decooney
Responses from decooney
| Parasound media event I reached out to the folks at Parasound to verify the meeting. Response: "Thanks for asking. This is very real and being hosted by David Sheriff. It’s an open forum to ask questions and hear where Parasound is now, and where we are going. Hop... | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman JAMES, you did the right thing sending the cables to Cardas. 1. Validated authenticity, for yourself, the prior seller, and any future buyers. 2. Cardas "repaired the mid/low bass attenuated signal" for you. Issues resolved. 3. Re-... | |
| Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price... @audphile1 "You’re probably one of the very few that kept an open mind. Majority will not.". On that note, those who already know the difference have no need to debate it further, and usually don’t respond. Some NaySayers enjoy debate, and ... | |
| Class D, "Control (Variable Gain)," Amplifier versus Class A/B Separates? @mashif "...I wouldn’t reject their products over that issue. It’s in keeping with their generally snark attitude." I would. Attitude is important. Emotional intelligence is not that difficult. If we lack most of all five elements of EI, con... | |
| Class D, "Control (Variable Gain)," Amplifier versus Class A/B Separates? @mashif I have the Schitt Kara. ... However, there are two issues that are annoying. ... The other is its sensitivity to static electricity. A slight touch and it will go into some strange mode and has to be power cycled. ... I have 5 Schi... | |
| Parasound media event IF this is not a phishing scam - A question I have, and might not be able to make the call. Maybe someone can ask, if interested and attending the Webinar [hoping it's interactive and not closed]. What's Darren Myers doing for them since ... | |
| Cardas hierarchy - older/newer - who has experience? @markusthenaimnut I’ve stayed away from this thread hoping others like @ghdprentice and others would reply, as per above. I’ve owned about 80% of the older generation and newer generation Cardas past 30 years. My entire system is back to all Card... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @sameyers1 decooney I have only auditioned the XP-12 in my home and can’t speak to the characteristics of the higher end or older Pass models. i agree with your observation that people sometimes upgrade only to wish they hadn’t sold or given... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @sameyers1 "A number of people who posted comments have dissed the concept of neutral. A simple view of neutral is that a device (preamp, amp, dac, speaker, cables, whatever) does nothing to change the recording. It’s not complicated"... Fol... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? "Neutral" as compared to what? Who set the industry standard baseline reference as to what neutral really is. This is the funnest and funniest part of the whole (hole) discussion. 🤣 | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? For a component that is "supposed to be neutral", "adding nothing", looking at history of threads and posts over the past 15-20 years on this Audiogon site, seeing just how many of the same long-term members here have bought / tried / resold so ma... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @hilde45 Have you ever considered a hybrid preamp? I just bought a PS Audio BHK Signature preamp and it has a couple of 12au7’s for the input and mosfet’s for the output. Only had it a couple of days, but I am really enjoying it so far. I... | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman ...man you are having too much cable fun. Good for you. Keep us posted, and keep up the good work! 👍 | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 @aljordan I now run between 45-50ma with the KT120s in the Mono 120 amplifiers. There is a difference, the Mono 120s have a plate voltage of 600v at the plate. Running the basic calculators, it says I’m barely close to running the KT120s in their ... | |
| Cable upgrades James, @jimboman IF you send them in to Cardas, once they peel back the end jacket they will know quickly, able to help determine next steps. If they are the real McCoy, they may tell you the older soldered XLR connectors are history. The conduct... |