jim_swantko
Responses from jim_swantko
| Why are there no botique car audio recievers? I agree with Dkarmeli, I don't know of any good ones currently on the market, but there are a few which have recently been discontinued which are very good. Look at any of the following:Pioneer - DEX-P99RS - this still may be available, but I'm no... | |
| Audio in NC Hi JafanyOver the years I've purchased primarily high end car audio gear, as he also sells that. It's the only place I know of within several hours which sells true high end car audio.For the home I've purchased an RBH sub from him (which I no lon... | |
| Audio in NC He carries Krell, Esoteric/Teac, Focal, Genesis, Coda, Cambridge Audio, Audio Magic, Marantz and more I'm sure I've forgotten.He was a Pass Labs dealer, but I don't think he is anymore.Very knowledgable guy. | |
| Coconut Audio = LOL What's really funny is I guarantee there are a few people who really want to try that Mega power cord! hahaAwesome site. Love it. | |
| Audio in NC Audio Exchange near NCSU. Joe is a great guy. | |
| What is the best DAC under $3000 The Ayre QB-9 is a very good DAC in your budget. | |
| Cable recommendations for cary slp-98p & cary 120s I had great luck with Audio Magic cables with my SLP-98 and SLP-05. I agree that silver cables seem to work very nicely with tube equipment. | |
| Need at least 900wpc in 4ohm High sensitivity speakers make low sensitivity speaks sound like they have a wet blanket over them.Until you feed them with 900 Watts. :) | |
| Need at least 900wpc in 4ohm Steve -Per the Stereophile review the JC1s measured:585W @ 8 Ohms1154W @ 4 Ohms2255W @ 2 Ohms4.2kW @ 1 OhmGoogle it and you can see the tests. Krell is another great choice! | |
| Need at least 900wpc in 4ohm Parasound JC1's. | |
| Help Finding Balanced Tube Preamp with HT Bypass.. Cary SLP-05 does what you want, and is a fantastic preamp to boot. | |
| PASS Labs x350.5 vrs. Parasound JC1 The JC1's are absolutely killer amps. Nothing against Pass as they are also outstanding amplifiers, but I'm a sucker for mono's and the big Parasounds are nearly impossible to beat at their price point. | |
| Why is the market for used Levinson amps so slow? How did the problem manifest itself? Did the amp fail?One morning I turned it on and there was static on the right channel. I power cycled it a few times, made sure there were no cabling issues, etc and could not get it to stop.I called the ML sup... | |
| Why do I like Class AB better than Class A? My experience with Class-A operation (mostly with Parasound JC1's) is very different than yours. My soundstage becomes MORE defined, not less. It also grows in all directions.If it weren't for the heat I would never use the low-bias setting. | |
| Why is the market for used Levinson amps so slow? I talked to Harman about the so-called cap problem a while back. There were apparently some weak parts, not an endemic problem, and it wasn't even in the 334-336 series. The whole re-capping thing is audiophile paranoia nonsense. Just think about... |