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| McIntosh 2105 pairing with Klipsch Cronwall’s? Congratulations on your new Amps! Even though you already placed the order, it is great to read/learn from all of the responses. I hope they meet your hopes and expectations. | |
| Ebay selling my missing amplifier Snook2 - sorry for your situation, but please keep us aware of the developments. Moreover, but I am so impressed with the help/advice from the AG respondents. Kudos to all! | |
| Vibration Control jasonbourne71 "Hearsay belief not scientifically validated." Not so fast... At CAF many years ago, I passed by a vendor demonstrating arched-wood isolation devices that were sold to fit under stereo component's feet. These devices were the ... | |
| Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp? I have also been researching OCC XLR cables, and I found a new manufacturer (to me, at least): Artic Cables, supposedly are "Handcrafted in Florida, USA". FYI - From their website (below) it appears that they have invested in new OCC production e... | |
| Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp? I recently purchased a pair of Mogami XLR cables (~$60) a month ago to help with troubleshooting a connection issue. They worked fine for troubleshooting, but IMO, they are definitely not for high SQ musical reproduction. They are going into a... | |
| Half-Speed Masters - are they worth double dipping? P.S. - going full circle, many Half-Speed Mastered, uber-vinyl pressed LPs have a noise-floor that is below (my) hearing at elevated SP levels. This could/should also be considered when comparing CDs to LPs. Best, | |
| Half-Speed Masters - are they worth double dipping? mahler123 While your logic is correct-CDs have a very low 'noise floor', your premise may not be correct. Please consider that if a CDs 'sound ceiling' is dramatically lowered - via compression (even more than the noise floor) - the Dynamic Ran... | |
| Half-Speed Masters - are they worth double dipping? @mahler123 Perhaps the answer lies in the mastering process for the intended audience. For example, 'Redbook' CDs reportedly have a dynamic range of 96dB. While I own hundreds of them, only a few of them come close to the dynamic range of a de... | |
| A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed Money can be hard to come-by, especially big $ for toys. I was and remain suspicious of F&F sales. That being said, once I learned that: a.) the dealer would work with the owner, allowing me to pay with VISA, not F&F, and, b.) ARC se... | |
| Half-Speed Masters - are they worth double dipping? First, and foremost - EVERYTHING matters. By reducing the rotational speed of the disc by 2x, you double the amount of time that the cutterhead has to remove the material. Consequently, there is an inherent increase in cutting accuracy. When a ... | |
| Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp? Replace Audio Envy (-1) with AntiCable (+1). The Audio Envy were very dry and thin sounding. I tried to give them away, but no takers. The AntiCable are simple, clear and inexpensive. ($50 to $500 per pair, depending on the materials and leng... | |
| A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed Summary: One final update, and thanks for the feedback. My new ARC 6SE Preamp now has 70+ hours of use, and the tubes are breaking-in. During the first ~50 hours, the unit sounded good, but not too different than the sound of my Ayre preamp (in... | |
| Cartridge and phono stage matching Your stylus' 'line-contact' geometry should, in general, be pretty quiet. You may want to consider double-checking the installation. Like Goldilocks' bed, it must be just right. I always hear LP noise, including pops, ticks and IGD, increase wh... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? @ghasely I think everyone should question the value/implication of this data: "The three best years for modern era high end audio sales in terms of units sold and revenue were 2021, 2022 and 2023." a. How were the 'best years of audio - revenue'... | |
| Illumination +2 jayctoy OK, Rick is a nice guy, and I should ask him over for drinks, but what about buying/selling audio gear? a.) is his gear truly superior? b) is his gear a fair/good value? c) will he be here in the future (support, trades, upgrades, e... |