stringreen
Responses from stringreen
| Best turntable under $2000 VPI is a winner at any price point...easily upgraded or sold...great customer service, etc. | |
| Ayre VX-5 vs. darTZeel NHB-108 I have an all Ayre system....amp, preamp, CD, .....all worked perfectly out of the shipping box about 8 years ago, and remains the same today. Their upgrade service is wonderful. I have experience with many brands, but this was the most trouble fr... | |
| Cannot find perfect sound Yes....the best sound is heard through earphones. I am a top line Vandersteen owner, and yes, the mids from my earphones are even a bit better. Go listen to Vandersteen speakers......they are a bargain at every level they make. | |
| Any comments on my Ayre AX-7e vs Ayre EX-8 vs Simaudio Moon 340i Integrated Amplifiers Have no worries about your Ayre.....it's built to last a lifetime. | |
| Aries 1 JWM 10 Tonearm replacement or upgrades? ekimg.....here's a link http://edensoundaudio.com/shop/category/terrastone-platforms/Call him up (nice guy) and tell him your table and he'll make the correct attachment. On the site look at "products" | |
| Bordering on criminal, I know… .... a waste of time.....get better amplification. | |
| Aries 1 JWM 10 Tonearm replacement or upgrades? Discovery wire is fine.....if you can work a 3D printed arm - especially with the 2nd pivot (150 dollars).....it can really improve. Also, replace the standard feet with Bearpaws.....(large brass cones) for an additional improvement....that shoul... | |
| Switched from RCA to XLR Interconnects - WOW Dill....I agree re:ClearDay......however, I understand he's ill and doesn't make cable anymore. Too bad....I wish him well. | |
| SOTA vs VPI (or stick with my Rega?) There are better places to put your money.....why bother with even a step up........save for a giant step up | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! I agree Lemonhaze....big Vandersteen's sound so good because of the seperate/amped sub. | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! The road to the ultimate amp sound is not via tubes or s/s.....tube amps are becoming more s/s sounding, s/s sounding amps are becoming more tubey. The happy place is right between..... | |
| Help with advice for high end speaker cables for my system! My whole system is fully balanced - CD,Phono, Preamp, Amp. Of coarse I use balanced cables. I've tried many, and using balanced interconnect, there is little difference between different cables.....Speaker cables, and power cords, very much so,... | |
| Do speaker cables need a burn in period? In my experience new cables sound worse at the beginning of their use, then settle down to their own sound. | |
| How good is your hearing ? And how do you know ? As I age, its the loses that really hurt. The loss of friends, of family, of bike riding 50 miles, of the ability to retain thought or using the word that I knew so well but can't recollect ... the loss of secure balance the loss of a successful ... | |
| Power cords I made my own power cords with top of the line Furutech connections. I've never heard better....tried many pro cables |

