gregm
Responses from gregm
| Vintage Stanton cartridge — extreme lean to one side normal? To me this does not look normal at all! And the cantilever is bent, probably to compensate, as you suggested. | |
| Hyperacusis. Looking for recommendations Dynamics are a salient characteristic of horn-loaded speakers. Accordingly, electrostats are probably your best bet - as aptly mentioned above. More importantly, I hope your condition improves and that meanwhile, you enjoy a few happy tunes! | |
| Audio Exotics high end show live from Hong kong @himiguel Thank you for posting this | |
| looking for a more efficient speaker..... Ok, let me second (third?) the advice above: please give more info, as above. The Alon 4 are very good speakers and, arguably, hold their own today. | |
| What's better, one conductor or two conductors for an RCA interconnect? @jumia Is it better to connect the ground to each side of the RCA cable? I think you mean the SHIELD, i.e. if there is one, is it better to connect it on both sides. No, it's best connected (to ground) on one side only. | |
| For those that have separate Streamers & DACS The best I have auditioned are the following two: *Ideon Audio Absolute Streamer (using its own player, preferred over Roon) *Taiko Extreme To be clear I am not bashing the Innous, and others mentioned above, just my subjective top two. And no,... | |
| Levinson 380S vs Boulder 810 Here's a slightly different take (than above). Whiel I like ARC gar, especially their latest big monos, and their ref pre (whatever the number), I cannot -empirically - place them at the same resolution level as the big Boulder pre (2110). That s... | |
| cheapest cable upgrade ever Just so I understand this correctly: you are attaching a 1.5V battery (or more) across the speakers' connectors -- is that correct? You are effectively sending a DC signal to the speakers? | |
| Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2? @nyev I’m not sure if I should bother with the M2’s or not IMO, given your excellent amp and, say, a 50% discount, you should and I know it;s not easy carrying the Diablo around! | |
| High resolution audio on a PC questions I use a dedicated PC (mini X) with a dedicated player. My library is on an external HDD. The output from the PC goes to an external DAC via a re-clocker. The sound is very good, bordering on excellent. As to hi-res and remasters, etc, I confirm ... | |
| 125W @16ohm, what amp? The specs simply recommend usage of a (professional) amp capable of outputting 125W into a 16ohm load. That’s a hefty amp, i.e. one that specs 250W or more into the usually quoted 8ohm load. No worries, many professional amps spec well above that... | |
| For classical music lovers best amp for large orchestral forces? I am assuming you have identified the amp as the cause of that compression (it often is). Which Dalis do you have? | |
| objective vs. subjective rabbit hole @snilf How, briefly stated, do you mean to persuade me that your "subjective impression" is such that the judgments you make because of it (your "subjective preferences") are judgments I should be persuaded are reasonable, well-informed, and wo... | |
| Staticky noise when music paused What you are saying is, the expensive DAC has way better resolution than the inexpensive one, correct? | |
| Need Help: Can't recall which hi-end R2R dac had an optional preamp board? Had an optional pre: MSB Select II, I had one. Not disputing the others, but can confirm this one. |