whoopycat
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| Cartridge loading The Zu Denon is very much a "salt to taste" kind of cartridge when it comes to loading. When I used one it could indeed sound quite different when using 100/200/300/500/1000 ohms. And Zu will tell you there is no wrong answer here, just use what... | |
| Black Cat Cable's/Coppertone wires are amazing good! The reason I said I would go with Coppertone if starting over is that the first Black Cat cables I bought from Chris was the Redlevel Couer speaker cables, which was his entry level speaker cable at the time. Those cables are still in a system th... | |
| Mattresses, not stereos is where the money is If two mattresses measure the same, will they also sleep the same? | |
| Vinyl / Digital / and can you have too much information. A good solid state DAC has a signal to noise ratio of about 120db. A good tube phono stage has a SNR of about 90db. Similar ratios exist when you compare solid state amps to tube amps. Yet lots of people swear by tubes and vinyl. Short answer ... | |
| First Watt J2 or F7 for my Omens Your preamp might be a bigger factor than the pairing with the Omens. J2 has a much higher input impedance than F7, so if you are using a tube pre with high output impedance, J2 might be a better bet.Edit, I see you are using AR LS3... their websi... | |
| Anybody know what happened at JOB... I am wondering why Zu does not offer biwiring / biamping options. Because there's no crossover in Zu speakers. What would be the benefit of biwiring a full range driver? | |
| Any audiophiles within a couple hours of Des Moines, IA? I live in DSM | |
| Zu Druid 6 Def 6? What happened to Def 5? Or is Def 5 going to be upgraded Def 4's? | |
| Your Top Five Blues LPs, SQ-wise... From a pure SQ standpoint, the best blues album I've heard is the Lightnin' Hopkins album Goin Away SACD on Analogue Productions. Incredible sound.I do love that Gatemouth Brown Pressure Cooker album mentioned above.For guitar tone, give me the N... | |
| Iowa Audiophiles I'm in Des Moines | |
| Synergestic Black Fuse vs Audio Magic BeesWax Um yeah, that was kind of my point. | |
| Synergestic Black Fuse vs Audio Magic BeesWax Kosst, you can't claim "science and measurements" only when it suits your needs. You stated in another thread your Focal speakers have just as good dynamics as high efficiency speakers. Where are your measurements for this? You're stating your ... | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. Your neighbor is Marty Feldman? | |
| Anyone at the Devore Fidelity Event? I was not at the event, but I visited Common Wave a few months ago while visiting LA. The owner Wes was extremely nice, and he has a mouthwatering selection of gear. That said, I agree that the warehouse/loft layout that he has in the store isn'... | |
| What brands tend to have the worst resale value? So many answers to this. The ones that get me are the really great components that are just priced way too high.Manley Steelhead - this is as good as it gets for a phono stage. I used one for a few years. No way I'd pay $8400 for a new one when... |