warjarrett
Responses from warjarrett
| Best digital cable to audition? I just want to thank Rja for re-opening the #1 audiophile can of worms. I am an engineer, but I turn off that side of my brain when it comes to comparing cables. No matter how many very talented and experienced electronic experts try to explain th... | |
| Best earplugs? "Best earplugs for what", now becomes the question. Best fit, best comfort, and best attenuation have been answered. But I am concerned with best frequency response to my ears, while still providing attenuation. At concerts, every earplug I have t... | |
| My Comments, Tara Labs Temporal Continuum Cables. I just bought a pair of Temporal Continuum to try. Does anyone have any comments about the dials? What they do, what to expect from adjusting them, and turning which direction to do what? | |
| Tubes and forced air cooling ... My father built a Dynaco Stereo 70 amplifier in the 1960's. He plugged a fan into the switched outlet of his home-made Dynaco preamp, and has had air blowing directly onto the power tubes for about 40 years. I'm telling you, he played a lot of rec... | |
| Experience with Audio Research SDP-1 Four years after this short thread started, I aquired and am now enjoying an ARC SDP-1. I am strictly a 2-channel audio enthusiast: LP records, Vacuum tubes and electrostats. But adding 2 more channels of delayed sound did increase the realism of ... | |
| Holy Crap What have I done? I have heard and read over-and-over that the best sounding high-pass crossover is simply a capacitor soldered at each input of the amplifier to the main speakers. Or, a little black-box, with 4 RCA jacks outside and 2 capacitors inside. Two pairs ... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? Longer digital cables sound better than short ones, according to my ears. My listening tests were with Illuminations SPDIF and PS Audio Statement AES/EBU, comparing 1/2 meter to 2 meter lengths. Has anyone else also found this to be true? Anyone h... | |
| Music Reference vs. Quicksilver I have an RM-10, and just think it is great. Small, beautiful, and sounds wonderful. I think you will find only fans of both the amps you mention. I say you should buy both, compare them, sell the one you don't prefer, and then report back on this... | |
| Best digital cable to audition? How about cheaper AES/EBU cables: like Cardas, Nordost Moonglo, etc. These are under $300. Any suggestions in this price range? | |
| Is Bi - amping worth the trouble? Jsadurn has got it very well summarized. I just don't agree with generalizing that ALL tube amps have loose bass and sweet highs, wheras ALL SS amps have great bass and harsh highs. There are amps that do everything right, for a given speaker, NOT... | |
| Setting anti-skate And what about azimuth? This is more critical to sound than AS, and (unlike AS) has one best adjustment position. Are we all adjusting this too? | |
| Thiels or Von Schweikerts Zaikesman's comment (B) is fantastic, and I agree 100%, as another Thiel owner. Any Thiel can make beautiful, and pleasing music with no listener fatigue. But with the wrong equipment they can send you out of the room. VS presents exactly the same... | |
| Setting anti-skate Nsgarch and I are getting closer to agreement now, because I agree that different stylus shapes require different anti-skating force, and that a blank record must also be different than a real groove. The interaction of the stylus with groove undu... | |
| Thiels or Von Schweikerts Zaikesman good advice; Rustler good move. Back to the original question. I believe, as a rule, VS speakers will be warm and pleasing, with a tendancy towards blandness. Thiels will be detailed and exciting, with a tendency towards edginess. But a ... | |
| Setting anti-skate Nsgarch, thank you for your detailed technical analysis, but your understanding of coefficient of friction is wrong in EXACTLY the way it brings you to the wrong conclusion. Your analysis utilizes your personal logic instead of an application of p... |