thezaks
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| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables Thanks for the responses! I was curious because I've had power cords with rhodium connectors, and I can tell the sonic signature every time. For me, there are some things to like, but other things that kind of bug me. Many love rhodium, but per... | |
| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables Thanks @genjamon !Does anyone have the Cerious power cords with different (gold) connectors?Dave | |
| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables @genjamon - for your Matrix power cord(s), what ends are on the stock cable - gold, silver, rhodium?Thanks,Dave | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! A pair of Adcom GFA-585se amps bridged is another I thought about.Dave | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! If going with Crown amps, QSC could be considered too. A pair of used Emotiva XPR-1's would definitely fit the budget.If you get the Klipsch speakers that you mentioned, with 99db sensitivity, your existing amps will be just fine.I'd be curious t... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! @4425 - I completely agree with you - when my system is taken apart, it can take a few days to get back to its peak performance.@whitecamaross - I had seen you mention that you gave the Pass Labs X350.8 two hours and then evaluated it. I didn't... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! @mrdecibel - well and nicely said, and I do agree about the value of a reviewer that spends months on a product to allow sufficient break in and evaluation of a product. That is one form of reviewing that I do appreciate.This thread, in my opinio... | |
| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables It's amazing how much connectors can affect the sonics. I've even been amazed at the difference between gold, silver, and rhodium connectors. So I'm sure it's a balance of finding connectors that provide great sound, as well as reliability and c... | |
| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables I would suggest patience - they are definitely busy. Bob always gets back to me - whether right away or a little bit of a wait, and Bob is absolutely terrific to work with - tremendous support and service. Super nice guy and a family business th... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! @whitecamaross - I didn't see you mention the Pass Labs XA160.8 for your amp shootout - what happened?@techno_dude - I also agree with dasign that less equipment in the chain can provide better audio quality. However, when comparing the insertio... | |
| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables I like that name - Sonic Hologram Projector. In reality, while Bob’s GM prices are definitely a big step above the GE prices, there’s a huge amount of cables out there that are X times more expensive than the GM prices. And, from the feedback here... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! I think Pass Labs gear always needs a couple of days to settle in and sound its best. Too bad you don't have other speakers to try with these amps for the comparison. Dave | |
| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables @ozzy - I'll be curious the difference it makes by changing out the power cords for your amps.Dave | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! @whitecamaross For the Boulder electronics, you might want to have cabling with a little bit of a warmer signature - Kubala Sosna or some of the Cardas, for example. I've heard that WW cabling can be on the bright side of neutral (slightly coo... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Finally! I've been hoping you would eventually try one of the higher power XA .8 amps, so here we go! Seems to me like you've made a good choice to go away from the Boulder.Dave |