nicotico
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| Three recent shows? Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Kurt Rosenwinkel & Christian McBride tonight, and before that Dave Liebman at Snug Harbor. I can't remember prior to that. Happy Memorial Day weekend! | |
| Need to consider a new pair of ICs My first reaction was similar to Al's. If the only thing you changed was the DAC...Why would you not have heard that same harshness in the upper mids under the old setup? The only conclusion one could arrive at is that the PS Audio DAC was somehow... | |
| ARC Litz Line Speaker Cable In 2005 I paid $339 for a 4 meter pair of Litz Link interconnects (RCA) to go between my pre amp and amp. I don't know who Audio Research contracted to have this line of cables made for them, and I think the line is no longer being offered by Audi... | |
| What do you void listening? "So this thread really has nothing to do with music"Bingo, its about likes and dislikes. Nothing ignorant about a man who knows what he likes and doesn't like. | |
| Great Saxophone Artists and Albums What are the different types/ genre of saxophone music besides Jazz?Saxophone is most closely associated with the Jazz and Rock genres. There are plenty of sub-genres that fall within the umbrella of Jazz but that is another discussion. A better w... | |
| change to ARC Dac 7? Suggest calling Audio Research. If anyone knew, they would. In my experience they are usually happy to help with these types of questions. I own the DAC7 but not the CD3 MKII. Looking at the specs for the CD3 MKII, that unit looks pretty substanti... | |
| Audio Research VSi60 integrated reliability? FWIW, I've had my ARC VS60 since Aug. 2010 (bought new; discontinued by ARC shortly thereafter). Basically the same unit as the VSi60, but it is not an integrated. No problems so far, knock on wood. I plan to replace the 6550's with the KT-120's w... | |
| companies that modify equipment...opinions "Stock is just not good enough."So I suppose if you built your own components from scratch then stock would just not be good enough. | |
| Taming edge from remastered CDs? Agree with Audioengr. Rarely have I purchased a remastered CD that did not sound superior to a previous issue. When puchasing CD's I specifically look for ones that have some sort of notation about being remastered (although I admit that is in-and... | |
| Unusual TAS bomb It makes no sense that he was fired for writing that unfavorable review. A negative review such as that would never have been published without crossing the desk of the editor-in-chief, Robert Harley, or at the very least, the desk of the executiv... | |
| Unusual TAS bomb At first I was skeptical, too, of the reviewer's conclusions. However, as an owner of a DAC7, I can attest that the reviewer's description of the DAC7's sonic qualities is spot-on. Therefore if he can get the DAC7 right, then the reviewer is at le... | |
| Music that everyone else loves but you just don't Oh, and Bon Jovi. Spare me. | |
| Music that everyone else loves but you just don't Aerosmith. Their music is so shallow it isn't even funny. Especially their stuff from the 80's and forward. Yeah they're having a good time, but their faking it all the way. | |
| question about "lower" priced CD players/DACs I would like to chime in here since I used to have an Adcom combo (pre-amp + amp). I agree with the folks who suggest focusing on things other than your digital components first. While I agree that the Adcom stuff is competent, I think it can easi... | |
| Cable Upgrade: Too much transparency While the GFA 545 II has great weight and punch in the lows, its top end can be forward and unrefined. Not sure which cables you had in the system before, but by adding the more transparent cables you may have exposed this weakness that was otherw... |