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| moving on from Emotiva UMC-200 pre/processor "In fact Im pretty certain just about every hiend audio equip you could think of produced better sounding top end preamp during that time, of which the Adcom was no match, if I recall correctly?! I mean if the passive section of that 750 was that ... | |
| Tweak or Tin Foil Hat? Try running an extension cord from an outlet that is not on the same circuit as your audio system and use it to power the AirPort. If that fixes the problem, you can leave it like that and you should be OK. If you cant use the extension cord for s... | |
| Audio Research M100 Thumping What's the rest of your system? | |
| Anything you can put between spikes and carpet? It sounds like the feet on your speakers are too fat to cut through your thick carpet and bight into the wood floor underneath. If that's the case, thin spikes should solve the problem. If you call The Cable Company and tell them what you need, th... | |
| Audio Research REF 110 or Ref 75 "07-29-14: Mitch4t.Zd542, Lak & Vdosc, Would a subwoofer be a possible solutionin this scenario?"In this case, I would say no. The Watt/Puppies can go pretty low all on their own. The real issue is having a 15 watt amp. It should be OK with th... | |
| Power DAC for KEF LS50 "According to Wadia, it was designed to be left on all the time."Try leaving it on for a few days. It will sound better. | |
| moving on from Emotiva UMC-200 pre/processor "note that this article is from 1995, not that there isn't plenty of relevancy here. just thought it worth noting.hj"Not only that, Corey Greenberg was a complete idiot. Stereophile got rid of him decades ago. | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? My biggest disappointments were: B&W 802s3, Naim Nait 5i, Magnepan 1.7, PAD interconnects (don't remember the model, price was about $1000-1500), PS Audio PCA-2, Musical Fidelity A3.5, Pass X2.5, Clements RT-7 | |
| DAC in $400-800 range for Vandersteen 2ce system Beewax,I don't understand your post. | |
| DAC in $400-800 range for Vandersteen 2ce system Change your preamp first. It will be a much bigger upgrade. | |
| moving on from Emotiva UMC-200 pre/processor "I did also read this article from a year ago, claiming that passive preamp require careful cabling and source component selections for good results from passive preamp, so maybe that's it."You're right. That is it. Passives can be great, but ther... | |
| Where for a tube-newb to start? The Cable Company has a pretty good selection of tubes. They'll give you recommendations for which tubes will work best for you. | |
| PSB Synchrony line discontinued?? Twoleftears,I know you had a chance to listen to some PSB speakers. You did talk about your goals with regards to bass, but what about the highs? The aluminum tweeters PSB uses sound very different than the soft dome tweeters in your 2.5's. I was ... | |
| new interface/front-end for audiophile system Check to make sure the HD on your ibook is not almost full. Also, make sure that there are no extra programs/processes running that you don't usually have. | |
| CDP or DAC for $4000 budget Do you plan on listening to anything before you buy or are you just pick something at random? If yes, can you list all the brands that you have access to, and the rest of your system? |