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| Help with AudioQuest Cables Trey you were very close, but you missed Argent speaker cable which was above Forest and below Clear, and Jade ICs which were below Turquois.....good memory though, Sam | |
| DIY Equipment and Speaker Stands DIY not necessary, Audio Advisor has very good and stylish Atacama metal speaker stands for $99 a pair......these will also function must better than any you make yourself....also has 4 shelf "Studio Tech" metal equip rack (similar to Target rack)... | |
| Bargain power conditioners RGD fear not you will like the results, Robt Harly from TAS is not over hyping this product. BTW I have been getting great prices on Canadian stuff here, he he he, got price from authorized dealer here in USA for PSB Gold-i at $1699, retails usual... | |
| Bargain power conditioners David is correct do not use computer power protector, do get Monster HTS 2000, Robt Hartly from TAS was very impressed. Go to www.globe-mart.com and get new one for $125. | |
| Mozart's Requiem- Best recording on CD All the above mentioned, and most recordings use the Sussmayr edition..........Hogwood uses Maunder edition, and Norrington uses Druce edition......for those who like Mozart cantatas you must own Exultate Jubilate and other assorted works on Oisea... | |
| Mozart's Requiem- Best recording on CD At full price on Harmonia Mundi label we have Herreweghe using "period instruments", 2nd choice here probably is Gardiner on Phillips. At budget level Hickox on Virgin Ultraviolet label is probably best value, performance also near best available.... | |
| Musical Fidelity A3CD Review In new September Stereophile Sam Tellig mentions he will review MF A3CD in Oct issue, he has already tipped his hand though and said in his current review of Rotel 991 CD that he prefers A3CD, also will review MF A3CR preamp and amp.... this shoul... | |
| Auric Illuminator Kit Try it, so cheap you really should, use duplicate CDs to compare effect as I have. Shows most improvement on average or worse recordings, smooths out digital glare/grain in treble with no detail loss.....I have treated 1/2 of my rock/alt CDs to go... | |
| Price/performance curve Tony, what were rooms like where you heard great sound? Floor size, ceiling height, etc. I would guess that a well asssembled $10-20,000 system will give you 90% sound of cost at no object system. Just look at the wide range of equipment prices in... | |
| Ear Candy: Most startling recordings. Without doing a history lesson of "head" music from the 1970s, during the early 1990s there was some good techno/electronica albums that made full use of studio tech to create incredible soundscapes......here are some quality examples artist/album... | |
| Best speakers for near-field listening? Your room is too small for good system, near field set-up means listening position and speakers form equilateral triangle, so your speakers are only going to be about 4ft apart also which gives very small 3D presentation, small monitors are best, ... | |
| Monster Cable Interconnects? SD & TM are correct, at $200 for 1m new for Monster M1000 there are much better copper cables available, Monster sounds soft missing fine detail and no extended 3D soundstage.....most people buy them to tame bright system, but you sacrifice go... | |
| Use of Balance Control feature Graig, are you using balance control because your point of focus is not centered between speakers, or are you adjusting each time for every different recording you play to make up for some recording imbalance? Also how far apart are your speakers ... | |
| Interconnect with good bass Get HT Truthlink for $125 1m used here at Audiogon, should see one soon if you are patient, big cable that delivers the goods, great sound/cost ratio. Cardas produces powerful bass if you get Cross or Gold Cross, will cost more than $100 used thou... | |
| What deserves to be Remastered on CD? Trey not all remasters are improvements on rock/alt CDs, many times they pump up the presence and give you a brighter CD that has diminished 3D and no air/bloom around instruments (and charge full list price!)......that said there are many great s... |