stuartk
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| Possibly dumb question: can I use two cable runs for each channel, not bi-wired? Thanks a lot for your helpful response, Al; it's much appreciated! | |
| Possibly dumb question: can I use two cable runs for each channel, not bi-wired? Thanks for your comments. 1) Al: the maker of this particular cable combines two runs of it into a shotgun for their more expensive product, so I'm assuming it's OK. 2) the reason I asked this question, is that I've gotten conflicting opinions re:... | |
| Help Me Choose Timber Nation Rack-- All Wood or Threaded Rod? ohlala;I looked up Finite Elemente and was surprised to discover they offer. among other things, Maple racks, but at prices I can't come close to affording. | |
| Help Me Choose Timber Nation Rack-- All Wood or Threaded Rod? Thanks to you all for your input-- especially you current Timber Nation owners! Dave; the capacity to change shelf height is, no doubt, a nice feature but in the end, I've decided I prefer the look of wood (higher WAF, too). I'm going with a 4 sh... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? wolf_garcia: Yeah, I sure hope it's "amazing"! The 3502S is upgraded from the stock model 3502, which is just as well, as I'm used to listening to a modded 302. A rel sub is definitely something I'm keeping in mind for the future, but for now, I'... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? Wrap-up: I ended up sending back the Parasound Halo. I wasn't willing to keep it in my system for 150 hours to see if I would like it in the long run. Frankly, my current Jolida tube integrated, tube CDP and Silverline speakers all sounded very go... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras; Thanks for the explanation. I'm expecting the Parasound Halo to arrive from Audioadvisor on Thursday, so my plan is to first evaluate its effect on the system, then take it from there. I will bear in mind the possibilities you've kind... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras;You are evidently much more comfortable with these newer technologies than I am. I have no idea what a "node" is! | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? David; my wall outlet is upgraded, although it was done many years ago and so I do not recall what brand/type was installed. I will check out Synergistic. Thanks. | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras--Wow... a lot to digest. Very kind of you to take the time to lay it all out.I will have two amps to try, first, and it will no doubt become apparent soon enough whether they'll make much of a difference. BTW, I'm not at all opposed to... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? stereo5-- I welcome your positive remarks about the Halo, especially in comparison to a tube amp. I have come across many recommendations for the Cronus as a step up from the Jolida. I've never owned a Stereophile class-A-rated component and havin... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras-- thanks for your encouragement re: going disc-less. I will probably be compelled in time to follow your advice but I guess I'm old fashioned... OK-- maybe just old, as in an old dog and new audio tricks. Adding a quality DAC would be ... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? jmcgrogan2-- yes, more bass would indeed be nice. The bass I have is well defined and relatively quick; it just doesn't extend down very far, as you have no doubt surmised. Finding a place for a sub in our livingroom is the hard part (WAF). I get... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? marktomaras-- thanks for your input. The reason I have monitors is that I don't have the luxury of a dedicated audio space, and as a result, I needed to raise drivers above furniture in the livingroom. Pardon my ignorance, but would the 50 watt J... | |
| Confused: Should I Upgrade Cables or Amp first? Yes-- 213runnin--Jolida has 50 wpc. I'm curious to hear how the Silverlines respond to more power, for one thing. TY-jmc-- both amp and cdp were modded by Mitch Singerman who's been Jolida's West Coast repair guy for quite awhile-- he knows the ge... |