pokee1016
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| Accuracy vs. musicality Ultimately it's all about the music. That's where it begins and ends. Accuracy should, in theory get you closer to the music but I've seen people get lost on that journey because the sum of all parts doesn't come out sounding the way it should. Wh... | |
| Is the Eico HF 81 really that good? I'm not sure if it's bad etiquette to comment on a thread that has been sleeping for over 5 years but having recently acquired an HF-81 which I am currently restoring I thought I should share some of my experiences. A little background: I have bee... | |
| ELAC B6 tweak I used the 940c on a whim. I had them laying around. The thing about the B6 is that it is, after all, a "budget" speaker and the cabinet is rather unimpressive- no internal bracing, nothing fancy etc.apart from the binding posts which are nice. I ... | |
| CD players = dead? I have been reading a lot of reviewers lately re-discovering CD playback after getting used to streaming DACs and they all say that they're surprised at how much more solid the CD's sound (depending on the quality of CD of course) so no, not dead.... | |
| Question for tube aficionados If the CJ uses any 12AU7's try NOS RCA 5963. These are always a serious upgrade from your new stock 12au7's and they're a plug and play replacement. Highly recommended. | |
| Onkyo A-9010 This integrated caused a fuss when What Hi-Fi gave it 5 stars and raved about it a few years ago. It was quite the endorsement and I understand why. It has the classic Onkyo sound signature which I can only describe as sunlight shimmering on dark ... | |
| Paper Based Speaker Cone Question It may be considered a matter of preference but I myself often prefer paper cone material for its organic sound. I know that sounds like I'm a vegan or something but paper cones can do some things better than other material. Poly cones, kevlar, et... | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? You may think at first that you're hearing a more transparent signal but a preamp properly matches the impedance between stages and provides more muscle (better dynamics) in the long run if it's a fairly good pre which it sounds like you have. You... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable You have to see what a system can do first and that's down to the details. Placement, the room, speaker stands, cabling, power. All these things can sometimes make a system sound ten times better than it did because they were overlooked. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Quality cables are a must if you want to get the best out of your system. I've known people who upgraded their speakers or other components before upgrading the cabling in their system. At the very least, get cables that can make your system perfo... | |
| Adcom GFA 535 II I'm running a gfa-535 II with Elac B6 and it's a great match. Keep in mind that everything is relative to price point. It certainly outperforms what was available at that price point (epsecially with the used price of the Adcom) by a margin. Loads... | |
| Elac B6 Modification To be honest, I've changed my mind on modding the B6. As my pair breaks in I'm quite happy with it and although I tend to mod just about everything I have in my chain, some things like the B6 which is sleighted to become a classic, deserve being l... | |
| Elac B6 Modification The B6 is a great speaker. Hands down a bargain. I agree with the philosophy that once you change the values of the original design, you're not really listening to the speaker anymore but if you simply upgrade the parts quality and reinforce the c... | |
| Oyaide Cables @david_ten I compared it specifically to the Wireworld Starlight 7, AudioQuest Carbon and Chord C-USB so it was a real world comparison. I know that as you go up the scale, some people have claimed increments of improvement but I flat out stoppe... | |
| Oyaide Cables I have to say that after a very long and exhaustive search for a USB cable and after trying AudioQuest, WireWorld, Chord, etc. I stopped looking when I came across the Oyaide NEO CLASS A. It's an incredible product that just makes your DAC perfo... |