mrtennis
Responses from mrtennis
| Best high end monitors? let's add the new magnepan speaker that was introduced at the show 2009. | |
| Gallo vs. Quads ESL 57 having heard both and own pk quads,i would say the quads,wthin their range, have a balanced frequency response,whereas,the gallos seem a bit peaky in the upper mids/lower treble.the quads seem more natural with respect to timbral accuracy. | |
| Looking to upgrade Audio Note CD-2 i prefer my audio note cd-2 to any cd player i have had the opportunity to audition. i can't think of any cd player in current production that i would want to purchase to replace the audio note cd2. | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? back to the thread:manufacturers have disenfranchised dealers for various reasons in the past. perhaps this is another nail in the coffin for audio dealers.some manufacturers who have used a dealer network are instead, going direct. | |
| Do I need a preamplifier a preamp contributes to the voicing of a stereo system.listen to some preamps and note the change in the spectral balance. you may or may not prefer the change. | |
| ESS Technology sabre32 i will be obtaining a dac with this chip within several weeks, for a review. | |
| What is the best analog sounding CD player $2000 the problem with the term "analog", is the variety of turntables, arms and cartridges. unless there is a specific definition of "analog", there are many "analog" sounds.i will suggest that the idea behind this thread is a cd player which is somewh... | |
| Quad ESL owners question having studied percussion instruments in my teen years and became a member of my high school band, i actually played bass drums and also, occasionally snare drums.there is nothing boxy about a snare drum, bass drum or tom tom, there is a particula... | |
| Quad ESL owners question most "box" speakers sound "boxy", whereas panel speakers do not have box calibrations.i guess one man's trash is another's treasure.for the record, i could live with any panel speaker, from magnepan to martin logans, apogees, audiostatic, analysis... | |
| Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim? i have heard harbeths and spendors many times. while they won't bite your ears, they have audible cabinet colorations. something that is absent from most panel speakers. | |
| Quad ESL owners question the spendors and many other speakers having drivers in cabinets have cabinet colorations. the differences between spendors, proacs, rogers, etc., and quad 57s are huge. while there is no explanation for taste, i find it surprising that anyone who ... | |
| ICE Amps for classical music? the best way to optimize the performance of ice amps is to place them in an oven and set the temperature for say 100 degrees. leave in the oven until the ice melts. remove from oven and let them cool for a while. hook them up for warmer sound. | |
| The Latest and Greatest in Digital Coax Cables the lastest and greatest may be the latest but probably not the greatest.i think the first ps audio x stream digital cable (spdif) has the best balance between resolution and listenability. i am still trying to locate one, along with the first ill... | |
| The Latest and Greatest in Digital Coax Cables hi jeff:is your cable the first illuminati cable, which is very stiff ? i have been looking to buy one for years.does it have a brass colored metallic jacket ? | |
| Cable Confusion i suggest that you set a price point and listen to all speaker cables within that price point. only you can decide what you like. |