randy-11
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| Speaker choice advise requested... BTW, you may find that Maggies in a sub-optimal room give you something good that nothing else can matchBut that other SQ factors favor other speakers - you are going to need to try different speakersStart assembling a library of test tracks... | |
| Where is the optimal place to have an interface between two different metals? re soldered connectionsARC used to have a big soldering machine, but they sold it after listening tests indicated that hand soldering gave them better soundgo figure...re Where does it matter most? - likely everything matters more in the signal ch... | |
| Mid-priced solid state options I think you really need to listen to both in your system as they should be pretty close. Or add the new Benchmark amp to the mix...BTW, how do you like the horizontal display on your LS17? | |
| Best reasonably priced SACD player? which Oppo, smrex?was it the 105?anyway, he now has 3 xlnt units to audition | |
| Best reasonably priced SACD player? used Oppo | |
| Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps? the only breakin time I worry about is with new speakersI do think ARC tells you to warm their components up a bit for best sound, but it won't kill you to listen to an ARC pre-amp that isn't all the way warmed upat least, it won't kill you right ... | |
| Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps? Studies by cognitive psychologists show that sensory experience alters perception.So, is it the tubes, the caps, or the listener? | |
| looking for a good alround blue ray player.......... just announced - have not heard ita 205 unit should followGoogle it periodically to see if there are any reviews (assuming you put credence in reviews) | |
| Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps? They use tubes.As to how long why not contact ARC?BTW, they listen to every unit before it leaves the factory - and I think a single person still does all the final listening - yet another guy named Wendell from a high end audio co. in Minnesota -... | |
| Where is the optimal place to have an interface between two different metals? it is well established scientifically that at an interface of two different metals, a tiny voltage is generatedthis is the principle on which thermocouples are based - the voltage is so small that it was not until the 1970s that amplifiers were de... | |
| Dave's Picks 21 & 22 Thx - interested to hear listening tests from buyers before I dive in...IIRC they are using the Plangent process to reduce or remove wow&flutter | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? wire or cable effects will be LESS significant in interconnects than speaker wiresanyone who understands physics or even rel. basic electronics will figure this out - the freq.s involved are simply too high to hearthe only other possibility is tha... | |
| VTL TL7.5 series lll VS VAC Master Line Stage VS AR Ref 6 VS Nagra Classic Preamp ARCsome like PrimaLunabut most any re-amp should be able to drive most any amp - the issues - if any - relate to the amp and speakers (esp. electrostatics)I think control functionality is important in a pre-amp... | |
| Dumb question #643: should speaker cables last a lifetime? Current salesperson knowledge is no better than it was 40 years ago. | |
| Rotel over Integra? used Vandersteen or used Maggies?a dealer was going out of business here and I saw a pair of MMGs for $200I like it when a speaker or any manf. has a decades long history of trying to improve their sound...speaker budget?if you live near a univers... |