howie
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| Best Upgrade you had? Changing the way in which my system was set up in the room and installing a projector/screen in replace of the big RPTV was the biggest upgrade. This maximized the potential of my Kharma 3.2s and my subsequent amp upgrades. | |
| Is "warm" a compliment or a criticism? I always think of it in terms of temperature, because music is a lot about how it makes you feel: Cold and lifeless, cool and distant, warm and sluggish, hot and irritating; yet, it can also be cool and collected or warm and inviting etc. There's ... | |
| Paradigm 100 v1 vs 80 v2 I remember the 80s getting a bad rep for all the models. So people went with the 60s instead, which IMO was the sweetspot. | |
| what is the difference in audio or video cables? Audio and video cables can be changed intercheangeably. There are many manufacturers who's video cables are the same as their analog and or digital cables. From what I have read, audio cables are more sensitive to differences in such things as shi... | |
| VPI Scout ... move to Scoutmaster or even further I've been thinking of getting into vinyl for a while and have been pondering the same combinations. What about the phonostage? Wouldn't that possibly bring the biggest upgrade for the least amount of money in this setup? | |
| SACD Player vs. CD Player in CD reproductions In my experience, Sony's SACD players consistently offers the best SACD performance throughout its product range. Their redbook performance to me generally sounds flat and lifeless. To me, it is the subtle nuances and better reproduction of tonal ... | |
| Passive/Active preamps: pros and cons.... Electroid, it is precisely because most cd players are capable of driving amplifiers to full output that the Placette Passive was made. Unless it was simply a typo, I'm wondering why you think that most CDPs are not "qualified for passive". There'... | |
| Favorite Lesser Known Sax Players SDcampbell that's a pretty good list. David Liebman is a giant. Benny Carter should be considered a giant. Ernie Watts is the most underrated player on my list. Joshua Redman is a great player but he's already highly rated. Vincent Herring and Ant... | |
| Museatex Bitstream vs Bidat I trust your ears Jonathan so I'm always interested in your observations. I don't doubt that the bidat by itself is better but if I understand things correctly, a lot of what we're hearing from these units are the mods done to it. Except for the o... | |
| Museatex Bitstream vs Bidat Performance wise, I'm think there's probably very little difference. I've been wondering about John's comments myself, and can only guess that single ended vs balanced operation is accounting for the slight difference. I'll take John's word for it... | |
| Paradigm Monitor 5v2 - Studio 40 v3 - worth it? The Studio line have always been quite a step up from the Monitor line. It would be worth it IMO. As for amplification, there are quite a lot of choices. | |
| Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage? The one thing I keep hearing about these speakers is that they sound unbelievably good considering its room and placement. As statement speakers, if they could perhaps be placed in a position where they look the best and still sound as good as it'... | |
| Kharma Sub Set Up- Review Ya it sucks that this level of sound quality needs to cost so much. Not that you can't get good sound for less, but even at this level, there aren't enough great recordings out there that is satisfying in its own right compared to a good live sess... | |
| Kharma Sub Set Up- Review Unfortunately, most of us can only decide based on our own theories of what would work the best. Owl, you're right, in theory, a sub that is specifically designed for a speaker should integrate the best; that is the hope anyways. But that is in so... | |
| Kharma Sub Set Up- Review Rcupka, the point about subwoofer setup was a point I was trying to make in my response over at AA. The thing is that if you buy a REL sub from an authorized dealer, a trained salesman will help you with setup. And they have also developed a syste... |