mammothguy54
Responses from mammothguy54
| Upgrade My experience was jaw dropping when I added a high quality platform system for my turntable. The definition of bass, particularly on musical passages that had repetitive kick-drum beats, was a revelation. Anything with impact became so much more... | |
| Furutech vs Audioquest Power Cables safebelayer (I assume that you do rock climbing), there truly is a difference in the materials applied in higher cost power cables. This is also true in their shielding. There are different types of copper, silver, how they are extruded, how the... | |
| What the heck do these terms mean? I remember, from the mid-80s, "Chocolate Mid-Range and Butterscotch Highs". It actually made sense, back then. It's funny, now.As long as the hi-fi system sounds good to me, I am satisfied. | |
| Do we ask too much of our audio systems? Live concerts are certainly a wonderful experience. But when, really, do we ever get the perfect seating location? At home, my "sweet spot" is, indeed, nearly perfect. Imaging is nearly holographic. And when I play one of those exceptionally w... | |
| Furutech vs Audioquest Power Cables I use AQ Tornado High-Current and Source Power Cables for my main amp and preamp. I use the AQ Niagara 1200 for my power conditioner. I am extremely pleased with the performance. In fact, I use AQ connecting signal cables throughout my system a... | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world I have most of the albums listed above, and I do listen to them. Some get placed into a more current rotation. And then, change the rotation, and so on. I believe a few very important ones were missed. Try these... Alan Parsons Project (all of... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions Some very shameful comments in this thread. Nevertheless, most high quality components typically state how their included power cables will be replaced with a high quality aftermarket power cable by the user. There is a reason for that . That sa... | |
| Beware of Wayne's audio - Poor product quality & worst business ethics I have met Wayne and he is an upstanding, honest person. His depth of knowledge is great and he is a very genuine person. I have serious doubts that he has intentionally done anything dubious. Further, his products are well made and at the pric... | |
| What is to become of Marantz Reference and HIFI as we know it My first real hi-fi system, 1 year out of high school, included a Marantz 2270 receiver. What a joy that system was. Though I have moved way beyond a receiver system, several times over the years, that particular system still rings my bell. I l... | |
| Older And Wiser or just Tighter and Deafer? I retired 2 years ago and am now 66. I found my joy in life, again, is by going back to my roots; I let my hair grow a few inches and completely overhauled my audio system. I sold off all of the old gear and bought new gear, slowly, over 1 1/2 y... | |
| XLR connectors I recommend reading up on the Audioquest line of connecting cables. They do a lot of R&D on the type of materials for the underlying metal and in the platting process. They also do a lot of R&D on insulation type, grounding materials, an... | |
| A cable question, sort of... Hi guys. Nice to see so many people on this forum have varying degrees of higher education. I do too, but that doesn't matter when it comes to enjoying your hi-fi system. Nevertheless, I have a new model REL S/812 for about 3 months now. It's ... | |
| Advise on Long Phono Cable run I cut and pasted an excerpt from the description on the Manley Laboratories website, written on their phono stage model, Chinook. I own one and can speak highly of its sonic performance. In fact, it's the best sounding phono stage component I ha... | |
| The peculiarities of a high value, low cost, amp I owned an Adcom GFA 555 ii for a number of years. It's rated at 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms. It is available on the used market for between $400 to $575. It delivers a ton of current and controls the speakers/drivers very effectively. B... | |
| Best Preamp round $8000 I recently bought a Balanced Audio Technology (BAT) VK-33 preamp. It certainly has the tube sound I was looking for and offers very straight forward feature set that is a pleasure to work with. My system has never sounded so good. Their power s... |