zd542
Responses from zd542
| What can I improve in my audio system for better s "Or can I enhance anything in my system to improve the sound quality or am I looking for unrealistic Magic? When I purchased this system, my friends were so surprised from the money I spent, there first question to me was "Does singer comes out of... | |
| Pre + Amplifier Recommendation You need to go through the trouble of choosing your components. If you don't, you'll never be happy. Here's why:"10-14-14: MattmillerI don't like low power tubes with high sensitivity speakers,the sound is not heavy or visceral enough for me.""My ... | |
| Michel orbe repair Try Hollywood Sound. Its not too far up from Miami. He specializes in TT's. | |
| Matching Level between unbalanced & blanced audio I would just get some adapters. If you call The Cable Company, they'll help you pick the best ones for your system. | |
| Of the two If your NAD 7400 has enough power to drive your speakers properly, I would say get a new preamp instead. It should make a bigger difference. The amp and preamp sections on your NAD are jumped externally. That allows you to bypass the preamp sectio... | |
| Long Speaker Cables/Short Interconnect or reverse Are you considering this upgrade just to change the length of your cables? If so, I think the differences will be very small, if any. I think the money can be better spent upgrading something else in your system. If you call The Cable Company, the... | |
| Goldpoint XLR switch "Obviously, before buying a Goldpoint, I should try the Oppo to XLR and Sony to RCA connections, because I may not need one. The distance from disc player to preamp to is less than 2' in all cases, but there are quite few nearby audio and power ca... | |
| Need recommendations to replace ARC VT100 MkII "10-12-14: MabonnI am on the road so I haven't checked in for a couple of days. Thanks for all your replies. Zd, what would you consider a good step up from the sp3c in the ARC line?"I have mixed feelings on ARC preamps. To me, they sometimes soun... | |
| Looking for Amp suggestions or Avalon speakers "10-07-14: Bo1972Ayre weakest point is depth. I compared Ayre with Pass Labs. Pass Labs gives a much wider and deeper stage."I don't get that with my Ayre equipment. The imaging is at least as good as it was with my Pass gear. However, the Pass th... | |
| Has Anyone Found Shunyata Cables Sounding Thin? "I suspect Sabai may not have even tried the Shunyata cable alone; from the lead post it appears he has inserted it into his serial cable system and weighed in on its sound. He simply is not using the cables correctly, according to the intent of t... | |
| Has Anyone Found Shunyata Cables Sounding Thin? "Its analogous to what the best designers of audio components do: they listen AND they measure. They stay away from things that don't make sense, regardless of how they may sound."You hit the nail on the head with that one. They go for things that... | |
| Has Anyone Found Shunyata Cables Sounding Thin? "Every element in a system imparts tone -- components, cables, accessories. I have no idea why there is special emphasis placed on cables in this regard."I'm pretty sure I know. When most people start out in audio, they are very surprised when peo... | |
| Help with Belles 350a Like everyone said, you probably need to provide more info. I've seen people paint their wall outlets and the paint gets on the power cord or in the outlet and acts like a dielectric, but it sounds like you know better. You could have plugged a li... | |
| which preamp "I agree about listening to a preamp before buying it. But it is not just a matter of tube products and risk. If you don't roll the right tubes in the preamp you may think you have a dud where you may actually have a jewel -- if you only knew.Saba... | |
| Spkr Cables for JMR Trente I'm assuming the speakers are broken in. If that's the case, I would suggest that you fix the problem instead of buying cables. Using cables to fix a problem like this almost never works. You should be able to get your system sounding good with ba... |