poor_airman
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| Transparent Audio IC's and Speaker Cable If I do replace the Transparents, I'd want something with the same richness/warmth/musicality...and cheaper would be a big plus....what other cables should I look at? Right now I'm auditioning an Arcam CD72T, and the Audio Refinement Complete CD. ... | |
| Transparent Audio IC's and Speaker Cable Thanks for the responses guys. I really like the sound of Transparents so I plan on sticking with them. However, if I get a chance to listen to some other brands of cable, I will do so, and who knows, maybe I'll find something I like better. I do ... | |
| Thoughts on PS Audio's SuperLink Gen II DAC I returned the PS Audio Superlink II to my dealer today, stlll unsure of whether or not to buy. Since he knew I was planning on getting a subwoofer in the near future, he let me take home an NHT Subtwo (I currently have no sub). Wow, what a differ... | |
| Directionality Someone once told me that cables don't start out directional, but they become directional after they have been used for awhile because the conductors get used to the current travelling in a certain direction (which is also why they are supposed to... | |
| deemphasis Thanks for your excellent answer.gil | |
| deemphasis What is deemphasis? This used PS Audio DAC I'm demoing right now has a deemphasis LED on it, and I have no idea what it does. Gil | |
| Isolating speakers from hardwood floors I have a similar problem to you (I have uneven wood floors on second floor), though I do not need to worry about noise. This cheap ($5) solution worked perfectly for me. I went to home depot and bought two round concrete stepping stones that you m... | |
| Studio gear vs. Hi-Fi gear Is Hi-Fi a ripoff? Thanks for everyone's input so far. To clarify my original post, I do agree that the "high end" of hi-fi represents the best sound that you can get, and is therefore used in some of the nicer studios in the world. However, I think that more afford... | |
| REL Strata III and Strata II differences? Thanks for the info. I don't mind paying ~$1000 for it new, so I'll probably do that. Does ambrosia have a return policy if you don't like the product (though I seriously doubt I'd need to exersize that option given the glowing reviews given to th... | |
| Best CHEAP floorstanders? Monitor Audio 5i's. They retail for $999, but my dealer sold them to me for $850, and I've heard of other dealer's selling them for as low as $700 (new). They're efficiency isn't 90db, but it's close at 89db. They're set up for bi-wiring/amping, a... | |
| Should Speakers come first in a gradual upgrade? Thanks for all the suggestions. They confirmed my suspicion that the speaker upgrade should wait in favor of either a better source or sub. I'm still not quite sure what to get. I'll audition some DACs to see how I like the difference. An idea I'm... |