warjarrett
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| Review: Fritz Carrera BE speakers I am an Audio Note dealer in Fullerton, CA (Orange County, near Los Angeles). See my website, www.TheAudioHome.com.Fritz dropped off a pair of his Fritz Carrera BE speakers for me to hear, and I am trying not to give them back to him now. They ho... | |
| Is a Power Wedge 116 any good? In my opinion, the relative sonic benefits from various power conditioners depend heavily on the power supply designs within the equipment you are using. There is no consistent answer to "which conditionernis better". I have compared many, and th... | |
| How many will listen to tape and vinyl in the next century? Please add me to the pool of audio enthusiasts who love the sound of analog: vinyl and tape just sounds better than ANY music that has been polluted by digital. We believe there will ALWAYS be a series of comebacks for analog. It will come and go ... | |
| Best REEL TO REEL blank tape? Nobody has added a response to this thread for 5 years. But it still comes up on Google as the first search result for "Best Reel Tape". So how about the latest ideas about which tapes are worth searching for, either used on Ebay or current produc... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers; Ported vs. Acoustic Suspension For the same size cabinet, Bass reflex has output to a lower frequency but its frequency response is less linear. In other words, bass reflex has a peak near its roll-off frequency and a dip above that. So, if you are going to have a suboofer, you... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? As usual, when I explain audio cables, I remind everyone first exactly what is "the scientific method". As an engineer myself, trained in science, I don't try to explain anything until AFTER I have conducted a test, using my senses and my powers o... | |
| Has any one compared Monarchy 22b/c & Benchmark I would like to hear about ANY comparison of a Monarchy DAC to something else. What is the Monarchy lacking, compared to state-of-the-art digital? | |
| Passive Preamps My listening experience is that passive preamps that use a potentiometer lose dynamics, bass quality, and HF extension in most systems. But, transformer based preamps are excellent, particularly the Music First Audio preamp, which uses Stevens &am... | |
| Best DAC under $ 2,500 on used market What do people think of my favorites from the past: Theta Generation 5 or Basic 3, and Monarchy Audio? Also Encore, rare but great. | |
| DacMagic - Now What Can anyone describe in what ways all these DACs sound different? When I compare DACs, I also compare to my somewhat expensive MC cartridge/arm/turntable/step-up/preamp, and every DAC I've tried just doesn't come close to me. Actually, my very old ... | |
| DacMagic Plus My question is, in a high-end audio system, and with a very good turntable as reference, does this DacMagic sound like a cheap CD player or like the latest generation of high-end digital? | |
| Zu Mission vs Event Cables Both Mission and Event interconnects use the Gore geometry to isolate the conductors from electromagnetic interference. This makes them very beneficial for a tonearm cable, or a cable between step-up and phono. The cables look identical in size an... | |
| Jack White Promoting Vinyl I do have many of his records on LP, and do get "immediately involved" with the LPs (particularly White Stripes), although the quality of sound does not impress me. I don't think CDs could sound better or worse with such mediocre recording quality... | |
| Will outdoor antenna help if reception is max? Exactly the same antenna, just located a few feet higher improves noise and multipath. Then, just being outdoors instead of indoors also improves these. Finally, being directional adds another big improvement, but that requires a rotator, so added... | |
| MONO cartridges I have a Benz Ebony LP Mono. Does anyone know how Benz-Micro designs mono cartridges? I beleive they use the same stylus as the stereo. Also the same motor and coils, but turned 45 degrees, so that one coil is 100% lateral, and the other coil is 1... |