phillyb
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| Are Shakti Stones effective? Update: After a month of use. I purchased one used for a good price, so I did not give a crap if it worked in a positive way or not. Well, I put it on my amp where my 2 power transformers are. Played a disc that sounded great before and played it... | |
| New speaker cables recommendations sought I’ve used many cables up to 5K and what I can say from experience is how any of them would sound in your system is a crap shot, because any given type of power supply will react differently to any power cord or speaker cable as well as internets a... | |
| "World's Best Cables" vs Audioquest interconnects Cable is not rocket science and we have been sold by magazines and marketing of cables. This is not to say quality does not matter it does to a point where you get into the overkill bling that can cost more than gear and a car. I’ve owned audiophi... | |
| "World's Best Cables" vs Audioquest interconnects They make a 7 gauge speaker cable the is killer $200.00 or so 6’ and up. Well made and just brings speakers to life. Unless you got deep pockets its worth giving this brand a try, not their cheaper stuff but this level. | |
| Preamp has too much gain Mark Levinson superb 326S preamp allow you to adjust the gain of the inputs from 0, 6, 12, and 18db. So, depending on your amp and speakers you can match the gain that brings out the best of your source. Your room acoustics will also play into it.... | |
| Would You Like to Make Your CD's Sound Better You do the cleaning treatment once. One light drop is all you need, coat the playing side and buff it with micro cloth, I put it on in circles and buff across the disc. Does not smell as far as I am concerned once removed after buffing, give it a ... | |
| Power conditioners and power regeneration Jerry is dead on the right. The best overall power conditioner you can buy is a PS audio regenerator, P10, P12, P15, or for big systems the mighty P20. I have tried all the big names and the only one that has stayed is the PS Audio ones, they do w... | |
| Luxman D03X vs D10X Many CD was mastered out of the absolute phase, which is why some sound thin, flat, and lacking bass and dynamics. I’ve never purchased a preamp without the ability to invert phase, even some preamps and amps do not match in the same phase using X... | |
| Isn't MCA Dead? Why is TAS touting MQA features in current emails? No format makes it SCAD or MQA long as there is not enough interest with 99% of consumers. Audiophiles we are a speck. And all major recording companies produce what sells to that 99% and where music is background music and portable music on car r... | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? An easy way to improve any CD is to clean and improve reflectivity. I use a high-grade Groit best-of-show car wax, one drop is all you need, spread and buff, and you’re done. There is such an improvement you will not believe it. All you have heard... | |
| Would You Like to Make Your CD's Sound Better An easy way to improve any CD is to clean and improve reflectivity. I use a high-grade Groit best-of-show car wax, one drop is all you need, spread and buff, and you’re done. There is such an improvement you will not believe it. All you have heard... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? During my years in this hobby, I’ve owned Boston Acoustics, Bose 901s, Dalquist DQ-10s, then Randall Research DQ10s with the crossover updated, and the Pizo tweeter, woofers redone, with a high power amp these were special. Open baffle from the mi... | |
| Belles upgrade?? Belles are hard to beat they are that good, the money is put inside not outside like thread is today, and when you look inside no better than many at less than 1/2 the price. Overbuilt to justify the asking price. | |
| Spatial Audio Labs I own the Sapphire M3s. Coming from many good speakers including Quad ESL's, the M3's sound as good and better than many costing much more. They give you what you feed them and any changes will be easily heard. Room acoustics I had to work with wh... | |
| Mark Levinson 326s Update. I purchased the matching ML 532H amp. What I can say about gain is the improvement it can make to your system. I have an ML amp and 326S preamp, and I can set the preamp to o gain, 6db, 12db, and 18db. Each step up from zero improves the s... |