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| Cardas Caps Worthwhile? I also use them and although no real sound improvement noticed, they are useful to cover unused RCAs on preamp so when changing ICs behind equipment rack you can easily see which RCA pair to use for new ICs. Very helpful visual aid! | |
| Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C Kitch, no the remastered Davis/CBO Berlioz Sym Fantastique is a single disc, part of new "50 greatest" series just released at mid price. Contains only Sym Fantastique like original release, no additional music.The disc you refer to is an older Ph... | |
| Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C Just saw that the Agerich/Chailly Rach PC 3 on Phillips isnow available in their new remastered "50 greatest" seriesat mid price, however the coupling is not as good as full price original. But if you only want Rach PC 3 this is great buy. I am al... | |
| Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C Ashkenazy is a good all around choice no one will argue with. As Kitch29 says get the Previn/Decca series from the 1970s, you can get budget double disc with all four concertos. Ashkenazy also has 1980s set with Haitink/Decca,and although performa... | |
| Your thoughts on speaker stands Please try inserting the appropriate size/number of vibrapods between speaker and stand. You will hear a deepermore detailed lower midrange and bass, which is the obvious short coming of 2 way stand mounted speakers. Sound also seems slightly more... | |
| "Whole house" surge protection. Go to soundstage.com (archives or Reviewers Choice 2001) and read new review of Shunyata Hydra, at the end of review there is a discussion of surge protection and and installing electrical panel protectors. | |
| homegrown audio vs. kimber HT PS II = Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway Mark II | |
| homegrown audio vs. kimber I think HG Silver Lace and HT PS II both just "slightly" better overall than SA Hyacinth. The Hyacinth has a much more balanced tonal presention than Kimber SS, and between these two Hyacinth is superior in all respects. Hyacinth is priced between... | |
| homegrown audio vs. kimber I have compared Kimber Silver Streak, HG Silver Lace, HTProSilway II, Silver Audio Hyacinth. Kimber SS IMO tilts the tonal balance too much towards upper midrange and treble, producing a lean and subjectively bright sound.I listen to a lot of main... | |
| Best CD source? Victor, good tip on CD Connection. For 1-3 Cds buy.com is still lowest total price, lower than CD connection and much lower than Amazon/Tower etc. However the shipping deal that CD connection has is great, and if buying 4 or more CDs it offers bes... | |
| like Madonna's "music"CD but why cowgirl Just another "phase" for material girl, she has video on MTVwith cowboy motif, where she is just walking along some back road with cowboy duds on, so cover art must tie in with this song, sorry don't know the title and don't own this CD.I thought ... | |
| Best CD source? For mainstream pop/rock/alt CDs, half.com has good prices and large assortment of used CDs.For new mainstream jazz/classical/pop/rock, buy.com has lowest prices I find. Lower than Amazon, Tower, CD Universeetc.For select Audiophile stuff Elusive D... | |
| Is 500 hours of break in really nec.? Brian, most dealers have "cable cooker" which will do majority of break-in before shipping (never used for network cables like MIT) then a couple days burn in at home to settle in system should do. This is very helpful service.Also at home a burn-... | |
| gear I have a main system and a smaller integrated based 2ndsystem. I almost never listen to 2nd system, but it is very useful for breaking in cables/equipment, keeps from tying up main system during these timesAlso useful when diagnosing any problems ... | |
| Website leaking oil? Perhaps these promotional fees will become the normal fee after 6/15, if they go back to fee schedule they originally posted I can't imagine many people using the service. I bet they got some bad feedback on original fees and are trying to find wh... |