decooney
Responses from decooney
| Value of a preamp? @deep_333 "It isn’t the greatest thing that happened to hifi since sliced bread.". Agree while it’s not the only option, many of us own both options, and simply insert and remove a good preamp in the system, and hear the engaging difference... | |
| Cable upgrades @magnuman I’ll second the statement above by @audphile1 OCC and OFC are general terms used in the industry and varies by vendor, design, and metallurgy used. For example, Cardas places their own service provider mined and drawn "Cardas Grade 1 p... | |
| Cable upgrades @mclinnguy ..Got the cables back from Cardas yesterday. They are now certified and have been re-terminated with updated sleeves. I've had a few older pairs reterminated a few years back, and not only are the ends a little different, the newer p... | |
| Value of a preamp? @kmcong ...PS Audio was coming out with their new Stellar Gold Preamp, and I was given the opportunity to beta test one. The improvement was remarkable! Soundstage was wider and deeper, greater detail, just more musical in every way!! And it’s a ... | |
| Parasound media event I reached out to the folks at Parasound to verify the meeting. Response: "Thanks for asking. This is very real and being hosted by David Sheriff. It’s an open forum to ask questions and hear where Parasound is now, and where we are going. Hop... | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman JAMES, you did the right thing sending the cables to Cardas. 1. Validated authenticity, for yourself, the prior seller, and any future buyers. 2. Cardas "repaired the mid/low bass attenuated signal" for you. Issues resolved. 3. Re-... | |
| Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price... @audphile1 "You’re probably one of the very few that kept an open mind. Majority will not.". On that note, those who already know the difference have no need to debate it further, and usually don’t respond. Some NaySayers enjoy debate, and ... | |
| Class D, "Control (Variable Gain)," Amplifier versus Class A/B Separates? @mashif "...I wouldn’t reject their products over that issue. It’s in keeping with their generally snark attitude." I would. Attitude is important. Emotional intelligence is not that difficult. If we lack most of all five elements of EI, con... | |
| Class D, "Control (Variable Gain)," Amplifier versus Class A/B Separates? @mashif I have the Schitt Kara. ... However, there are two issues that are annoying. ... The other is its sensitivity to static electricity. A slight touch and it will go into some strange mode and has to be power cycled. ... I have 5 Schi... | |
| Parasound media event IF this is not a phishing scam - A question I have, and might not be able to make the call. Maybe someone can ask, if interested and attending the Webinar [hoping it's interactive and not closed]. What's Darren Myers doing for them since ... | |
| Cardas hierarchy - older/newer - who has experience? @markusthenaimnut I’ve stayed away from this thread hoping others like @ghdprentice and others would reply, as per above. I’ve owned about 80% of the older generation and newer generation Cardas past 30 years. My entire system is back to all Card... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @sameyers1 decooney I have only auditioned the XP-12 in my home and can’t speak to the characteristics of the higher end or older Pass models. i agree with your observation that people sometimes upgrade only to wish they hadn’t sold or given... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @sameyers1 "A number of people who posted comments have dissed the concept of neutral. A simple view of neutral is that a device (preamp, amp, dac, speaker, cables, whatever) does nothing to change the recording. It’s not complicated"... Fol... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? "Neutral" as compared to what? Who set the industry standard baseline reference as to what neutral really is. This is the funnest and funniest part of the whole (hole) discussion. 🤣 | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? For a component that is "supposed to be neutral", "adding nothing", looking at history of threads and posts over the past 15-20 years on this Audiogon site, seeing just how many of the same long-term members here have bought / tried / resold so ma... |