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| CD has laid back and uninvolving sound Sounds like my experience with tube DACs, previously owned Audio Aero Prima DAC (Capitole DAC) and Audio Logic 24MXL. Both were smooth but lacked the resolution and involvement of my highly modded Perp. Tech. setup.SS DAC isn't going to give you m... | |
| Neil Diamond......... I was sort of lukewarm on Neil until I saw him live around 1978, great show! | |
| choice of midrange cap? In my experience, nothing competes with the Duelund, but major money here!The Mundorf Silver/Oil could impart a bit extra brightness.Haven't heard the Clarity, heard good things about them, however.Another cap to consider is the Jantzen Z-Superior... | |
| Smooth treble Duelund caps in my Merlins. Prior to the Duelunds I perceived increased treble extension as brightness, after the Duelunds I hear it as simply treble extension. I would describe this brightness as a hardness in the treble, now have a silkier, more... | |
| 2-way vs. 3-way Yes, good 2-ways can do most of the frequency spectrum and allow far field listening. Merlin VSM do this, and have coherence that most 3-ways have trouble attaining. Bass often sounds out of character (incoherent) to mids and tweeters in many 3 wa... | |
| Caravan - does anyone listen anymore? Its all good, Camel too! I like the first album, "Caravan". "Place Of My Own" one of my all time favorite songs. | |
| System Advice Please I'm in exactly the same boat as you, trying to get better performance out of my Scoutmaster/Dyna 20xl setup.I would go with a seperate phono stage, very rare you get equal performance out of a built in phono stage.So, I would go with the LS-26 wit... | |
| My LP couldn't beat my CD, until now Forddonald, I'm happy for you. I too have a fairly new analog setup with Scoutmaster, sound is still not up to my digital rig. I have found the phono stage to be critical to obtaining quality sound. I suppose I'm way too picky, but I'm completely ... | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? Mrtennis, I've tried all the previous line of PS Audio products, Chang Lightspeed, BPT, all Shunyatas with exception of V Ray, Audience Adept, various Bybee, caps on AC outlets, may have forgotten a few.I would say the Shunyata Hydra 4 impacted th... | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? Mapman, I did state all the PCs I've tried diminish dynamics to some extent. This is heard as a rounding of transients, often very subtle, the music loses just a bit of life. While it sounds smoother, I'm just a bit bored. Take the PC back out and... | |
| Directionality in digital = impedance mismatch I've tried many 'audiophile' digital cables over the years, they do sound different. Until you try, you'll never know. AES/EBU, RCA, coax and I2S all sound different from one another as well, also depends on what your DAC and transport are optimiz... | |
| Shout out for Neil Young's Sugar Mountain Live LP 14.99 at Amazon. Also, check out the short blurb/review from the present day Chaplain of Canterbury House, Rev. Reid Hamilton, a little background info on the concert. | |
| Shout out for Neil Young's Sugar Mountain Live LP You're talking about the Canterbury House release. I've lived in Ann Arbor environs my entire life, too bad I was just a kid when he recorded this. I have to get this cd! | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? I don't believe there's a power conditioner that won't diminish dynamics to some extent when used on amps. Not just my experience, read the threads, this has been gone over many times before. IMO, power conditioners are for everything BUT the ampl... | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison In thinking about the DIY tube traps. I still recall the day I first put them in my system, one of those red letter days you never forget about. It was amazing how much information I had been losing from excessive bass resonance due to room intera... |