chayro
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| Marantz TT15/ Clearaudio Satisfy for MC carts? Whatever you buy, IMO, you should buy from the local dealer who demonstrated the Marantz for you. As a newbie, you will have a lot of questions about setup, and probably 10 other things. It is really good to have a local person who can and will ... | |
| DVD Player Recommendations I would go for the Panasonic UB-9000, as it is designed for good audio playback as well as for DVDs. I’m surprised a product like this exists anymore, as most people have gone to streaming for video. | |
| DVD Player Recommendations If the ones you have are working, I recommend nothing. Do you also use it as a cd/sacd player or just video? Need some more info to answer this question. | |
| How does cable construction affect sonic character? @hilde45 - here’s a link to the entire hard-cover Audio Critic library as it currently exists. I found them to be very interesting reading, although I certainly didn’t agree with everything they wrote. Still, the Audio Critic is a piece of high e... | |
| How does cable construction affect sonic character? For anyone interested, here's an old article from the Audio Critic, demonstrating how differences in resistance, inductance and capacitance affect frequency response at the speaker. One thing - I believe they used 10 meters of cable, which could ... | |
| How does cable construction affect sonic character? Cable construction, specifically spacing between connectors, can affect the capacitance and inductance, which, if large enough, have measurable effects on frequency response at the speaker. The science guys do not say all cables sound the same. Th... | |
| Synergistic Research Foundation Cables I believe Synergistic offers 30-day money back. I would run them in for 2 weeks and bail if you’re not happy. “Grainy and Dry” is not a very good sign, but do give them 2 weeks at least. | |
| Ohm Acoustic Corp., Brooklyn NY Right now, and possibly forever, I’m not ordering anything that’s not ready to ship. Sad state of affairs, but that’s the reality. I might put a small good-faith deposit on something where the manufacturer affirms they have everything in stock, bu... | |
| Warm Tube Amp(s) to Tame Hyper-Accurate Speakers? I feel your pain and I mean no disrespect, but if you want to change something, change the way you buy and stop buying without audition. Any other way is just hit and miss. I understand that it is impossible for people in some locations, but I thi... | |
| Marantz TT15/ Clearaudio Satisfy for MC carts? I’m going to make a very radical suggestion for an audiophile. You heard the Virtuoso cartridge at the dealer and described it as “very impressive”. How about buying what you know you liked rather than buying a pig in a poke? Does this make any se... | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? I think it’s very difficult for people to feel secure in their choices. I was a conservatory-trained musician and I also had my own music production company, so I know what I like when I hear it. Doesn’t make my taste more “correct” than anyone el... | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? I think it’s more about not knowing what you’re looking for. A predictable byproduct of our modern way of buying without audition. In the old days you walked into a dealer and said “I like that one” and at least you were in the ballpark. I realize... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? @ddonicht - you can buy rca to xlr adaptors to plug into your preamp. Check Amazon. They have cables and adaptors. | |
| non-high end collectables, radios..etc. You know, I never in my life thought I would say this, but I think I miss Bo1972. Life is funny sometimes. | |
| Feet One-o-0ne As an experiment, I tried putting some 3” square furniture sliders from Amazon under my speaker stands. The foam layer is about 1/2” thick and very firm so it’s not overly compressed. The speakers can rock, but in a controlled way, not unlike what... |