undertow

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How many system makeovers to get to where u r now?
Speakers, 12 pair about half commercial built, half built by meAmplifiers, 14 mixed mono's, stereo, receiversCD players, 9 plus not counted about 3 DAC'sTurntables, 3 Pre-amps, 11, some with built in phono, some with externalsÂ…Different Rooms, abo... 
How important is the speaker/room interface?
What is a Sumiko MasterSet? I looked this up once and never found anything on it.... 
How important is the speaker/room interface?
The reasons are obvious as to this trend along with actual Power delivery from the wall being last on the list.. First off you can't just get online and get the immediate satisfaction of owning something new and pretty, or that is Highly reviewed ... 
Emerald Physics CS-2, Opinions Please
Philefreak,There is no doubt you need fairly efficient, and well designed bass drivers in a cabinet capable of air movement to get the magic of S.E.T. bass down as far as 10 hz. Some of the old' horns and klipsch with low excursion, not low tuned ... 
Anyone here using vintage speakers?
Well It should be who is using "Classic" speakers then, however instant Classic speakers could be 6 months old too! Who knows.It seems to me the only way to define this thread would be Vintage as in, fairly early crude days of audio reproduction a... 
? about oppo
I have replaced 2500 dollar Denon Top Picture rated players with Oppos.. yes they are that good in video.. The new ones are even better in audio! 
Emerald Physics CS-2, Opinions Please
Johnk, Totally agree with you... My opinion S.E.T. is totally wasted running a Tweeter alone with a fraction of a watt.. Way too much money, and capable amplification for such a task. The best Deepest beyond subwoofer type bass, mid-bass punch and... 
Anyone here using vintage speakers?
What exactly qualifies as vintage? 1979' and back? Seriously.. 1999' and back? Or simply speakers before plastics were used etc.. So big coffins with no damping material, and paper drivers? I am not being a smart A$$ but curious. 
New Upgrade Kit from Zu for the Druids
Saw this, pretty cool.. nice with a video DVD coming with it for real un-questionable perfect installation of the upgrades. 
an amp without "electronic" sound
Mcintosh amps 
GEM Dandy Record Cleaner - Has Anyone Tried It ?
Hmm, price just went up this week on the Gem dandy to 149.00 .... At 119.00 I thought reasonable, now its gonna be a tougher sell I think. 
Can pro amps possibly sound good? Crown, QSC, etc
I have heard the Master series should be the most "Audiophile" sounding of the Crowns.. However I have heard some Standard QSC amps that are pretty good for way less money.. The K2 is a great amp for certain applications and is Fanless.. ThatÂ’s th... 
Why HDCD did not become a dominant format?
Sharpnine, Yeah thats the exact point I was illustrating way back on this thread.. For sure the main point is most HDCD or Hybrid SACD's simply have better Redbook playback as well due to they ended up thru a better re-mastering process anyway vs.... 
GEM Dandy Record Cleaner - Has Anyone Tried It ?
Theory seems great... I would buy it just for the fact its "Touchless" , its Not going to weigh 40 lbs like the others, it can be used Vertically and with Hi pressure no Vacuum needed, no new cleaning pads, and can be stored away safely without wo... 
Cary SLP-05 - rectifier tube questions
Well your other issue is you say you blew the 40 dollar fuses.. Did you put the 30 cent home depot specials back in? If so you have changed 2 things, lost the old rectifier and lost the better fuses.. So this could be a combination of things possi...