mceljo
Responses from mceljo
| Recommend an integrated amp, $800-$1000 If you have any interest in tubes and don't mind a very simple integrated amplifier, the Yaqin MC-30L is really impressive and affordable. A subwoofer could be added using speaker level inputs, I think.Otherwise, something with a home theater bypa... | |
| Best Christmas music, CD or album on your list ? I have this Faith Hill CD and will have to listen to it again. I don't remember being that impressed, but it is in with my stack of Christmas that is out year around. I enjoy The Priests, The Canadian Tenors, and even Celtic Thunder for Christmas ... | |
| XLR to RCA Adapter Dilemma You are simply not gaining the real benefits from an XLR balanced connection. It is certainly possible that you still prefer the sound using the XLR output. If it is due to the gain, I think what you are hearing has more to do with a relative volu... | |
| PSB or stick with vintage ADS I should add that my personal preference is Focal speakers and the Chorus V series speakers are being discounted heavily right now due to them being replaced by a new model. Music Direct has the 30 day return policy so that could be an option as w... | |
| Help Identifying a Song - Accordian/Guitar Today, shazam finally came through on this song and it is from the album A Life of Tango by Alfredo Marcucci. I had.the SACD on order within ten minutes. I have only heard one song, but I highly recommend it based on that one song. | |
| PSB or stick with vintage ADS What is it that you like about PSB, or at least think you like? I have only heard PSB speakers a couple of times and I liked what I heard, but preferred some other options. I think that if you really like the sound of a speaker you will know prett... | |
| Survey:What Speakers Do You Want To Demo in Store? I would want to have speakers available that had very different sounds. There isn't much point in two speakers that sound nearly the same unless there are a lot of speakers in stock. I think something like Paradigm or Focal (my personal favorite) ... | |
| Integrated Feeding Integrated If both must have volume control the ideal should be to have the first one having the volume set to 0 db if the volume reads that way as it should effectively pass the signal without attenuating it. I may eventually hook my receiver into my integr... | |
| Burn-in and Equipmemt Value Take speaker cables for example. One would say the current flowing in them does something to them that is attributed to "break-in" so it seems reasonable that this same effect would continue to have the effect and at some point become a degradatio... | |
| Remote volume control = unacceptable compromise? I don't know anything about how a remote is coupled to a preamp, but the one on my integrated seems to be a motor in parallel to the circuit that physically turns the knob just like I would do by hand. The control is crude at low volumes, but I do... | |
| Burn-in and Equipmemt Value But as long as the peanut gallery has an expected outcome placebo is nearly impossible to separate. I would prefer to swap them out without the owner knowing and then see if there was any notice or reaction. | |
| Burn-in and Equipmemt Value I think what Mrtennis was saying is that an experienced listener can tell the difference between a cd playing music and one playing white noise!I would also love to know more about being able to tell a difference in how equipment was broken in...M... | |
| Burn-in and Equipmemt Value Burn-in is free, bit does take time. A long burn-in takes some effort.Speakers are mechanical with physical movement so it makes perfect sense that things can change with use. I am not sure how much of what I hear with my tube amp is just warm up ... | |
| What brand is most recognized by non-audiophiles? Not implied, stated clearly. | |
| What happens when a tube amp fails? I would guess that manufacturers that don't solve the problem of the tubes arcing think that the necessary changes the amplifier will in some way have a negative effect on the sound quality. Less if more, right...right up until the time it fails. |