avguygeorge
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| Difference between digital/analo cables? Good observation.Treyhoss.In Stereophile mag couple of yrs.back they used AQ diamonds and pretty much said the same.The properties within are different.As a simular but different case I have theata data 3,It has a DD out. (Movie 5.1)It won't pass ... | |
| Best Pre-Amp with Phono Stage Me too,Bryceeboy.(sorry) I get carried away time to time.And yes I was a little testie defending my pre amps' honor.It "speaks" to me,but can't defend itself.I love this site.I'm new here,-2 weeks.Heck, I hadn't thought about sep.phono stage.See a... | |
| Speaker cables for hybrid amp? When I say under-amped I refer to quality.I guess many people think "watts is watts";and thus think "bass is bass".Let me use an analogy: In tennis, running to get to the ball is only half as important as what you do with the ball when you get to ... | |
| 2 channel high end disscussion Talk about snobs. In my 62 years I have learned. I'm still learning.The garbage collector,or whomever, knows things some of us don't know.With this attitude your potential for learning is diminished. People who may not dress, speak,or spell up to ... | |
| My Only Question Is......... Gads,I didn't know there was going to be a test.I'm in the wrong thread.See you on the flip side. | |
| Best Pre-Amp with Phono Stage I hate it when some guy named bryceeboy condems everything,save for the brand of his choice.Lotta this stuff IS choice.your money your choice TT ARM CART.PHONO CABLE.Has he really heard all these pre amps/with all the TT combinations ? Be kind, so... | |
| HT Setup Professionals, Help ! Installers get 75-100 on up per hr depending on the type of installation. A lot of high end stores do their own installs of the stuff they have sold;so don't blame them.They haven't sold you anything,when they are out giving you help they can't ma... | |
| Biggest Sonic Improvement A phono step device/and cartridge for my mass market Sony tt and (yes) into a reciever's phono input.The step up & cartridge were bought used.the brand?? The still highly regarded Fidelity Research.I played records,non stop till I dropped.That... | |
| Biggest Sonic Improvement A phono step device/and cartridge from my mass market Sony tt and (yes) into a reciever's phono input.The step up & cartridge were bought used.the brand?? The still highly rgarded Fidelity Research.I played records,non stop till I dropped.That... | |
| Digital Cable: To balance or not to ? Here is the skinny as it has been explained to me by someone much smarter than both of us.If you are not balanced all the way too; and including the amp,all dig cables sound better single ended. | |
| Static discharge - strange effect on amp To Chungjc:Sounds like a grounding problem. Have you "floated" any ground connections? I have experianced the same phenomenon.I'm in So.Cal.we get low humidities. During these times a pretty decent jolt is probable.But when I was doing the floatin... | |
| How are Van Alstine tube preamps? Have heard Their amps(ss) not bad for the money.However any intelligent person respnding would need to know what the rest of your system consists of.It is merely to determine what your weakest linc is.Sometimes it is a what goes well with what;(sy... | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge Can't help with these two pieces.The thing is the "CHIP" It is just a better chip.Naturally the further up you go the better.Think about the MSB with 24/96 chip.Better than anything in that price range should sound. I have had Theata 5a for 5 year... | |
| Speaker cables for hybrid amp? Forgot:the stock rca outs and the binding posts are crap Got mine changed out to Cardas $250,what a dif. way to much help huh? | |
| Speaker cables for hybrid amp? I presently own the 600.Did you know that amp sounds best if left on all the time? (FACT) You got a captured cord-no help there. There are other amps out there to do better justice to your Vandys.I moved up the food chain to Music reference 9 mk 2... |