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twoleftears

Responses from twoleftears

Inside the Iso Acoustics mechanism
Recently added a pair of Gaias to my system and am  working on a proper review. Not many speakers will balance very well on two Gaias; even less so if they are split between two speakers.  
DVD Player Recommendations
The problem with the Modwright mod is that the customer needs to provide the DVD player, and the Pioneers are now unobtainable (at least new).   Thanks for the Reavon mention.  Here's their brand new, middle-of-the-lineup, 1K player. https://va... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
   
Townshend Audio F1 Fractal Speaker Cables
Website: Each end of the cable, incorporates house-keeping electronics to ensure stable operation with ALL amplifiers and features radio frequency interference reduction circuitry. All contained within a machined solid aluminium capsule, that als... 
Cable recommandations
Audio Envy recently came out with a new, top-of-the-line SC at real-world prices.  Worth exploring. https://audioenvy.com/product/speaker/sp12/  
12AT7 / 12AU7
The Telefunken 12AU7's / ECC82's are going to be a little more, errr, analytical than the Amperexes.  Installed in an older C-J preamp, I can see a good balance being achieved.  Less so in a modern preamp that is less warm.  
Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k
These are exceptionally good. The BMR Tower. You won’t do better!  They are tremendous value. https://www.philharmonicaudio.com/  
Speaker stand project
https://resonantwoods.com/audio-products/speaker-stands/    
HEAVY Platters. Metal or Plastic? Your personal Experiences
There's got to be a reason they go to the bother of putting those extra weights there.  
DVD Player Recommendations
For a while there Pioneer was making a really excellent player that came in around the 1K mark.  But that went away.  These days, I think one of the top recommendations is the Panasonic UB9000 just mentioned, though at half the price a lot of peop... 
Denafrips Athena- is damn good
https://www.denafrips.com/athena I read: This preamp is all I want it to be.  Yes, it's great. Actually, the brand new Hades also looks very interesting.  
Best place to insert a new higher end cable in my system?
Ivor Tiefenbrun rides again!  
Ridiculous sale
Oppo 205.  
Mixed Brand Pre-Amp Power Amp Pairings that Work
Let's face it: a whole lot more combinations are going to work just fine, compared to those that won't.  The one technical issue has already been mentioned: impedance matching.  Beyond that, I suppose you could end up with a bright preamp and a br... 
Class d noise rejection
Why omit the name of the brand of the class D amp?  Was it Aavik or something like that?