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| Why bi-wiring is bad When I had more mid-fi products, I was a big fan of bi-wiring. Now, bi-wiring robs my system of musicality. I feel with higher quality equipment, bi-wiring reveals a lot of incoherencies that can otherwise be negated by simply single-wiring with a... | |
| $800 Integrated Nakamichi TA-4A and swap out the jumpers. | |
| Cable Comparison-Stage 1 I love conspiracy theories. Especially wild kingdom of omaha conspiracies where people talk about me instead of directly at me on my own thread. Oh, it is an honor to have the designer of the cable I reviewed to visit, btw. | |
| My wife says yes Help what to upgrade next? I have used an Aragon 8002 for years and has been extremely happy with it. But, eventhough the 8008 is the more expensive amp, the 8002 is more balanced and musical. What I mean is, the 8008 is boomier in the lows and sharper in the highs. The BnW... | |
| $150 Transport anyone? A way to turn a problem into an opportunity!!Business lesson #2. | |
| $150 Transport anyone? The CD-ROM has a digital output? What kind of interface is the digital output? SPDIF? ATA/IDE? Are you using a IDE to SPDIF backplane?Also, does it have any other button on there other than eject, say... a play button? I've never seen a CD-ROM tha... | |
| Cable Comparison-Stage 1 Conclusion:Unhappy with the way my cds sound on my system, I searched for the magic interconnect to cure my audio woes. Have I found the magic interconnect? No. But, I am buying the Harmonic Technology Silway Mk2 RCA from Gunbei. It was very close... | |
| Audiophile Gold import CD's? I have a CD made by Milan from France. It is a gold CD copy of the movie soundtrack "come see the paradise" with orchestra composed and conducted by Randy Edelman. The audio fidelity is top notch. Why can't all CDs be made with this kind of qualit... | |
| Freeze first, or cook first? Your recipe? There is something I don't understand about cryo treating audio components. Is the elements/chemicals'physical property really improved sonically after cryo treatment? I learned in geology that molecular shape and crystallization, uniforming cryst... | |
| Cable Comparison-Stage 1 Stage-3We’re finally at the last stage of this long review. Just a few disclaimers before I begin:1) I did each stage of comparisons on different days. So, the comparisons between each stage are based on the memory of how they sound and the notes ... | |
| Cable Comparison-Stage 1 Rockhead, thank you for your kind comments. And, even though the Bear isn't the best cable in my system, it is certainly capable of being the best in someone else's system. They might just not be as compatible with my Argents. Fpeel, I think I kno... | |
| Best amps for new B&W Nautilus 800's I agree with bi-amping. Before, I used 2 Nakamichi Pa-5ii to biamp a BnW 802 series 3. | |
| Cable Comparison-Stage 1 Track-2EmeraldThe piano lead in with the Emerald is cool and clear. The violin is silky smooth. The only thing I find a bit lacking is the decaying of the piano isn’t as ideal but is about 80% there. Btw, in case you are not familiar with this CD,... | |
| Cable Comparison-Stage 1 Stage-2Just doing everything I did in Stage-1 except a Meridian 518 is added into the signal loop. The transport now sends signal to the 518 and then to the DAC via one pair of D-60s. The 518 do a lot of things to digital signals such as augmentin... | |
| Cable Comparison-Stage 1 It's really quite interesting. I am kind of perturbed that people think I swap cable to suit each individual's cd sonic characteristics. Yet, my listening sessions, which usually coincides with my studying sessions or when I just buy a new cd, oft... |