gallaine
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| PSB vs. Paradigm vs. B W Any advice really depends on what your muscial preferences are. If you plan to use the B&K AVR-307 mostly for music go for the best L&R loudspeakers you can afford. If you are replacing speakers you can use those for the rear surrounds unt... | |
| Really need a DAC w/ a great CD player I've owned both CD Players and Transport/DAC combos. My current front-end is a Roksan Caspian CD Player. A pretty good player (it ought to be at $1600). My previous rig was an MSB/(very old) McCormack transport. I thought the Roksan was better; an... | |
| How good is MSB Link III? I owned the MSB Link II in the past. My original transport was a "cheap" Sony DVD Player (S300D). It wasn't bad. But replacing the Sony with a used McCormack made a *big* improvement. Both in terms of soundstage and treble extension. From there I ... | |
| Mapleshade and Maple Audio Cables There are already several threads discussing Mapleshade products. Search for "Mapleshade" you should get two or three that discuss the ICs. Also read the threads about interconnects and you'll find some references to these products. | |
| I need help choosing interconnects/wires Since no one has yet suggested The Cable Company (www.fatwyre.com) I will. They carry many of the well-known brands suchs as AudioQuest, Tara Labs, JPS, MIT, and Synergistic Research. You can borrow cables from their library and try them out in yo... | |
| Stealth Hac 3,000 W power cord I bought a Stealth HAC PC about a year ago. It isn't the best cord I have in my system, but it is better than my stock cords. I have not heard the amp you mentioned, but it is entirely possible that stock PC is better than the HAC. Almost everythi... | |
| Contact cleaners/What's good? I use a combination of Caig De-Oxit and Caig Pro-Gold. As I understand it the De-Oxit removes oxidation while the Pro-Gold is a "preservative". I treated all of my interconnects and PCs at the same time. It seemed to clear up a kind of electronic ... | |
| Echo Buster or ASC for room treatment? Some good posts here. I would add Argent Room Lens as a possibility to your list. While I haven't used them I've heard that they are better then Echo Buster (which I have used). I sent Echo Buster my room layout and had them put together a suggest... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list 1. Beethoven Bagatelles and Dances Vol. 1 (Naxos) 2. Copland 100 (RR) 3. Jacintha Autumn Leaves (Groove Note) 4. Peter Gabriel (Geffen) and 5. Tom Petty Full Moon Fever (MFSL). I don't have a huge collection of CDs, yet. So, I'm sure this list wil... | |
| Wall socket change I believe that there are several threads in this forum related to re-wiring. Since I live in an apartment and haven't done this yet I can't give any "real" advice. In theory you want to separate analog and digital components. This translates to pu... | |
| Wall socket change JPS Labs, Custom Power Cord Company, and Sonic Horizons have outlet extenders that will give you four sockets. The cheapest is the Sonic Horizons Hurricane at $200; it has four Hospital Grade outlets. I believe both JPS Labs and CPCC versions are ... | |
| Love of MUSIC or love of GEAR Neubuilder: I agree with the last half of your post. Full appreciation of music, like literature, depends on many things. There is an intellectual aspect, such as history and biography, that is helped with education (not necessarily formal). More ... | |
| TMC interconnects. Opinions on them I have been using a TMC Yellow Label IC between my pre and power amps for about a month (after 200 hour break-in). The music is detailed with good depth. Bass is extended but I find there is too much of it. While it is a good cable I can't help lo... | |
| How did U get into this expensive hobby? I was introduced to this "hobby" by a friend in 1997. He has a very nice system and I enjoyed listening to it. But I never thought I would own one. It wasn't until a year later that I started down that path toward audio nirvana. The last two years... | |
| Mapleshade Vibration Control Dekay: I understand what you mean about not having space. With the Isoblocks, Surepoints, and Heavyhats my CD Player now requires at least 9" of vertical rack space. I will probably have to remove the DVD Player just to get enough space to put the... |