vandermeulen

Responses from vandermeulen

monster hts3500 problems
Its trying its best to power up...but it needs fixing for sure. Possibly a relay is bad. I would definitively call/send for repair. FWIW, imagine a major fault...and your equipment is plugged into it. Not a good flip of the coin. 
Granny says heah.
NOTHING will sound like that. Except if you keet doing the same thing. 
Upgrading interconnects, where to start
Either way would be equal. 
amp question
Spend 80% on your hardware. The rest for tweaks. 
This makes no sense, but yet....
Good deal Grimace. 
Uh oh. Sudden static
The static gnomes are once again up to their tricks. Tubed CDP? If so...swap tubes between channels. If not, swap IC's. Also swap power to other location. If that fails...we got real work to do. 
Is weight really mater?
Power supply quality is common sense. I dont need to mention that, especially since it was already brought up. Same with transformers. Do the math...internal component total weight - jewelry = worth. Its simple. And no, Pass is a well respected de... 
Is weight really mater?
Open the amps and look in. I always do and find no correlation to what you are inquiring about. Same as 10,000 dollar paint jobs on speakers vs stain. If you know what to look for, subtracting the jewely makes a huge difference to what is really g... 
Best interconnect for bass only
Keep me informed, I'm curious. 
Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic
Frankk, I have only experienced one "golden glow". The one pictured over the Lord's head. 
You prefer Mosfets or Bipolar outputs in amps?
Don't appologize...I LIKED IT! 
How do you judge your system's neutrality?
Here is what I have gained from everyone's input:Neutrality is a difficult ideology to wrap one's brain around, and most likely will remain that way. Because of this, experience plays a very important role in attaining one's own ideologies of defi... 
How do you judge your system's neutrality?
Because concensus will be difficult to achive with many ways audiophilia can be understood, explained, etc, the only true way is with experience. Period. Experience will help you define you own dictionary. Then, each one's dictionary will in some ... 
Novice question about Internet Downloading.
LOL I could'nt agree more. 
This makes no sense, but yet....
Jea48, thanks for the info. Though this explanation can be used to desribe almost everything made by man or nature. Also, the problem inherent to the subjectivity in the audiophile's world cannot be measured and reproduced with statistical signifi...