jpan
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| what kind of power conditioner for front end? You won't know until you try a power conditioner in your system. And you won't know which one until you try more than one. You really can't go by what others say. I mean, of course you can. But you won't know what's best for your system. And, btw... | |
| Audio Rack Opinions I just finished a project with Arnold from Core Audio. It's also a plyKRAFT 4L. I spent a lot of time thinking about which direction to go for a replacement to my Finite Elemente rack. I looked at HRS very seriously, along with Stillpoints, Grand... | |
| Help me choice Audioquest speaker cables The only way to know is by trying different speaker cables in your system, in your home. That is the only way to know for sure which is best--for you. Either ask your dealer to lend you a 3-4 different AQs (or other brands/versions)--or go through... | |
| Which component to upgrade 1st ? I'll put in a counterpoint for consideration. Consider isolation, power cords and interconnects. Depending on what you have and when the last time was that you truly evaluated these elements, it may be the biggest upgrade and change you will exper... | |
| Lyra Cartridges Yes. Check it out. https://www.lyraanalog.com/documents/2020-Lyra-US-RETAIL-Price-List.pdf Lyra is now distributed in the US/Canada by Audioquest. | |
| "Ojas Audio Equipment" There is also a Herb Reichert Gramaphone Dreams article on the "Ojas System" in Stereophile. I thought it was really interesting and made me want to hear it. I'm a believer in the "many mansions" approach to this audiophile thing. | |
| Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system? "I just wondered if you had to recommend a set up to someone (who wanted a nice stereo), would you consider cabling to be essential in your build price and your recommendations? If so, would you consider the cost of the cables to be on par with th... | |
| My Sonic Labs cartridges I have the MSL Gold Signature. I replaced my Lyra Titan i with you about two years ago. At that time, I was considering the Lyra Etna SL. The MSL was described as between the Lyra and Koetsu. That is "analytical" vs. "lush", respectively, if on a... | |
| Subwoofer with Floorstanding Speakers? Rarely, if ever, is the location of the main speaker optimized for BOTH bass and mids and high frequencies. It's the reality of acoustics within a room. Furthermore, I have never heard of someone removing their subs IF they have been properly inte... | |
| Niagara 5000 Vs Torus RM20 or PS Audio Power Plant 12 I think you've answered your own question. The NRG-1000 is strangling your Niagara 5000. The NRG is way down at the bottom of the pile of AQ power cords. If you go with a Dragon or even less but still in the Storm range, I would bet it will restor... | |
| Gryphon Amp Owners: Results with AQ Niagara? If Gryphon recommends it then I’d lean that way. But, I would try it both ways and find out. I used to follow the rule of plugging my main amps into the wall. Just recently I decided to try it running them into my power conditioner. I think it de... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0X Compared to a Pass Labs XP-15 I've gone from an Xono, to the Herron VPTPH-2A, then for a very short time to the XP-15 before settling on the Pass XP-17. In my system, which is all Pass with a Spiral Groove front end and My Sonic cart, it is super duper nice. I liked the Herro... | |
| Two vs four subwoofers for music playback I went from no subs to a Distributed Bass Array and I will never, ever go back. My system was set up professionally. Meaning, I paid someone who knows what they're doing and he used acoustical software to dial everything in. There was no guessing... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bslon thanks for the Kurt Vile tip. Missed this one. | |
| What does a subwoofer solve? @m-db "A host of individually unique room issues can easily be solved depending on the flexibility and level of control ..." 100% agree. And I've experienced it first-hand with a DBA. Getting this right brings a night and day change. It is that ... |