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| CD vs internet and DAC That's a good question and you'll probably get a variety of responses. My personal experience is that a CD 'fully tweaked' still sounds the best. 'Tweaking' is an art/science which can include a cleaning agent such as Optrix or Shinola, demagnetiz... | |
| Power conditioners: Shunyata and PS Audio Before buying either of these 'very pricey' units, I'd try Mapleshade's best power strip. I bought one of these more out of curiosity, only to find that it works very well for anything other than high-current monos which really need to go straight... | |
| Advice on upgrade If you haven't 'tweaked' the system with AC conditioning, isolation, room treatment, etc...I would do those types of things before changing out components. I've had a couple of systems similar to yours which benefitted greatly from modest priced '... | |
| ARC Ref3 or McIntosh C2300/2500 A further thought on ARC vs McIntosh in general. I have heard a lot of demos with ARC components vs McIntosh components. These are two great companies with loyal followers. My personal experience, however, has been that with the exception of some ... | |
| ARC Ref3 or McIntosh C2300/2500 The Ref3 in a heartbeat. | |
| Audio - Post Divorce On the first date with my wife (some 35 years ago), I had her sit down and listen to my system which was composed of Magneplanar Tympanny 1Cs, SAE electronics, a direct drive turntable and an M&K sub. I put on Electric Light Orchestra and turn... | |
| Amp and preamp on same outlet? Plug your amp straight into the wall and the preamp into a power conditioner of your choice along with the rest of your non-amplification components. Then enjoy your system, and consider the many excellent high-end tweaks which do so much more to ... | |
| Help with System Musicality Before you spend a lot of $$$ it might be that a Schumann Resonator could move the system in the direction you want to go. Acoustic Revive has the RR-777 and Kemp has the SR Plug. There are also units on E-Bay from other sources. I am using the ol... | |
| Should I switch to a preamp with balanced outputs I have experimented with all single-ended vs. all balanced. There are many factors that would influence the outcome, but in my test I actually preferred the single-ended option. As a result, I had a fairly lengthy talk with the cable manufacturer,... | |
| A seperate Mid with punch? Thanks for the correction Philefreak! More signs of age. | |
| A seperate Mid with punch? If you're really serious about 'mid-range punch', the JBL Voice-of-the-Theater speaker has been the choice for over 40 years in theaters and clubs. | |
| System upgrade advice You might want to try a 'tube buffer'. Musical Fidelity makes an inexpensive one that has helped a lot of systems tone down the upper octaves. | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? My angle on this is that any quality combination of preamp and amp can potentially sound good if the 'tweaking' is performed with patience and perseverance. I believe we are in the 'golden age' of tweaking with so many solid choices.I will even go... | |
| Audiophile Fakery Well, it helps to have all these magazines/reviewers inspecting and judging the merits of a wide range of products. I think the biggest deception, however, comes in how components are bundled together by audio/video stores who have sales reps with... | |
| Please help a rookie –used amps for magnepan 3.7? You have to double the amount of power for every 3db increase in volume. 3db is a common click on the volume knob for many preamps. This means to get another 'click' worth of volume you have to go from say ...10 watts to 20 watts, 20 watts to 40 w... |