listener57
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| Zaolla Silverline cables, compairsons, choices? One way to decide is by buying with money back trial. If you like what you hear in your own system then there is no buyer's remorse, by definition.Because there is always a different sound with every change in even one pair of interconnects, or sp... | |
| XM, Serius -- Quality Sound? I have listened to XM in my son's Mazda Protege "listening room" and when simply listening casually, and with routine car background noise, better than AM by a mile, and as enjoyable as any FM in the car that I have heard. The immense variety of m... | |
| Experience with Caig's ProGold G5? I had the same positive experience with ProGold. During the process of spraying so many metal connectors, I accidentally sprayed some on my hand; now even my own singing in the shower sounds better :>) I have seen the ad for SilClear by Maplesh... | |
| Rega Owners...which after-market counter weight? I found the F-2 Titanium Heavyweight Counterweight from gkerry@sympatico.ca to be a "mandatory" upgrade, as it increased clarity, weight, three dimensionality, harmonic richness, and bass extension. It made vinyl listening so much more enjoyable t... | |
| Clueless and Seeking advice on TT purchase If you do get a turntable with Rega tonearm, definitely upgrade the counterweight. The one I use is F-2 Titanium Heavyweight Counterweight from Gregory Kerry,Inc. reached at email: gkerry@sympatico.caBoth of the ads you provided links to made me d... | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? Bobo, When a change to a "better" power cord is made on a DAC or preamp there can be an improvement in apparent bass extension, and slam. You are correct that this performance has to be within the capability of the source component design, and pre... | |
| Good Integrated for cheap Krell or Plinius? I use an Aronov Audio LS960i tube integrated which is excellent, and appears for resale on Audiogon around $1600, sometimes less. An owner of the Krell you mentioned ended up wishing he owned the Aronov, after hearing mine powering my Duntech moni... | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? Aronov Audio LS-9000 tube preamp together with top of the line Mapleshade power cord (and, presumably any other great power cord) has tremendous bass slam, along with natural, musical sound throughout the entire audible range. See review in sounds... | |
| Speaker Upgrade? I meant: "a change now, staying within your budget,"At least, when I run in the primaries that is what I mean. | |
| Speaker Upgrade? If you really are inclined to stay within your current budget, is there a way to apply a cosmetic finish on the GMA Europa cabinet to blend with the decor your wife prefers? This would be only if you end up picking the Europa.I recently visited an... | |
| Review: Audio Note DAC 3.1 Balanced - Modified DA converter Thank you for your considerable effort in conveying this information to Audiogon readers. My first chance to audition these products is coming next month, weather permitting. | |
| Speaker Upgrade? I agree with recommendation for the Spendor SP3/1P, providing the inimitable, beautiful, British sound. When I used a 35 watts per channel tube amp, there was no way to make these ever sound harsh, even with poor recordings. If you want a more mod... | |
| Tube pre-amp used for around $1000? Aronov LS-9000 tube preamp has superb, natural sound quality, and structurally designed to support heavy weight of any amp, for compact placement. If you decide to go with a single input system, then don't overlook EVS Ultimate Attenuators from tw... | |
| will monitors work in a large room? Phasecorrect, would the Europas benefit by addition of a sub-woofer in this size room, and is there a consensus regarding choice of such a sub-woofer? | |
| Which Tube Amp? Aronov Audio LS-9100 monoblock amps are rock solid, extremely natural sounding, with their ability to optimize a speaker's bass reproduction as icing on the cake. I have been running their baby product, the integrated Aronov Audio LS-960i, which i... |