swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| Ripping SACD vs regular CD My strong supposition is that ripping the SACD layer will be of no use unless you have a DSD capable DAC, of which there are very few, IIRC. | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Luckdog- Pls give us a break and UNDO THE CAP LOCK KEY!!!MAKES IT VERY HARD TO READ. Capish? | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? GMC Denali 1500 daily, Ferrari F430 on weekends, and a Porsche 968 race car on track days.Yep, sounds typical to me...for the typical audiophile who's the king of f'n Siam! Oh, is my jealosy showing??? | |
| Turntable speed accuracy And, lest we forget, among designers of both belt- and direct-drive turntables there seems to be a divide around weak motor/huge platter vs strong motor/light(er) platter. There are logical arguments either way. So, I would not be so bold as to ma... | |
| What makes a bigger change, dac or preamp? IMO, pre-amp, no question. Three reasons. 1. I have found that they have a profound effect on overall system character.2. Using the digital volume control on the squeeze products will adversely affect the sound once you attenuate more than about 3... | |
| First subwoofer for a newbie. If you only have one place to put a sub and cannot move it around, I would suggest that you get one w built in equalization software (like the Velo DD series) or get an external room equalizer like the Velo SMS or the Outlaw ICBM. Room modes and b... | |
| Anyone in Boston area have a tube tester to loan? Harry- If you don't find anyone in Beantown and are willing to drive to Hartford, drop me a pm. | |
| Turntable speed accuracy Halcro- Yes, I had read that and was trying to re-state it in a way that might make sense to those of us who are not musicians. Not sure how common this is amongst "us", but I cannot carry a tune in the proverbial bushel basket, let alone have any... | |
| Turntable speed accuracy A robust drive is really important in a good turntable!Very interesting comment. Jibes with the idea that the quality of the power supply is v. impt in amp and pre-amps as well. Not sure why, maybe its just a co-incidence? But after having my pre-... | |
| Back In the Day Based on my own experience I would say no, its not. the secondary market was very limited. the local hi end shops you MIGHT be able to buy at 10% off list and they would give you 20 cents on the dollar on your equipment in trade. | |
| Turntable speed accuracy This is an interesting discussion with philosophical, theoretical and practical elements. I am not in any way an advanced thinker or practitioner on things analog. However, I don't think anyone has addressed these issues with respect to a mylar ta... | |
| pass labs xa30 to valve amplifier. You cannot go wrong w an Atma-sphere or a VAC (based on what I have heard at my home). The EAR and Almarra gear is very highly regarded but I have never heard it. I'm a big fan of a very good pre-amp but one step at a time. If you are concerned ab... | |
| Cable help for my AtmaSphere S-30 OTL Amp - Please Mike- Contact Ralph at Atma-sphere (a'gon member atmasphere). His customer service is unparalleled and he can provide some very specific advice on recommended (very modest cost) cables. OTOH, its possible that you are accustomed to a lush sounding... | |
| Grounding question? try disconnecting your cable internet. If solves the problem, use a ground isolation xfrmr, available from Rat Shack (cheap) or Jwnawn (more expensive) but still not too bad). | |
| Tube amp decision - Thoughts Lots of great choices in that price range used that can drive efficient speakers. Assuming that the D1s impedance curve is reasonably flat, w an 8 ohm, 90 dB speaker, you could use OTLs or transformer coupled. I can only tell you the amps that I h... |