell you how well), or more upmarket Aesthetix or Backert preamp+Pass amp. | |
| full-scale orchestral music—best test of speakers’ potential? There are plenty of threads where people talk about the test tracks and test discs they use when auditioning equipment. I see the kind of music I describe mentioned very rarely. When I say "I'd argue" I was using the verb in the sense of "propos... | |
| Do you use a custom Power Cord on a Power Conditioner? Just ordered an Isotek EVO3 Synchro for my EVO3 Sigmas. | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2018--show report @mikeel... Yes, another plus with Salk is that he's open to customizing individual speakers for customers. Sometimes these turn out so well, he adds them to his line-up, leading to the proliferation of models.Ironic too that I was asking him pret... | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker Test results unbridged and bridged.https://www.stereophile.com/content/benchmark-media-systems-ahb2-power-amplifier-measurements "But the power output doesn’t stop there. With the flick of a switch you can transform the AHB2 into a monoblock ampli... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? John Field, Piano Concertos; soloist John O'Connor, Onyx |