jim204

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What is the best USB cable under $500 for a natural presentation and good detail ?
Go with Grannyring he knows what he's talking about.  
Thoughts on having 2 different sized subs in same room
I think it's a good idea but put the best sub on the right hand side as that is where the most bass comes from a symphony orchestra.  
Fancy Fuse for Regenerator?
Why not I think you have a good point and it can't do any harm.  
Sennheiser HD 800 aftermarket cable
Hi the Cardas I use are 1.5 metre four pin balanced cables at £535.00 which are rather pricy but completely blow away the CH 800 S I had previously. The bass although not all powerful is super clear and so well detailed. A lot of the sound I get i... 
Sennheiser HD 800 aftermarket cable
I don't know if you are interested or not but I have been having a great experience wit Cardas Cables . They are so very open and  detailled and have turned my 800s into entirely different beasts and are miles better than the original cables.  
$39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer?
I used to work for the company that made the Ariston RD11S and remember having a conversation with Mr Tiefenbrun one night at a hi fi exhibition and I broached the question to him if he would ever get into digital. His outburst was unprintable and... 
To DAC or not to DAC ?
Have you ever thought about a used PS Audio Direct Stream DAC and Bridge 11 combination. They can be had quite cheaply now if you scout round then you could have Streamer, DAC and Preamp all in one and have a piece of hardware more comensurate wit... 
suspending monitors from the ceiling
You would have to suspend them on really strong wire and have them at head height when you are sitting or your steareo presentation would be all over the place. Also because of the size of them you would need a couple of Sus to fill in the bass fr... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
@schubert        Len, I see your favourite Orchestra and Conductor ( Vanska ) won the Gramophone Orchestra and condutor of the year. Well done!!! Take care friend , Jim.  
Classical Music for Aficionados
Congrats Len , give them a bit of time and you will love them.Scotland the Brave forever, Slangevar, Jim. 
Problem duplicating my external HD onto another one
If I have the problem you are having with ssd drives I use a program from O and O Software called Safe Erase which  cleans every bit of information from the drive. I then reformat the drive using long format with 64kb formatting and then do my cop... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
There is two people here who publicly say they loathe Wagner and Liszt.I happen to love both those composers for the music they wrote but I hate Wagner as a human being so am I wrong to say that now? 
Classical Music for Aficionados
here is another none line post you can write about it all you like. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
There is no need for you to take it personally , I am not slighting you I am only saying that I loath him and I don’t expect you to like all the music I like. You site Mozart , can you honestly say that Philip Glass’s music is as good as Mozart’s ... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
I'm sorry but I loathe Philip Glass et al.