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| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects @w123ale "...detailed but not etched treble". Did you find the Cygnus interconnects to be etched treble? They are more revealing or have a tad more over-exposed sound in my system, depending on which dac or source I’m running. imo Cygnus g... | |
| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects @w123ale Update: listening to the Shunyata interconnects to DAC and to amps. Well heck, sounding pretty balanced and getting out of the way. Not wow, but just this sounds like music. Hmm, this won’t be easy to sort out. Both cable sets are quite ... | |
| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects @w123ale Probably will put them aside for a couple of days and focus on the Cardas. When testing gear, always a good test for me is when I just keep listening to my test songs through, rather than jumping around between tracks. --------------... | |
| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects "@jjss49 it amazes me that cardas would make an overtly warm and dull cable in their ’clear’ line"... Yes, it is confusing, they threw one in the middle of the line to make that so. I also own(ed) Clear Cygnus and now Clear Reflection, and man... | |
| Tube Preamp, uses 6sn7/6sl7. With or Without Phono; With or Without Remote Volume, @testpilot Cary SLP-98 or SLP-05. +1. I’ve had my SLP-98 past 5 years and totally enjoy it. Responsive to tube rolling, with nos, or new 6sn7 tubes. Has a remote and dual pre-out if you want to run dual subs too. You can buy it w/wo phono st... | |
| New video review of Fritz Carbon 7 SE Mk. II "Punches above its weight" cool little speakers, possibly on my list for a future consolidated and downsized system, with lower wattage :) | |
| What happened to all the highend stereo shops "Nowadays the millennials are consuming their music with Apple AirPods. Portable and discrete. But I think money has a lot to do with it. Millennia’s don’t seem to have the disposable income that I we had years ago." To help bridge the ge... | |
| What happened to all the highend stereo shops @ghdprentice got to the first answer I had too, yep "the internet". That happened. It opened a new world of used gear, then more new gear. It offered up a few hours drive -or- mail order options across a continent which hurt local dealers for sur... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? Kinda sums it up. It’s all challenge based, not about helpful replies and guidance. Home audio and pro audio involve different camps and cables, with different designs and functions for different reasons. No debate there. @donavabdear ... "To... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @donavabdear I’ve been trying to understand why so many people are willing to spend so much money on cables, when no studio does, easy question really,... Easy question and easy answer, which has been answered for you, multiple times. Eithe... | |
| Review of Ascend Acoustics’ ELX Tower Speakers (released 2022) @jtcf Really nice review. I appreciate how thorough it was. +2, Agree, with focus and attention to maximizing the most out of it. A deserving review and result. Helpful to those considering these speakers. | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @rodman99999 ...Some companies offer a 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee, so- those that are actually interested, have absolutely nothing to lose, by trying (experimenting with) such... There. Eliminate the mystery, and 1000 questions. Just try ... | |
| Describe the "new HiFi sound"? @mahgister wow, a very long description of the word "musical". Glad you are willing to tackle it more. Just for grins, I looked up the word in the dictionary. mu·si·cal adjective having a pleasant sound; melodious or tuneful. | |
| GoldenEar T66 vs. Legacy Focus XD Noting how the new version of the Legacy Focus XD has built-in power for the lower bass drivers. And, for the top-end the "Recommended Amplification:1 channel of 10 watts minimum for bi-amping upper range"... @audiotroy curious to know if have yo... | |
| Steve Guttenberg finally reviews the Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeaker. ...just hook 'em up to a nice amplifier and enjoy. |