photon46
Responses from photon46
| Stereo system Too Bright With all due respect to those suggesting solutions which involve cables, wires, etc., replacing the cd player & preamp first would be much more likely to yield "big bang for buck" improvements. The cd player is quite old now and you can do muc... | |
| Stereo system Too Bright Chris, having auditioned the Marantz cd-63 in my system some time ago, I remember it sounded rather bright and grating. I ended up buying a Cambridge player and found it much smoother and musical. Not familiar with your speakers, but I've owned Ad... | |
| What is the correct cabinet height for a 50" TV? My own personal preference is to have the center of the screen at about the same height of my eyes when seated for viewing. So, seating height is a factor, as is your posture when viewing. This is at a seating distance of 10 feet. If you are farth... | |
| What would be considered Tops in Digital Amps? I think "the best" is a question too system dependent to answer without equivocation. You'll find proponents of Bel Canto & PS Audio, each singing their praises. The PS has been a revalation in my system, very good synergy with my Magneplanars... | |
| Scout upgrades? I purchased a Scout and am very happy with it, AFTER placing it on a thick maple platform (like the Mapleshade.) Just sitting on a Billy Baggs Pro rack - good but not nearly as musically involving as when on the maple. I also made a small platform... | |
| Need second amp recommendation. I've owned two of the amps you mentioned and my experiences, compared with others owning the same, has reinforced the extreme system dependency of things. With Magneplanar 1.6's (also a 4 ohm load,) the Belles 150a Hot Rod was underwhelming to say... | |
| Are Magnepan MG-IIIa speakers problematic? Tireguy is right, there's a reason that Maggies have such a loyal following. I suppose, like all components, they aren't going to work well in every system or room. Maggies need room to "breath," they don't work optimally jammed into corners or ag... | |
| Rack/stand for VPI Scout I have also found a thick maple block to be a very good support for my Scout. At present, the table is on a 2" thick maple platform, supported by large elastomer feet I bought from Parts Connection. That's on top a Billy Baggs Pro rack. I found th... | |
| Srangest ,most out there sounding music I think this is very culturally relative. When I first heard classical music from Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma, the microtonal scales and rhythmic meters really threw me. But after repeated exposure to it, I found that it no longer seemed so stran... | |
| Are the Empire Turntables any good? I have had a 598 for 20+ years. After installing inserts for 1/4 x 20 threads in the bottom of the base and mounting Black Diamond Racing cones, the table rests on a solid maple platform. The performance went to another level after this. A Goldrin... | |
| Where 2 buy 3x distilled water and 100 alchohol? Bill, We use a great deal of 100% isopropyl alcohol at work in the course of making photogravure etchings. It is purchased in 5 gallon lots from Pittman, a printers supply firm. It costs about $75.00 for a 5 gallon metal can. Will. | |
| How long can Magnepan speaker last? I used a set of Maggie MGa's for 12 years absolutely trouble free, then upgraded to the 1.6. Like a previous poster stated, no voice coils to blow, no foam or rubber surrounds to dry out, no cabinetry to chip & crack. Yes, some have reported a... | |
| Has anyone tried home-made PCs offered on AudiogoN I constructed a pc cord to Bob c's recipe and found it to be an improvement over stock. After that experience, I constructed one each of Chris VenHaus' power cords and found them better still. Home brew pcs are a great way to experiment with pcs a... | |
| have u heard Conrad Johnson's tube CD player? For what it's worth, My experience with CJ cd playback was less satisfactory than Hermans. I was shopping for a new player and phoned a well regarded CJ dealer and discusssed their product line. The store's owner suggested I try their non-tubed un... | |
| Views on the Use of Argent Room Lens I have used a set of two home brew Room Lens clones behind my Magneplanar 1.6's for some time now and have found them to be a very worthwhile addition. In my room, they allow me to subtly focus the upper frequencies towards the listening position.... |