vhiner
Responses from vhiner
| Tube Pre-Amp Recommendation As usual, Elizabeth is on target. I *have* heard the Dodd outclass the Ref 3 but your resale will never compare to any ARC gear. The new Conrad Johnson ET5 is quite fast and can be obtained used within your budget, but I've never compared it to th... | |
| Asking for guidance on my first hi-fi system... Reasonable differences of opinion aren't hurting our hobby but the use of pejoratives like "snake oil" to describe other people's preferences certainly does more harm than good. The term implies that the manufacturers are dishonest and that happy ... | |
| Asking for guidance on my first hi-fi system... The posts here certainly aren't going to tell the whole story about blind tests; whole books have been written about them and they have long ago been discounted by the mainstream scientific community as a reliable measure of whether a perception i... | |
| Asking for guidance on my first hi-fi system... Here's how civil discourse works: "I've tried power cords and I couldn't' hear any differences between them." Wilsynet's post seeks to insult the thousands of audiophiles (including hundreds of respected audi journalists, producers and engineers) ... | |
| Asking for guidance on my first hi-fi system... Jfmerk,To bad you have to contend with people who use hobbyist forums to insult people who they don't agree with. Fortunately, you have someone like your friend Jeff and your own good ears. | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly Thanks, Bill! | |
| Optimal length for digital cables: 1m or 1.5m? I agree with AL. A friend of mine and I have a/b'd a 1 meter Shunyata Zitron Python digital cable and a 1.5 meter Moray James cable and we both preferred the Shunyata cable but we both understand this does not answer your fundamental question. I f... | |
| Asking for guidance on my first hi-fi system... Yes, by all means, enjoy the giddy pleasures of your new kit! I usually rediscover my whole music collection when I've made a change. | |
| Recommendations for 5k upgrade Polyglot,I used the Harmonic Tech Platinum digital, Kimberly Illuminati and a 2011 version of Moray James' digital cable. The Moray James cable (designed in Canada) is my back up...coming in a close second to the Shunyata. I'd certainly never sugg... | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly I realize this is an old thread. What's up with the IEC on these units? They appear to accept only two pronged cords,or am I mistaken? | |
| Recommendations for 5k upgrade Polyglot,Wow! You've been busy and it sounds like you've made excellent choices. I also subscribe to the loom theory. Too bad you can't afford Nordost's flagship digital cable. I use Shunyata's Zitron Python digital and suspect the Lessloss may be... | |
| Asking for guidance on my first hi-fi system... There are a number of great options: I suggest the Shunyata Venom 3 power cord because it costs $99 and nothing touches it for less than $200, IMHO. I added one to my father's NAD and, while he's no audiophile, he loved the result. As far as speak... | |
| Asking for guidance on my first hi-fi system... Jfmerk,Glad the NAD is matching with your speakers. In a few months, you might want to try an after market power cord. You seem to be the kind of listener who would appreciate the improvement. | |
| CD cleaning question I'm a complete slob, so I use this stuff. Some fastidious people like Robert Harley use it as well.http://www.dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?hArticle=833 | |
| Replacement for Squeezebox Touch? I repeatedly fool audiophiles into thinking they're listening to cd's when, in fact, the feed is MOG or Spotify from my Squeezebox Touch via coax into my PerfectWave MKII DAC. I wouldn't consider being without these services and I hope more audiop... |