chayro
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| Can Harbeths Perform Well In Nearfield Listening? Harbeth's sound very good from a few feet away, but 10 x 10? That's not a room, it's a jail cell. I suggest your friend look into a good set of headphones. It is possible to get good sound in a small room, but very few are willing to accept the co... | |
| Metrum Octave description This is your second post on the DAC chips in the MO DAC. The chip is one part of what goes into the dac and one part only. If it sounds good, listen to it and stop lying awake at night worrying about what the chip is. | |
| Rega P3-24 or VPI Scoutmaster If you're starting out, I would go with the Rega. It's plug and play for the most part. The VPI arm can be tricky to set up. Of course, if you're buying new from a local dealer, they will set it up for you, so it's not an issue. Remember, no matte... | |
| Replacement for PS Audio Quintet Unfortunately, I know of nothing "reasonably priced" that doesn't degrade the sound. If you can swing it, the Audience AR6 power conditioners are fantastic, IMO, and the selling prices are very low for the level of improvement I think you will gai... | |
| Wadia not correct speed??? When you say "flow" do you mean pitch? Problem is, you never know whether your source material was mastered at pitch-accurate speed. Try comparing the same CD on the Wadia and another CD player to see if they play at the same pitch. | |
| What makes a tuntable sounds warmer? Replacing a source component can be tricky. Remember that you tweak your system to get it sounding right with one source and then when you change the source, you might have to re-evaluate. You might have to move the speakers out or raise them up a... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes If spending a lot on hifi seems stupid, you would be stupid if you spent the money. But there are those who would rather have a 10K dac than a 10K... come to think of it, what can you buy for $10K? A nice vacation? An eight-year old Honda Accord? ... | |
| Best Sounding CD / SACD player under 15K Ditto on the Naim 555. Absolutely superb Redbook and Naim has an excellent rep for customer service. There is one up now for $10K. (No relation to the seller, of course). The only thing is - it is a top-loader and has a large separate power supply... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes Robbob - I'm glad you took my post in the spirit it was intended. When I was studying music in college, one of my professors, an accomplished pianist, was astounded that I couldn't hear the difference between the sound a white key and a black key ... | |
| the meaning of the word "better" A component, such as an amplifier, can measure "better" than another, in its ability to accurately pass a square wave or some other known input signal. But that's really meaningless in terms of the audio experience, IMO. It doesn't matter if a com... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes From my years as a professional musician, I learned to never assume someone else cannot hear something just because I couldn't. That's like assuming someone can't read fine print because I can't. If you cannot hear a difference it would be silly t... | |
| Arcam DV-27 vs Denon 3910 Because you prefer the Arcam's sound over the Denon. I'm not being sarcastic about it either. I have always found that a CD on a better player sounded better to my ears than an SACD on a lesser one. That's why I eventually gave up on chasing SACD ... | |
| DVD Player with Resume Where Stopped Feature My cheap Oppo does this - even if I remove the DVD and put it in months later. Amazing. | |
| Music Hall 5.1 owners? Getting more relatively cheaply is not something you're going to get with analog. Really - the 5.1 is a good table. I think the problem is elsewhere. What phono preamp are you using? The problem is, as I'm sure you know, the arm on the 5.1 really ... | |
| Music Hall 5.1 owners? The Herbies mat was a surprising improvement. Otherwise I think the Goldring that comes with it is a very good match. I had a 5.1 and I thought it was excellent, even in comparison to a 10K CD player, so if it doesn't sound good to you, something'... |