zd542
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| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? "06-21-15: CerrotZd - you do not hear any sound coming from my speakers in my room."I know. I told you not to buy anything until your country gets electricity. What did you expect? | |
| Better 2-channel music Sorry I made you pull teeth to get it. | |
| Better 2-channel music Sorry. I didn't realize that was what you were asking. Its not complicated if you think about it. Just visualize the flow of the signal through the different components. For stereo, start with the 851C CD player. The signal starts there and goes t... | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? "I've heard lots of sub-$100k box speakers, but I've yet to hear one that sounds as life-size as a $5k Magneplanar. Sorry if that pisses you off!"It doesn't piss me off. I don't have any of these problems.Cerrot,I have yet to understand something ... | |
| Potential seller's strange policy Shipping and paypal fees are nothing if your item happens to get caught up in customs. Anyone every try shipping something to and from Canada? lol. Your package just disappears for a couple of months, and reappears with a bunch of orange stickers ... | |
| Better 2-channel music "I've realized that you and Bob have different views in experiencing the quality of sound, and the differences sometimes go from rich knowledge to subjective emotion that usually influences our judgments as well as reading other's point of view."I... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? "I am after speed, extension, holographic 3D soundstage with pinpoint placement of sounds/instruments/voices, refinement, low-level detail and resolution. Budget is 5K used. Does anyone have some advice?"If that's what you're looking for, I think ... | |
| Audioquest pythons for turntable? You can, but I would recommend that if you're going to use AQ, get IC's that have the dbs system. With dbs, the cables break in fast and they stay broken in for a long time. This way, you don't have to put as many hours on your cartridge. If you w... | |
| Need a subwoofer reccomendation..... The speakers you have are very good. I had a pair myself in a room about the same size as yours. Since you already have all the equipment, I recommend you do a simple experiment. Try running your Oppo directly into the amp using the Oppo's built i... | |
| Potential seller's strange policy I should have mentioned this before, but I have seen many times, where a seller is trying to do the right thing with a policy like this. When a seller charges a flat rate for shipping and fees, they often get accused with trying to make a profit o... | |
| NAD M51 DAC high-pitched ringing? "So it seems the DAC and the amp are functioning properly independently, but something screwy happens when they are used in conjunction. And the DAC is producing some signal doing its algorithmic thing that the Jolida is picking up on.""To Bill_K:... | |
| Potential seller's strange policy "PayPal and eBay explicitly state that the buyer is not to be assessed the fees and yet I see it all the time. It's time the buyers started telling the sellers to go pound sand..."That's because PayPal and eBay are the same company. They've always... | |
| How to eliminate standby AC line current Is there a reason you're going through all this trouble? Most SS preamps and sources are never meant to be fully shut off. Sometimes, its recommended you leave a piece fully powered up at all times, and most others go into a standby mode where the... | |
| preamp for vandersteen Quatro I use Ayre and Vandersteen. Personally, I would prefer an Ayre preamp."Most importantly, which brand(s) of cabling do you plan to use in this system? Keep me posted & Happy Listening!"Why would that be more important than selecting a preamp? M... | |
| Better 2-channel music "The Marantz AV8801 is definitely a steal for $1495 although I can get the Marantz AV8802 for $3200, more than twice the AV8801 with just a few atmos movies. Just as Bob recommended, just live with the AV8801 for three years, then move to 8802 or ... |