williewonka

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Gershman Sonogram Loudspeakers
After a couple of years of ownership and some subtle upgrades that improved the fidelity of the entire system, these speakers have kept up all the way.My only disappointment is not with the product but with the attitude of the company when I reque... 
how can I make the back wall transparent?
Charmin! and for best effect hang them on a rope - multi coloured will be high on WAF scale - you can even hang some on the wife/girlfriend and tell them its the latest fashion :-) 
how can I make the back wall transparent?
WALL GONE!Wow - I was expecting much more trouble than this - I'm beginning to love these speakers. Talk about forgiving!I only had to move them a few inches back and the sound stage front to back became much more pronounced. Previously everything... 
how can I make the back wall transparent?
So, If I understand you all correctly...Other than the placement of furniture, rugs and the two screens that I have in place to dampen an echo behind the speakers and careful placement of the speakers to attain the best sound (to remove standing w... 
how can I make the back wall transparent?
Thank for all the feedback - seems I got a few things to try :-) The speakers are Gershman Acoustic Sonograms - which are very forgiving and very transparent. I'm very fortunate in that I have not experienced many of the problems others have re: t... 
how can I make the back wall transparent?
Oooops - sorry for the confusion - I meant the wall behind the speaker. 
Upgrade from Rega P3-24 .....
How about a new arm, or sub platter, or platter, or bearing or...Scroll down to the section on Turntable and Phono at this pagehttp://www.image99.net/blog/files/category-002aproduct-links.htmlIt has links to all of the manufacturers site that I go... 
Survey-What is your most used source?
My most used: streaming to DAC - BUT - most "listened to": phono every time 
Tannoy Prestige or Living Voice
I heard them at an audio show and was amazed at their sound and stagingI was told by the staff person that to get the best staging from them that the toe-in angle has to be quite acute, such that the point of convergence must be slightly ahead of ... 
Cables for low power amps and Horns?
Quote *** Do other people think there can be any substance to making cables for particular types of components, or is it just a marketing gimic? ***Cable design can affect the performance of the amp e.g. Naim require low capacitance cable and I be... 
Budget RCA Phono Cable Suggestions Needed
DH Labs silver sonic is a good budget cableIf you can spring for $150 for a 1 meter pair, then Stagger Silver Solids might just be the last pair you ever buy - amazing details and dynamics that exceeds most peoples system capabilitiesI bought one ... 
Which USB Cable do you like using
Give the DH Labs USB a try - its very fast and pretty nice quality - @ $70 for 1 meter cable 
Power Cords Snake Oil ??
OK, so since my last posting I've had a chance to revamp a few parts of my system and the following is what transpired...I looked at the bottlenecks in my power supply components and in the power supply to the phono stage and the DAC the fuses see... 
Why do digital cables sound different?
One factor I have observed with the optical cables I have used is that the bandwidth of the cable plays a significant role in the sound reproduced.I have three basic grades..1. Consumer grade - unknown bandwidth, but definately the least accomplis... 
Some speaker cables produce lower/higher volume?
The electrical properties of a cable can also affect the performance; of an amp i.e. capacitance and inductance.E.g naim amplifiers really like low capitance speaker cables and actually sound worse when used with higher capacitance cables. Naim al...