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| Ozric Tentacles Anyone? Bob, I basically agree with you, although "Jurassic..." is an audiophile recording, IMO.I've never been able to get past the Flower Kings' vocals, although I like the music. | |
| How can I improve my system I agree with Shadorne's room comment. A dialed-in, acoustically tuned audio showroom will likely outperform the majority of audiophile's rooms. | |
| How can I improve my system I disagree about what you consider to be your weakest link. As a Silverline Sonata III owner, and as one who has gone through several amps for these speakers, I can say they are extremely revealing of what is upstream.IMO, your weakest link is the... | |
| Easy to find good sounding used LPs 70s/80s..... Talking Heads - Remain in LightMichael Jackson - Thriller | |
| Is upgrading stock tubes standard proceedure? I don't think you can blame dealers for not recommending NOS tubes. Dealers need to be able to offer products that are in ready supply, and that are consistent in their performance. NOS tubes are neither. It's why manufacturers supply only new pro... | |
| Is upgrading stock tubes standard proceedure? 1) Why don't tubes receive at least the same attention as the equipment they're in.I don't agree with this premise. Most tube equipment owners give tubes a great deal of attention.2) Just a heads-up in case there is anyone else out there who think... | |
| Getting Rid of Transformer Hum The CIA XDC-2 can be tried and returned for a refund (less restocking fee) if it doesn't work. That's where I'd start.If you own other components with toroids, and if they don't hum, then you know the problem is confined to the one component.If th... | |
| does the spyder puck make a difference The common thread between Teajay and myself on this topic is that neither of us still owns the Electrocompaniet. | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound Less resolution is often more pleasing then high resolution, because the nasties are lost in the lower resolution system.It's considerably harder to achieve a pleasing sound as resolution increases and all flaws are exposed.At least this has been ... | |
| The Definition of An Audiophile Sometimes I close my eyes , relax and yes even fall asleep ! And sometimes I am bobbing my head , tapping my feet , playing air guitar or just dancing !Music does things 'for' me and 'to' me . 'It' is the reason !Saki70 (Threads | Answers)Amen, br... | |
| does the spyder puck make a difference I owned an EMC 1-UP and bought a spyder puck because it was supposed to make a big difference.It didn't make much difference at all.Spend your money elsewhere. | |
| cable directionality I'm in the market for a used pair of Venustas XLR, in the event you know of any available... | |
| cable directionality just to confirm your conclusions, I also point my Purist single ended IC's toward the preamp and think it sounds best that way too.Nsgarch (System | Threads | Answers)No. My single ended Purist ICs are installed with the arrows pointing AWAY from ... | |
| cable directionality I do know that in the case of Magnan's and Purist Audio Design's single ended IC's, the shields are connected at the arrow TAIL end of the cable. Nsgarch (System | Threads | Answers)I know that in my system, connecting the source-to-preamp Purist ... | |
| Sound bottlenecks: Cartridge-Amp-Speakers Find your speakers, then buy an amp that mates with them. A knowledgeable dealer will be of tremendous value to you. |