zd542
Responses from zd542
| Classic rock: best remasters Generally speaking re-masters suck. Especially if you're talking about an all analogue recording. | |
| Audiophile Boston pressing? I agree. Sometimes the best sounding records for music like this, is to just find an old original copy in good shape. | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? Assuming your power amp has no trouble driving your speakers and it doesn't do anything really bad sonically, I would say that the preamp is easily more important. Just to give a rough example, if I had $5000 to spend on both pieces, at least $300... | |
| Behold Gentle G192 Media Player "01-26-15: AudiolabyrinthHi Mcondon, what a great post, thankyou, I would like to find a streamer of excellent sound with a quality volume control to run direct to my amp and get out of cd-player's, dac's-transport's all together, I am not that in... | |
| Move to tubes: Ayon Crossfire or Triton, various I just remembered something about Ayon. I heard negative comments, as well, but I think it was in reference to one of their dealers, not so much Ayon. The Cable Company sells Ayon. They're extremely reputable. I've been doing business with them si... | |
| What speakers for 10k? Mirage shouldn't have discontinued the M series. They were great speakers. | |
| Best pre-amp match for Sonance Sonamp 2120T MKII Those amps are more for multizone applications. Typically, an amp like that would be paired with an in wall, ceiling or even an outdoor speaker. Its a good quality product, but I don't know if it would be the best choice for your Sonus Faber speak... | |
| Wilson speakers/to people who own them etc "01-25-15: Nyaudio98Maxboy, didn't ask your opinion so shutup!! "Why haven't you told me to shutup yet? I have to be the biggest PIA out of all of us? | |
| Zany measurements and theories "I only say this because I find it sometimes hard ti understand things without a comparative example"Why a comparative example? If we are talking about a record melting, why not just get an actual example?"01-23-15: TheoI remember reading years ag... | |
| is there an audiophile war going on "01-25-15: RunninIn some of the other forums, there are indeed people that proudly proclaim that all amps sound the same, all cables sound the same, all DACs and anything else have the same sound since they measure flat across the audio frequency ... | |
| System upgrade advice "I'm considering replacing them with maybe some used speakers around $2.5k (pair) like some B&W 804s."You'll make the problem worse doing that. Also, you're not going to solve the problem by just going out and buying something new. The whole s... | |
| Wilson speakers/to people who own them etc "Sure, go ahead and waste his time. He probably has nothing better to do than chat with you......"Look at the upside. If he's busy wasting Wilson's time, he won't be wasting ours by posting these silly threads. | |
| Hum in one speaker? "01-24-15: Barruch86Hi thanks guys for your input! So far I eliminated about 98% of the hum! What I did first is I put the speakers back to tweeters on the inside. Then I Moved the amp and the turntable as far away from the preamp as I could. Then... | |
| three of a kind "Want the center channel for t.v. and clarity of voices ex. enunciationDavehrab...Thanks for your info!"I didn't realize you have a HT preamp. Your post makes sense now. | |
| speakers to audition with pass labs / PAD cabling "01-21-15: FsymeNever heard of them.. but will look them up. Tks for thoughts."You never heard of Vandersteen? Do you live in the US? |