zd542
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| Speaker Cable Recommendation Your amp is really good. Its the kind of unit that will work well with just about anything. I'm not familiar with your speakers, though. I just did a quick search and looked at some pics online. They appear to be pro speakers. Do they have regular... | |
| Anti-cables 'reference' speaker cables I always notice cable break in but it varies quite a bit. Generally speaking, most high end people say that its the dielectric material that breaks in or polarizes. If that's the case, your cables should burn in quickly. I'm not an expert, but per... | |
| Breaking in speaker cables?? Rok2id,"Tie one end of the cable to a lightning Rod atop a tall building, the other end to a grounding Rod driven into the earth.( I assume you have a LOT of cable) Wait for a storm, if you live in Texas, you won't wait long, and watch them babies... | |
| Adding Tone Controls? "My system sounds wonderful when playing well recorded jazz, classical, or "audiophile approved" material. Unfortunately, mass market pop frequently sounds horrible, with screechy splashy highs. It's obviously recorded with a built in bias to be p... | |
| Breaking in speaker cables?? Why not just put one end into the amp and the other into the speaker? | |
| CD Player pairing with Electrocompaniet ECI3 This is a difficult situation for 2 reasons. First is your budget. You can definitely get a good sounding CD player for $1000-1500. You already have good sounding source components, though. For that $ you can make a change but will it be much of a... | |
| Cary 200.2/500mb vs. BAT 500 w/BAT-PAK I haven't heard the Cary but I think you would really like the BAT. | |
| CD Player pairing with Electrocompaniet ECI3 Can you give more info? You need to focus on what it is you like about your current digital front end and where you would like to see improvements. There are plenty of great sounding products on the market but they can sound very different from ea... | |
| Office partitions as sound panels I may have a better solution for you. Most room treatment products are made using fibreglass. You can make your own. Get some fibreglass panels and cover them with a cloth that matches your room. Hang them on the wall or wherever you need them. | |
| Breaking in speaker cables?? I would do what Mofimadness recommends. The only think I would add is to play white noise. That will make a big difference, as well. | |
| SS Amps for C4 Signature II's I didn't know that your speakers don't allow for biamping. The reason I mentioned vertical biamping is that it eliminates all kinds of problems that you run into when you biamp traditional (horizontal). This is how it works. You need 2 stereo amps... | |
| Cable You really have to listen for yourself, but I would have to agree with the people that recommend the source to pre as the more important of the 2. That's just my opinion, based on my experience, though. I'm sure that there are exceptions, as well.... | |
| Coincident Statement Pre Vs Aesthetix Calypso Pre I have the Aesthetix and have nothing but good things to say about it. I would defiantly buy it again. You are correct in wanting to get a true balanced preamp and not just something with XLR connectors on it. Your amp is fully balanced so it make... | |
| Will my biamping dreams come true ?? Didn't Von Schweikert go out of business? | |
| Recommendations for 5k upgrade Your system good as it is. The weakest component, for me, would be your sources. I have the same Sony you have. Its OK as a back up or to just try SACD but your other components are in another league. As far as your PC setup goes, I can't comment ... |