s2k_dude
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| Tweak worth 100X It's price - Vibrapods pods work! just got'em and i'm pretty happy. deeper and tighter bass, better dynamics, slightly better resolution. nice for the price. | |
| How hard is it to admit you bought bad gear? solution: try before you buy.if you don't, you are sure to get a dud now and then and you'll have noone to blame but yourself. i'm constantly amazed by people who buy stuff site-unseen based on the reviews or the brand name. | |
| looking for upgrade suggestions - 12,000 to spend i've seen eidelons (used or demos) going for close to $12k. yummy. | |
| Tweak worth 100X It's price - Vibrapods great idea to put the pods under your speakers! however, i have one question about pods on components: do you remove the rubber feet that came on the component? i would like to try these but need to know if and how they'll work with my stuff. thanks. | |
| Thoughts on Placette Preamps? thanks for all the replies. i am still debating between trying the placette and just getting a used BAT tube preamp (5i, 30, or 50). i just like the functionality and appearance of the BAT preamps and it would probably sound great running fully ba... | |
| Got BAT VK-60 ...now what? tim, where did you hear that the 5i sounds better than the vk-30? i thought the 30 was a newer design so that kinda surprises me. does this also mean the 5ise is superior to the 30se? thanks. | |
| Talon Khorus with no soundstage? quote: I'm not a pro in accoustics but the only thing I know that original soud wave travels to our ear before the reflected one. That's why I think that soundstage in %$16k speaker must be present even in the wrong room.i totally agree but speake... | |
| BDR Cones & Pucks with BAT Tube Amp thanks for the replies. it's reassuring to hear that i'm not totally insane to be using (and liking) these goofy cone things. hey JD, where'd you get those Ti cones? in what ways did you find them superior to BDR? i would love to try them if i cou... | |
| good silver IC's to audition? whoops, forgot to mention my system configuration:meridian 508.24meridian 502 preampBAT vk-75avalon arcus speakersspeaker wire is copper (don't remember what type) all of the front-end components are fully balanced so i'd like to stay with XLR con... | |
| DVD sound via audio-only sound system? dwpc - i believe you must be talking about the digital outputs. i don't think there is such a thing as a two-channel analog DTS/dolby pro output. | |
| DVD sound via audio-only sound system? yeah, that'll work fine. i do it with my dvd and it sounds damn good, even through "only" 2 channels. it's amazing how stereo spatial info can be recorded out-of-phase etc. to sound like it's all around you. | |
| Dynaudio vs. Vienna Acoustics the mahlers are nice. i heard them with some jeff rowland stuff and i was impressed. it's a lot of speaker (literally) for the money. | |
| My quest: an integrated with great imaging. Help i would check out the new YBA Passion Integre ($4500). 100 wpc w/ remote. i really like YBA stuff...great quality and great sound. i was very impressed with a YBA 1 amplifier that i demoed. VERY good imaging and pretty deep soundstage. the YBA is ... | |
| do tube amps have weak midbass? update:using a test CD, i determined that the bass suckout occurs between about 45 and 65hz. what's weird is that there's decent bass energy at 30-35hz and even some, albeit greatly reduced, at 25hz. at 70hz and above, everything's ok. is this a r... | |
| What's the use of 20 and 24 bit DACs with CDs? "why get the Turbo V6, when the standard 4 cylinder will get you there?"you need to get out more! rent a ferrari for a day, then come back and tell us if you still prefer your buick.-s2k, F1 hopeful |