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| Recommended systems - components for Car Stereo JL Audio, these guys are tops in car audio, I use their amps and speakers in my BMW 325ix. I don't believe JL makes a cd unit, only speakers and amps. Consider keeping your head unit, adding a JL amp and JL speakers. If you still want to replace y... | |
| Can good speakers take edge off digital? Steakster and Bob are absolutely correct, clean power and a good power cord can make all the difference. Clean power and a nice power cord can make less than state of the art digital reach far above it's station. I would also investigate having th... | |
| Can good speakers take edge off digital? You have your answer, your analog doesn't have this problem, the DAC is your problem. You can either tweak, mod or get a new DAC. At $1k it may be impossible to get both resolution and smoothness, I think you have to go to a higher price point to ... | |
| Vinyl sounds a bit thin and slightly strident. N803, Bob is absolutely correct, the first thing I would change out is those stock power cords. I had a ARC SP 9 MK. III which had all the sonic limitations you speak of, putting in a IEC receptacle with a good power cord made a large sonic differ... | |
| after Valhalla, i changed to I agree with Azaud's perspective on the midbass, still Valhallas could offer perfect synergy for many. Cable advice is nearly impossible to give, I always take it with a grain of salt. If you can find some general consensus about a particular soni... | |
| best resistors Thanks guys, my issue is space limitations within point to point wiring within signal circuit. If you look at the pictures of the Cayin phono stage in my virtual system you will see I have severe space limitations, I'm not sure I can make any radi... | |
| best resistors Thanks Dave, I thought about doing that, but having no experience with those resistors thought I might damage the leads. So, ok, I'll go with the nude Vishays! | |
| after Valhalla, i changed to Pretty hard to beat Valhalla's, I've heard tons of top line cables over the years, they are right up there. Having said that, every implementation is different, you could do better or worse. You should state what improvements, changes your looking... | |
| right angle RCA adapters: will they harm sound? Ozzy has a good point about the metalurgy discontinuities. I previously used Audioquest adapters in another system, I never heard any degradation in sound. I am presently using Cardas XLR/RCA adapters in some locations in my present rig, hear no d... | |
| More convinced of analog than ever Hmmm. I wouldn't call Johnnyb's post snobbish either, however, these threads that seem to pit one format vs. the other are inherently contentious. I'm with Tvad in that I think it all depends on the recording as to what medium is better.In the rea... | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- Greatest thread ever on the gon. Now we just need a comedian to deliver the lines at an audiophile comedy club. ...when you turn off your refrigerator, furnace (winter), AC (summer) during listening sessions. My listening room doubles as a sauna i... | |
| VPI Scout- motor pops in speakers when turned off I agree this problem should have been rectified long ago, makes VPI look rather amateurish. I also think they should rectify the belt screeching problem. I also have an issue with their 10.5i arm upgrade to the Scoutmaster tt. I recieved mine with... | |
| best resistors Thanks guys, seems the mills are the consensus choice thus far. Jafox, I've thought about fitting the premium film resistors, but they will be impossible to fit as they are all radial leads, simply won't fit the point to point wiring scheme in the... | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- Mitch has it right, what the hell am I doing here on a Friday night.You have to upgrade every last part in your equipment, stock is no good. And then that isn't even enough, you have to upgrade the upgraded part. | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- My present house cost less than my main system. And then there is the bedroom system, and closets full of gear, wires, parts, etc. And then, oh yeah, add my two cars to the cost of the house, main system still rules. I guess I could go on and on..... |