stehno
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| How good are the Sony 9000es mods.? I own an unmod'ed s9000es and find it to be a nice unit that does much. I had spoken with Stan Warren of SuperMods on several ocassions. He went into much detail explaining why his $250 mod will provide a roughly 25% increase in sonic performance.... | |
| thoghts about isolation. Rumor has it that the mechanical isolation of energy tranfer is really a two-way street.I don't know much, but it is my understanding that mechanical isolation serves two purposes. In addition to preventing the transfer of energy of all outside vi... | |
| McCormack DNA1 options I'm not familiar with your preamp, but like the others stated above, it very well could be your source. I have a DNA-2 LAE and I've not experienced the negative attributes you mention. There is a chance that if the amp and/or preamp AC lines/outle... | |
| 35Hz - 25kHz -- A Partial 'Purist'? Tweekerman, I don't think anybody would disagree with you when you state that every choice in a driver selection employs trade-offs or compromises.Therefore, again I ask, why are people so willing to accept the trade-off's or compromises of the dr... | |
| How important is "brand name"? Sounds like you just described every industry in the free world. Brand names mean everything and nothing. Some to many times you cannot trust the major audiophiles mags either. The biggest secret in this hobby is coming to the realization that one... | |
| 2 Channel pre-amp...where to start... Unless your Theta Casanova does not have an analog by-pass mode, whatever you decide on, you should audition first in your home. Because the Theta may be sufficiently good in comparison to what pre you buy.Of course, it depends on your budget. McC... | |
| 35Hz - 25kHz -- A Partial 'Purist'? Good question, Tweekerman. If Telarc's Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture real cannons instead sound like shots fired from a .22 pistol, how much have you missed?How about Telect's Copland Fanfare for the Common Man cd track 2 where the kettle drums(?) are... | |
| Bi-Wire Speaker Cables for Vandersteen 3A sig. I've been very impressed with Harmonic Technology's Pro-9 bi-wire speaker cables. Used from around $400 to $700 depending on length. | |
| Decent CD Players Have you considered a very well built (30 lbs.) Sony DVP s9000es DVD/SACD/CD 2-channel unit for $899 new and then consider having it mod'ed by Stan Warren of SuperMods (co-founder of PS Audio) for $250.If you turn off the display, the video, and t... | |
| Capability to Search for Local Used Equipment The telephone area code should do nicely for indexing by local region. | |
| Capability to Search for Local Used Equipment Actually Audiogon, as a database administrator I believe the change would perhaps only require disk space for some additional indexes.Good idea, Smatsui. | |
| Speaker wire guage/current draw ? With this question you'll probably get more opinions than responses. The ultimate determining factor is: If it's illegal or immoral, don't try it.Popular belief says thicker is better. More recently, some are saying thinner can be better. Like the... | |
| Mapleshade CD Favorites I was surprised at the feedback I received so I created an auction for my Mapleshade collection of 11 mint condition cd's. http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?softdisc&1019179744 | |
| Mapleshade CD Favorites Do you think anybody would be interested in purchasing my absolutely mint collection of 10 or 12 Mapleshade recordings? | |
| Aragon 8008BB vs Mccormack DNA225 I have a McCormack DNA-2 LAE, so I'd have to say the DNA225. |