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| NuForce vs Red Wine I have recently auditioned the NuForce Ref 9SE V2. In my system, they were surprisingly good and they had none of the cold, sterile and analytical characteristics of the Ref 8.02 I heard a few years prior.They were musical, and grain free. No top ... | |
| Stereophile review of Escalante Fremont I heard them at The Show last year in two rooms. I was prepared to be wowed after reading the Positive Feedback and StereoTimes reviews, but was underwhelmed.Not long ago, I read an article on 6Moons by Jeff Day in which he wrote about the spectac... | |
| How do you know when to replace the stylist? Check with the dealer(s) of the cartridges that interest you. They can point you in the direction of re-tippers, and they can tell you how many hours to expect out of the stylus. Benz Micro has a trade-in program. Soundsmith re-tips Denon carts, I... | |
| Integrated Tube Amplifier for First Timer? Any other requirements that you have? | |
| Integrated Tube Amplifier for First Timer? Research the Onix SP3. 38wpc. $999 (around $500 used). | |
| How do you know when to replace the stylist? Stylus. I replaced my stylist after the last bad haircut. :)Generally, only a MM cart has a stylus that can be replaced, although some MC carts can be retipped. | |
| McCormack DNA-500 I would be surprised if the McCormack is appreciably different than the CJ350 in the highs.Perhaps you need to address some other issue in your system.Otherwise, I would recommend buying a used DNA-500, so it can be resold if necessary without a s... | |
| Review: Tel Wire Cord Tel Wire Cord Power cord Rhyno makes a good point about the Tel Wire cord's effectiveness on preamps and line level components. This has been my observation as well.I don't believe it's gauge is large enough to be optimal on high current amplifiers, but this is only my op... | |
| where to find 3M Damping sheets? You might try Michael Percy Audio .I know he carries a number of hard-to-find damping sheet products, but I'm not certain about the 3M sheets. Presently, the bandwidth on his website has been exceeded, so it won't load. However, if you view a cach... | |
| Review: Tel Wire Cord Tel Wire Cord Power cord 01-12-08: SherodI have found the sound to be very clean, extended and dynamic.That sums up my experience nicely.The Tel Wire cord creates a very large and lifelike image in my system when used on the preamp (Atma-Sphere MP-1 MK III). | |
| Should I match powercords The Purist Audio Dominus Ferrox is the best power cord presently available that I have heard for the Modwright tube power supply. It creates outstanding deep and controlled bass. Using another Ferrox on the Sony player is too much of a good thing ... | |
| McCormack DNA-500 In my system it was neutral from the top down through the midrange. I thought the amp was a little bottom heavy...which many people like. I earlier owned a DNA-2 Platinum revision, which had a similar sonic signature.The DNA-500 was transparent in... | |
| I was driving my wife's new 2008 Acura RDX Seems as though it's either a badly designed and engineered system, or something isn't working properly. Hard to tell from this end.Fortunately for you it's not in your daily driver. Is your wife unhappy with the sound as well?Good luck. | |
| Ars Sonum/SBAM hook-up The take home lesson is that there are special order Ars amps out there that vary somewhat in their configuration, and if you are buying used, you should verify based on s/n that the one you want is right for you.Swampwalker (System | Threads | An... | |
| I was driving my wife's new 2008 Acura RDX Why not try adjusting the bass and treble controls? Seems to me this is the first step.My Bose system in my Corvette sucked. The Harmon Kardon systems in our BMWs are infinitely better.They all have bass and treble controls, BTW. I'd imagine a fan... |