Kren,
You are correct about a few things but NOT for your criticism of the truth about my assertions. I DID say that--
"1) lamp cord beats any other speaker cable
2) your "little Bryston" beats almost any amp WC has had in his room
3) Rane equalizer is better than almost all preamps WC has had
4) dac-direct is almost always superior to any preamp"
Can you guess WHY I say you are incorrect? Answer--you have never listened to lamp cord, my Bryston 2.5B SST2, Rane EQ. If you have listened to lamp cord, and you didn't like it, that's fine and fair. But an objective ear can judge that typical speaker cable fattens bass and rolls off HF by comparison. I simplified somewhat, as zip cord seems to be more open and less veiled. You are entitled to not like the sound of lamp cord, but Steve of GTA confirmed my findings. He heard it, and maybe you didn't.
I am almost certain that you never heard my Bryston or Rane, so you have no basis for your criticism. Again, Steve heard both pieces, and confirmed my findings compared to his Pass amp and preamp. He still prefers his Pass, which is fine for him.
Jay agrees with me that for detail and clarity, dac-direct is superior than adding a preamp, although he prefers a preamp for other reasons, which I also agree with and understand.
On this interesting shootout, I had very similar objective observations as most of the listeners, even if more favor dac 2 and I favor dac 1. All of this shows that my listening skills are just fine. YOU NEED TO COME CLEAN AND RETRACT YOUR FALSE AND DEMEANING ACCUSATION THAT MY LISTENING SKILLS ARE POOR. If you have any decency, an optional apology is in order. For all the insights I contribute here founded on a lifetime of educated training and listening, I don't need your disrespect. Again, what are your musical qualifications to continue your criticism of me? You won't answer. I suspect you have limited musical training. But if I am wrong on that, you can correct me and I will retract that false statement. You can correct me if I am wrong, but nobody including you is entitled to REBUKE me, which is a moral offense.
Lastly, I have an open mind to the fact that Jay may in the future or have already found speaker cables that I would prefer to lamp cord. The expensive Boulder, Pandora and Christine preamps may have greater clarity than my Rane used just as a line stage, but I suspect that many preamps in your budget would not be superior to the Rane. You can remain close minded and believe what you want to believe, but it is sad that you don't show signs of opening your mind and discovering something excellent and really cheap which would allow you to budget more money for top Wilson speakers or whatever.
BTW, ron17 is mostly correct in what he says about me, but doesn't come on offensively the way you do. Learn from him.
You are correct about a few things but NOT for your criticism of the truth about my assertions. I DID say that--
"1) lamp cord beats any other speaker cable
2) your "little Bryston" beats almost any amp WC has had in his room
3) Rane equalizer is better than almost all preamps WC has had
4) dac-direct is almost always superior to any preamp"
Can you guess WHY I say you are incorrect? Answer--you have never listened to lamp cord, my Bryston 2.5B SST2, Rane EQ. If you have listened to lamp cord, and you didn't like it, that's fine and fair. But an objective ear can judge that typical speaker cable fattens bass and rolls off HF by comparison. I simplified somewhat, as zip cord seems to be more open and less veiled. You are entitled to not like the sound of lamp cord, but Steve of GTA confirmed my findings. He heard it, and maybe you didn't.
I am almost certain that you never heard my Bryston or Rane, so you have no basis for your criticism. Again, Steve heard both pieces, and confirmed my findings compared to his Pass amp and preamp. He still prefers his Pass, which is fine for him.
Jay agrees with me that for detail and clarity, dac-direct is superior than adding a preamp, although he prefers a preamp for other reasons, which I also agree with and understand.
On this interesting shootout, I had very similar objective observations as most of the listeners, even if more favor dac 2 and I favor dac 1. All of this shows that my listening skills are just fine. YOU NEED TO COME CLEAN AND RETRACT YOUR FALSE AND DEMEANING ACCUSATION THAT MY LISTENING SKILLS ARE POOR. If you have any decency, an optional apology is in order. For all the insights I contribute here founded on a lifetime of educated training and listening, I don't need your disrespect. Again, what are your musical qualifications to continue your criticism of me? You won't answer. I suspect you have limited musical training. But if I am wrong on that, you can correct me and I will retract that false statement. You can correct me if I am wrong, but nobody including you is entitled to REBUKE me, which is a moral offense.
Lastly, I have an open mind to the fact that Jay may in the future or have already found speaker cables that I would prefer to lamp cord. The expensive Boulder, Pandora and Christine preamps may have greater clarity than my Rane used just as a line stage, but I suspect that many preamps in your budget would not be superior to the Rane. You can remain close minded and believe what you want to believe, but it is sad that you don't show signs of opening your mind and discovering something excellent and really cheap which would allow you to budget more money for top Wilson speakers or whatever.
BTW, ron17 is mostly correct in what he says about me, but doesn't come on offensively the way you do. Learn from him.