elizabeth
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| A certain online retailer asked me for a review of Pangea power cords.. "Pangea are budget cables" True. Not a problem. One of those situations where folks base notions on old data for the original AC9 and AC14, and prejudice about them being 'budget'. And think calling them 'budget' is an insult. LOL ... | |
| Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first? I also own only cars with manual transmissions. I want to DRIVE my car, not be on a moving sofa I aim in some general direction. LOL | |
| Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first? I am certain plenty of folks though the early automobile was a fad, and that the horse and buggy were here to stay. The 'fad' of automobiles would soon vanish.As for the musings and longing for youth, I think some of the love for tubes is based on... | |
| A certain online retailer asked me for a review of Pangea power cords.. I like the AC9SE mkII Signature on my Bryston BP-26 preamp. Better than the AC14 Se mkII Signature. Before I started using the Singnature series, I was using original AC9SE.The earliest AC9 and AC14, at this point in time, I can say they are reall... | |
| Neutral or Detailed. You can't have both I disagree with a couple of the premises. Particularly: " objectively neutral speakers doesn’t come alive until the volume is turned up, but will lack the perception of detail, because those details come from exaggerated and often rough treble res... | |
| Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday! I threw out my (KImber) KCAG years ago. They are 'old school' sound and not the most revealing IC. (actually sold them to Used Cable.) MY current IC are Kimber KS1016 (RCA) and KS1116(XLR) with a few pre-buying of KS series, Cardas Parsec. IMO mod... | |
| Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday! Listening via headphones (Rudistor RPX33 mkII, Sennheiser HD800) and checked the 'options' Definitely like noise shaping mode 4-0. At least to play Deep Purple "Machine Head"!And discovered the AC plug into the Rhodium duplex, the sound is more me... | |
| Help me replace ancient speakers - or not I sent you a personal message. Good Luck. | |
| Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first? More interesting: What if the Carthaginians beat the Romans...What would the World be like today??? What if the dinosaurs were never killed off? What if Neanderthals won, and Homo sapiens lost? What if Kennedy had left the top on (the car) in Dall... | |
| Do IC and Power Cables Really Make a Difference? Added after next day re-reading my post. the blue metallic thread is not the ’only’ difference entirely. There is more high end (Cardas) wire added INSIDE the power cords too! (and why I would say they sound better. Sorry for any confusion. When I... | |
| Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first? Teletubbies are the true rulers of the Universe. If you never could quite figure out why everything is so chaotic, now you know. | |
| Do IC and Power Cables Really Make a Difference? I own Magnepan 20.7 speakers just bought this year (had 3.6 Maggies). The new speakers are a good jump up the audiophile mountain. Soon after I also upgraded my DAC to a Marantz SACD/DAC SA-10. Another refinement. I already owned ’expensive’ IC (a... | |
| Help me replace ancient speakers - or not I say keep the speakers. they play well IN A CORNER, or ON A WALL. Rare aspect in almost all of todays speakers. I say keep the speakers and buy a nice integrated amp. | |
| Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers If the salesman is blabbing away constantly, just be brave and tell him to shut up! Jabbering salesman is the WORST! When i audition locally my dealer knows, and just leaves me alone. I bring music I KNOW WELL and love totally. I usually watch for... | |
| Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday! In all the years I have owned CD spinners, I have had units fail due to capacitors, motors failing, I have never had a laser go bad. IMO the reason for this is cleaning off the CD/DVD/etc with a soft ’blush (cosmetic) brush. EVERY TIME. no matter ... |