1: Inmate Central, It's probably the BACK of the iPhone, not the sides (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2023-05-17, 21:34:29 (108.41.98.140)
It's called Back Tap. You can work various functions by tapping the back. The good news is that the feature can be turned on and off. I remember trying it a few years ago and found it more of a pain s .......

2: Speaker Asylum, RE: Anyone Try The $50 Monolith By Monoprice Stands? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2023-03-31, 18:02:59 (108.41.98.140)
Yes, I had bought a pair about 5 years ago for a monitor speaker. They are the real deal and with 4 posts they are extremely strong and well made. Good looking too. Less than half the price of the ver .......

3: Digital Drive, Exactly! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2023-03-21, 12:05:21 (108.41.98.140)
The Audiolab 6000 CDT is excellent, even without considering its low price. It was a big improvement over my prior Mark Levinson/Proceed (I forgot the model but list price was $2,500 some 25 years ago .......

4: Planar Speaker Asylum, SOLD. Thanks n/t (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2023-02-25, 14:19:56 (108.41.98.140)
n/t .......

5: Planar Speaker Asylum, New ad for Magnepan 3.6 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2023-02-23, 12:57:06 (108.41.98.140)
FYI, there's a new ad for a pair of Magnepan 3.6 on Audio Asylum Trader. Yes, they're mine. .......

6: Inmate Central, RE: As she was flying by the 10th floor window... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2023-02-16, 19:52:59 (108.41.98.140)
It wasn't the fall it was the sudden stop .......

7: Headphone Heights, Try headfi.org (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-12-30, 20:29:31 (70.107.103.138)
You should really try headfi.org. If you're not familiar with the site it's dedicated to all things headphone related--phones, IEMs, dacs, amps, cables, etc. etc. Has reviews, comments, ads, a marketp .......

8: Inmate Central, RE: Fewer bugs on windshields this year, said a WaPo article yesterday. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-10-24, 12:11:54 (70.107.103.138)
Fewer bugs, including bees, fewer birds, fewer everything from climate change. .......

9: Planar Speaker Asylum, I've got them for 3.6 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-10-24, 12:01:05 (70.107.103.138)
I'm using the Sound Anchor stands for my 3.6. I haven't seen the SA stands for the 20.7 but would think they are basically the same except for some size differences. IMO, you'd be much better off usin .......

10: Speaker Asylum, Wrong questions--Do they work ok (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-10-18, 20:47:19 (70.107.103.138)
You don't mention if they are functional and work properly. For $20 that is the only question, aside from do you need them or want them. For $20 you can't even get a pastrami sandwich. .......

11: Digital Drive, RE: Audiolab 6000CDT in da house! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-06-22, 20:34:01 (173.56.43.43)
After 24 hours of break-in, i.e., with the platter spinning not just turned on, EVERYTHING improves significantly, especially the bass. When I first hooked up my new unit I had the same impressions as .......

12: General Asylum, My Onkyo story (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-05-14, 17:17:52 (173.56.43.43)
The year was 1996. I was upgrading my system and decided the Onkyo T9090II tuner was what I needed. It was called the Super Tuner, Stereophile Class B, 18 lbs. of computer controlled state of the art .......

13: Digital Drive, RE: Audiolab CDT6000 vs 9 year old Cambridge $1k blu-ray player (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-04-03, 21:08:08 (173.56.43.43)
Nope .......

14: Digital Drive, RE: I'll let you know in a few days (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-04-02, 21:16:00 (173.56.43.43)
Re slot loading, I initially felt the same way about slot loading. But having owned the Audiolab for nearly a year I have done a 180 -- I love the slot loading. What a pleasure to get rid of that clun .......

15: Digital Drive, RE: Audiolab CDT6000 vs 9 year old Cambridge $1k blu-ray player (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-04-02, 21:10:52 (173.56.43.43)
And it will get much much better. It needs at least 24 hours of break in with the platter spinning. The Audiolab clobbered my old Proceed (by Mark Levinson) CDT transport, which was $2,500 20 years ag .......

16: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan 2.7 for sale at Audio Solutions in Indianapolis IN (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2022-01-05, 21:12:41 (96.239.66.186)
I seem to recall that the 2.6 had the true ribbon tweeter but the 2.7 did not. The 2.7 was quasi-ribbon. .......

17: General Asylum, It ain't me babe... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2021-12-28, 13:42:42 (96.239.66.186)
There was an Uncle Ned who was, and maybe still is, a tube supplier. .......

18: General Asylum, You've got it exactly right. Much ado about nothing here nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2021-10-23, 21:10:37 (96.239.66.186)
nt .......

19: Speaker Asylum, RE: Do it all monitors (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2021-10-13, 19:13:58 (96.239.66.186)
A bit confused. You say that you presently have a speaker that you "love" -- a pretty strong statement. But it needs a more powerful amp. So, why are you looking for a speaker instead of a new amp? :: .......

20: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: This thing called diffusion - 20.7 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2021-05-09, 20:16:42 (96.239.66.186)
correction: fakus .......

21: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: This thing called diffusion - 20.7 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2021-05-09, 20:11:08 (96.239.66.186)
Use fake ficus, aka facus. .......

22: Inmate Central, RE: Best euphemism you've heard for having sex? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2021-05-04, 18:25:41 (96.239.66.186)
The horizontal mambo. Deep sea drilling .......

23: Digital Drive, RE: Preamp Section of Benchmark DAC3 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2021-03-08, 11:50:40 (96.239.66.186)
The Benchmark DAC2 and DAC3 do not sound lean, IMO. And I haven't seen any pro or audiophile reviews that mention leanness either. I've had Benchmark DACs for the past 10+ years, starting with the DAC .......

24: General Asylum, Actually he was initially a guitarist... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2021-01-18, 20:33:06 (96.239.66.186)
And supposedly a reasonably good one who played on several of his early productions. .......

25: Inmate Central, May I recommend the fish today.. nt... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2020-12-03, 18:54:08 (96.239.66.186)
nt .......

26: General Asylum, I'll have what she's having. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2020-12-02, 10:56:38 (96.239.66.186)
nt .......

27: Inmate Central, RE: Caption time... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2020-10-12, 19:48:51 (96.239.66.186)
Sure, 2 for $.89 is good but on planet X it's even cheaper .......

28: General Asylum, RE: Caption This Picture...... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2020-07-12, 14:22:23 (96.239.66.186)
Earthlings, I come to you in peace .......

29: Inmate Central, RE: Overview of an F-15C cockpit (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2020-06-30, 20:28:46 (96.239.66.186)
Very interesting. Thanks .......

30: General Asylum, RE: Next rainy day we get (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2020-06-13, 14:10:11 (96.239.66.186)
Just a suggestion: For the feet you might try smaller ones than 2x2 since that size could block some of the sound coming out from the bottom port. It's a small unit. .......

31: General Asylum, RE: Or... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2020-06-13, 11:21:18 (96.239.66.186)
Excellent idea. Similarly, I've been using bottle tops, same size as yours, that had a small indent in the middle so the Tivoli feet wouldn't slide. It never made sense to me why the Tivoli, with a bo .......

32: General Asylum, RE: FM Table radio (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2020-06-12, 19:45:15 (96.239.66.186)
I recently returned a $75 Sangean (don't recall the model) and bought the Tivoli for twice the price. Very glad I did. The Sangean was nice and a fine value but I felt the sound was a bit too "dark" - .......

33: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah.... as much as I loved owning and driving my 1967 MGB... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2019-05-29, 19:16:26 (96.239.66.186)
MG = Morris Garages .......

34: Headphone Heights, RE: It is a struggle to describe... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2018-10-25, 14:39:16 (96.239.66.186)
Well said, I certainly concur. Only thing I would mention is that the amount of break in required can very widely between headphones (the same as in large speakers, electronic equipment and other equi .......

35: Headphone Heights, RE: I would try 4 days, considering you have 30 hours on them...nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2018-10-24, 13:19:57 (96.239.66.186)
It could still use more break in, imo. The founder and head of one of Focal's high end headphone competitors advised to use bass heavy music "loud but not crazy loud" for about 100 hours. Some found e .......

36: Headphone Heights, RE: Looking for a good headphone amp (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2017-06-09, 20:00:23 (74.108.115.249)
Woo Audio is a highly regarded company known worldwide for producing amps with outstanding sound and jewel-like craftsmanship. The principal, Jack Woo, is a super nice guy who participates in many hea .......

37: Inmate Central, RE: Soup of the day (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-12-28, 20:30:16 (74.108.115.249)
Seems great. For spices, some recipes say to add some curry powder (not too much) which livens it up big time and, surprisingly, does not add a curry flavor. It's just extra flavor and liveliness that .......

38: Speaker Asylum, On Magnepans, the pantyhose... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-07-06, 14:11:53 (173.77.239.73)
My girlfriend's pantyhose that she flung over my Magnepan 3.6 sure looked good. I didn't mind it a bit. Neither did the Magnepans. .......

39: General Asylum, RE: Lawyer who sued Led Zepplin for plagiarism... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-07-03, 18:56:24 (173.77.239.73)
Excellent comment. .......

40: Headphone Heights, Correct nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-05-03, 12:24:08 (173.77.239.73)
nt .......

41: Critic's Corner, Much ado about nothing. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-04-22, 12:26:38 (173.77.239.73)
What's the big deal? To call that dishonest? Nonsense. .......

42: Headphone Heights, Ether C headphone by MrSpeakers. Incredible sound too (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-04-17, 11:37:33 (173.77.239.73)
Check out the pics and rave reviews. Been out about 6 months. http://mrspeakers.com/ .......

43: General Asylum, RE: equipment covers - shout out (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-03-11, 18:13:29 (108.30.175.16)
Thanks for the heads up. After looking at the site, I just bought a nice nylon printer cover for my HP printer. Many possibilities. .......

44: General Asylum, RE: Concerts you attended where the opening band(s) KNOCKED you out... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-02-23, 19:37:22 (108.30.175.16)
Poco opening for the Rolling Stones, about 1969 or '70 at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden. I was in the first row. .......

45: Headphone Heights, RE: Comply T-400 foam tips (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-02-08, 18:19:17 (108.30.175.16)
Sorry, buts further to my two posts below, you really need to go to the Comply site to check which one is for your earphone stem size. They're also available in small, medium and large for different e .......

46: Headphone Heights, RE: Different sizes needed for different IEMs (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-02-08, 17:37:20 (108.30.175.16)
Correction. Shure is TX-200. .......

47: Headphone Heights, Different sizes needed for different IEMs (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2016-02-08, 17:34:54 (108.30.175.16)
Yes, the T-400 (or TX-400 with the ear wax guard) is excellent but note that it's for a specific size of IEM stem size. That's why Comply makes foam tips to fit different stem sizes --I think they wer .......

48: Critic's Corner, RE: Stuffed Shirt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-12-24, 20:18:05 (96.232.233.185)
It's really no big deal. Don't know why you're going off the deep end. .......

49: General Asylum, RE: Three Months Salary (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-12-15, 18:11:55 (108.54.118.194)
Marketing BS .......

50: Inmate Central, RE: glorious chinese food! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-12-01, 17:06:19 (72.69.252.89)
Looks good but I think you need a trip to a chinatown in San Fran or NYC. .......

51: Headphone Heights, RE: What are the "best".... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-08-03, 09:54:52 (108.30.183.57)
HiFi+ mag (Alan Sircom) just did a review of the AKG N60 noise cancelling on ear headphones, and rated it superior to all the others both in noise cancelling and overall sound. $249. I haven't heard i .......

52: Inmate Central, RE: Listen to AM radio around 12N-9P eastern on weekdays...if you dare... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-08-02, 13:16:14 (71.183.246.14)
Right (or should I say right wing.) More crackpot rants among many that should just be ignored. .......

53: Inmate Central, RE: another rant about new york (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-08-02, 12:26:56 (71.183.246.14)
I know plenty of commodities dealers and trading firms and I know of no one who is promulgating a far out plan of this type. It sounds to me like one of the many paranoid parables that are heard from .......

54: Inmate Central, RE: No, the State did you a favour ... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-08-02, 12:16:29 (71.183.246.14)
Agreed. This whole thread is much ado about nothing. And for this the OP is getting so worked up. He might better be served by being more diligent. .......

55: Critic's Corner, RE: Stereophile needs a math lesson (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-07-10, 19:23:32 (71.183.246.153)
And you left out a word in your own post below. You need to be more careful in your own proofreading. Tsk Tsk! You say "and it's nice to Magnepan in Stereophile". Presumably, you left out the word "se .......

56: Headphone Heights, RE: New Sennheiser Momentum 2 first impressions... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-03-01, 12:30:49 (108.29.94.79)
Seems as if you like them, glad to hear. Re your question as to whether prominent bass is to be expected in a closed headphone v. an open one, I would say that in general a closed headphone would hav .......

57: Headphone Heights, RE: Thanks! And just in time..... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-02-25, 13:27:06 (108.30.183.160)
You're welcome! Enjoy them. .......

58: Headphone Heights, New Sennheiser Momentum 2 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-02-25, 12:18:41 (108.30.183.160)
FYI - Announced at CES 2015: Sennheiser showed the new Momentum 2 Over Ear, which is an upgrade to the Momentum discussed and recommended by some members below. There will also be a Momentum 2 On Ear. .......

59: Headphone Heights, RE: a pic and a link (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-02-10, 11:55:03 (108.30.183.136)
The Momentum On Ear is widely considered to be a step or two down from the regular Momentum. There are reviews of both on line and there's a reason why the On Ears are cheaper. Re the regular Momentu .......

60: Digital Drive, RE: MSB LINK III (2001, old) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-02-07, 20:38:25 (100.2.64.70)
The MSB would certainly be outclassed by today's digital. I had the MSB Link III with the "Half Nelson" upgrade and Channel Islands upgraded power supply. But when I obtained a Benchmark Dac1 in 2004 .......

61: Planar Speaker Asylum, Contact Magnepan... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2015-02-06, 19:26:08 (108.30.175.121)
I had the same issue quite awhile back with a pair of 3.6s. IIRC, I contacted Magnepan and they sent me the schematics. But I never followed through to make the change back to original. .......

62: Digital Drive, RE: Old or new for cd transport?? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-12-27, 10:46:21 (100.37.248.25)
And the Pioneer mechanism is very repairable, in contrast to many of the Phillips mechanisms. Or so I was told a few years back by a very well-regarded NYC high end repair place. Presumably, that mean .......

63: Headphone Heights, RE: you have a local Chord dealer (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-12-12, 11:41:38 (100.38.27.17)
Not a lot of information? There is plenty of info on head-fi.org. .......

64: Headphone Heights, RE: Replacement Cable for Grado? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-08-14, 18:09:25 (72.69.34.52)
Assuming the OP has the original SR60, there have been two generations since then -- the SR60i and the recently released SR60e. So, for a mere $25, he can get a brand new pair of upgraded Grados. (The .......

65: General Asylum, Headphones superseding the big system? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-06-18, 18:58:39 (100.33.253.48)
It's interesting that the headphone phenomenon is progressing at such a growth rate that, for some hard core audiophiles, headphones have almost superseded their big system as the main source of their .......

66: General Asylum, Sold my HD800, bought HD600 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-06-18, 18:40:42 (100.33.253.48)
The HD800 is incredible for classical music and some jazz. But, for other genres, it has, IMO, too much treble energy, too little bass energy, and too much of a "thin" sound to be enjoyable, e.g., wit .......

67: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Replacing stock outlet with PS Audio Outlet (for dummies) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-05-20, 16:51:53 (108.30.183.96)
You say "It seems like some of you are strongly warning...I need to think about this one." Everyone has been very diplomatic. Let me say a little more bluntly that you clearly have no idea what you ar .......

68: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Not for you to DIY (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-05-19, 17:41:09 (108.30.183.96)
Yes, fire or electrocution -- I hate when that happens. .......

69: Critic's Corner, Magnepan - planar measurements (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-05-19, 17:10:26 (108.30.183.96)
This is all conjecture but I suspect the real reason for Magnepan’s reticence relates to the difficulty in obtaining accurate measurements for large planar (dipole) speakers, with the result that the .......

70: Inmate Central, RE: Coffee wars: wifey brought home a Bonavita ceramic drip contraption. Tried it out this (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-04-17, 17:39:36 (72.69.252.90)
To my knowledge, the French Press is considered to produce the best cup of coffee. I've found it to be so too. I've also discussed it with coffee industry professionals and others involved in the food .......

71: Headphone Heights, RE: I'm about to pull the trigger on the OPPO PM1's (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2014-04-17, 17:22:59 (72.69.252.90)
It would be great if you could provide your impression for us, after you've had a chance to give them a good listen. I've also been considering them and heard them very briefly recently. I thought th .......

72: Headphone Heights, RE: With 'dakmart.com' now out of business... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2013-10-19, 16:34:28 (108.41.193.219)
Try Razor Dog Audio. See razordogaudio.com. This vendor has been widely used by the thousands of members of Head-Fi.com, the main headphone enthusiasts' site. Razor Dog often has discounts and is well .......

73: Music Lane, RE: Jazz photos (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2013-09-01, 17:23:00 (72.69.34.173)
Great photos! Color slides - probably Ektachrome - with the rich saturated color. You just can't get results like that with digital, sorry to say. .......

74: Critic's Corner, John, thank you, thank for that reply, putting an end to all this lunacy nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2013-02-20, 13:28:23 (108.29.94.38)
nt .......

75: Critic's Corner, They'd be better off doing review for a fascist or neo Nazi mag (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2013-02-19, 16:52:02 (96.232.233.131)
Those types of publications, in print or online, would better suit the approach these individuals have taken in their obsessive compulsive rants against Stereophile, TAS, the Benchmark dac, and all th .......

76: Critic's Corner, Outstanding retort!! This needed to be said. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2013-02-18, 05:51:07 (100.2.64.105)
nt .......

77: Critic's Corner, Here's a Benchmark DAC2 HGC review (non-Stereophile) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2013-02-17, 19:33:33 (100.2.64.98)
See link below .......

78: Critic's Corner, Absolutely! Time to move on to a review of the new Benchmark DAC2 HGC. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2013-02-17, 13:33:12 (108.29.94.141)
nt .......

79: Video Asylum, OK, but does that translate to something discernible, i.e., visible improvement? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2013-01-28, 13:31:50 (71.183.246.46)
I've wondered about this, whether somewhat higher parts quality in certain areas, or "the ability to handle a higher workload" actually makes a difference that you can see. .......

80: General Asylum, Digital cables are not all the same. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-12-02, 21:01:01 (100.2.232.151)
There are differences in digital cables just as there are differences in non-digital cables. It's not just a case of either the cable transfers the 0s and 1s or it doesn't. The sound and video quality .......

81: General Asylum, Monoprice - Nice cable but, sorry, not equal to a top quality cable (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-12-02, 19:10:12 (100.2.232.151)
I've used Monoprice HDMI cables and they are well made and impressive looking. They are really fine and a great buy for basic non critical usage. But, when I swapped the Monoprice for a Wireworld Star .......

82: Digital Drive, Just a play on words (har har) , but redundancy for emphasis is useful. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-10-27, 10:18:23 (71.183.246.52)
nt .......

83: Digital Drive, RE: Benchmark DAC2 HGC - First review of Benchmark's new dac (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-10-27, 07:03:00 (100.2.232.233)
That's clearly a case of "premature speculation". .......

84: General Asylum, Almost all U.S. (the major items) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-10-26, 16:51:24 (108.29.94.103)
Transport (Mark Levinson) - U.S (was Middletown, NY) DAC (Benchmark) - U.S, Syracuse NY Amp (Pass Labs) - U.S. (Western) Speakers (Magnepan) - U.S., Minnesota Cables (Nordost)) - U.S., outside Boston .......

85: Digital Drive, Benchmark DAC2 HGC - First review of Benchmark's new dac (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-10-25, 12:55:59 (72.89.44.122)
And the new dac appears superb, in both features and in improved sound v. the DAC1 http://everythingaudionetwork.blogspot.se/2012/10/exclusive-first-review-benchmark-media.html .......

86: Headphone Heights, See innerfidelity.com for a comparison... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-07-08, 12:44:01 (108.29.94.211)
The headphone site innerfidelity.com tested a number of noise cancelling headphones, including the Bose 15 and the Audio Technica AT-ANC7b. Just go to the main page of the site and you'll see it. I'm .......

87: Digital Drive, RE: I'll see what can be done (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-06-29, 08:55:23 (108.27.70.235)
Many thanks. .......

88: Digital Drive, Since you also have a Benchmark Dac1, it would be interesting to hear your comments on that v. the others (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-06-28, 19:25:43 (108.54.118.139)
I know your Benchmark has been modified, but it's also one of the older models. Still, since you have three quality dacs and have just compared two in your post, is it possible for you now to add the .......

89: General Asylum, Yeah but you get two shoes for that price nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-04-13, 12:18:14 (162.84.153.43)
nt .......

90: Planar Speaker Asylum, Magnepan cherry - here's a perfect touch-up stain (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-04-07, 10:54:58 (162.84.155.106)
Helpful hint: To repair those little scratches or nicks that sometimes occur, I found a perfectly matched stain that's widely available and easy to use in a "pen" applicator. It's by Minwax, the color .......

91: Headphone Heights, Now spend more money and upgrade the cable (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-03-29, 18:59:55 (162.83.231.205)
The HD800 stock cable is ok but nothing more than that. If you check the Head-Fi site, virtually every HD800 owner has upgraded the cable - and for good reason. Replacing the cable takes the HD800 to .......

92: Cable Asylum, RE: Stereovox HDXV/BNC-RCA Adapter (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-02-07, 11:15:07 (71.247.64.119)
Why not just order the dedicated adapter from Stereovox? There is supposedly no (or minimal) degradation using it. I have a Benchmark DAC1 HDR and use the Sterevox/Stereolab HV Ultra cable, using the .......

93: Digital Drive, RE: US Supplier Replacement SqBox Touch Power Supply? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2012-02-05, 12:07:04 (162.84.142.77)
Me too, that's one of the reasons why I ordered it, in addition to my prior excellent experience with CI products, including one of their power supplies. The new unit made a good improvement in my SB .......

94: Digital Drive, Channel Island Power supply - Worthwhile Improvement! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-11-08, 20:15:13 (108.1.112.192)
I recently bought a Squeezebox Touch, and these recent posts about the Channel Islands power supply prompted me to order the CI power supply also, which arrived today. So, the timing of this thread is .......

95: Planar Speaker Asylum, Regarding a subwoofer... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-10-08, 20:37:44 (71.247.64.61)
Thanks for the very informative report. It would be very helpful to have some input on the subwoofer set-up, since I was thinking of using subwoofer too if I get the MMs: - Since you used an REL, did .......

96: Digital Drive, Price range (approximations) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-10-02, 18:15:39 (162.83.218.213)
The person I know who first tried Benny two years ago, and who I must give credit to for locating him, had a new laser installed on his Proceed CDD. Benny purchased a new CD mechanism then pulled the .......

97: Digital Drive, The very vocal anti- Benchmark crowd - all 5 of them..... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-10-02, 17:52:09 (162.83.218.213)
You and he are apparently part of the very vocal minority who continually post extremely negative remarks about the Benchmark DAC1 nearly every time the Benchmark DAC1 is mentioned. Why is that? But, .......

98: Digital Drive, Finally found a place that could fix my old Proceed transport at a fair price. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-09-27, 17:23:42 (162.83.218.244)
Since it concerns a digital unit, I thought I'd mention here some of the info I just posted in the General section. In that post I mentioned a repair person I found who was able to repair my Proceed t .......

99: General Asylum, Mark Levinson and Proceed repair - finally a good place! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-09-27, 17:05:29 (162.83.218.244)
Thought I'd share the following: I finally found an excellent repair person to repair Mark Levinson and Proceed (and other brands too) at a fair price. The repair person is Benny Amina of Modular Elec .......

100: Planar Speaker Asylum, Not exactly... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-09-14, 13:16:36 (70.19.57.209)
It appears that the Minnie Maggies may well be excellent mid field monitors also, and maybe a bit more. See the posts below. At the CES, the speakers were some 20 feet away from the listeners with sup .......

101: Speaker Asylum, Thanks to everyone!! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-08-27, 04:51:29 (162.83.247.175)
Many thanks to all who've contributed -- this has been very very helpful! Best, Ned .......

102: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why not use active pro studio monitors in the home? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-08-25, 16:55:49 (162.83.241.189)
Thanks - I have searched the archives and, unless I missed something, didn't see anything indicating that active pro audio monitors wouldn't sound fine in a home environment. .......

103: Speaker Asylum, Why not use active pro studio monitors in the home? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-08-25, 15:44:03 (162.83.240.130)
It's a question I'm wondering about. I know that active monitors for use in the home have not been a commercial success, for a variety of reasons that I'd rather not get into here (e.g., too simple fo .......

104: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks, John, a crystal clear "transparent" response. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-08-21, 16:39:09 (162.83.246.158)
nt .......

105: Planar Speaker Asylum, Additional information (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-08-14, 14:07:46 (162.83.243.133)
I spoke to a Magnepan dealer, who related that the Mini Maggie will be sold by the dealers, not by mail order like the MMG, and will therefore be available for audition at the various dealers. However .......

106: Video Asylum, RE: Better HDMI cable to decrease clouding/flashlighitng? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-07-03, 18:11:14 (162.84.154.37)
I don't think it's the HDMI cable, unfortunately. I've had the Monoprice HDMI cable, which, though cheap, seemed good with none of the problems you mention, and many have reported fine experience with .......

107: General Asylum, Santana's 'Hymns For Peace' on Blu-Ray -- Agreed! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-06-27, 10:39:51 (167.202.201.5)
And the sound quality is also outstanding in Blu-ray. .......

108: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Let's clarify: idle means on, standby means low consumption (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-06-21, 11:12:35 (167.202.201.5)
Just to be clear, when you say idle that means on (with no additional current being drawn for usage to power speakers) and you shouldn't leave it "on" when not in use, instead leave it on standby. Sta .......

109: Video Asylum, RE: Less detail with 3D? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-03-28, 18:58:35 (71.247.66.253)
Thanks. Less light could have been a contributory factor. Seemed like there was a technological reason as well. .......

110: Cable Asylum, Why switch? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-03-24, 10:24:49 (167.202.201.3)
I have the Wireworld 5.2 and it blew away the Monoprice (ok but still an el cheapo at $10). .......

111: General Asylum, Thanks for the amp info but... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-02-11, 18:24:40 (162.83.216.151)
Great info, thanks. It's clear there a lot of options. The HE6 seems too good to pass up and I expect I'll get one at some point. I know it's sold direct but it would be great if it were available som .......

112: General Asylum, Thanks for the amp info but... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-02-11, 08:10:15 (167.202.201.5)
Sorry to say, but it's is a bit disappointing to hear that they can't be driven with a traditional headphone amp and will need a dedicated higher output amp, necessitating, for most people, the purcha .......

113: General Asylum, How much amp power is needed? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-02-10, 11:29:35 (167.202.201.5)
I've been following all the hoopla on the HE6 and it does seem great. The main concern that I have is the amount of amp power required. Would you be able to provide some info on that? 3W, 6W? I assum .......

114: Digital Drive, Once again, another Benchmark hating post by Carcass (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-02-01, 10:20:27 (167.202.201.5)
Is this number 20 or 30? You're entitled to your opinion but we're all entitled to some relief from your obsessive posts on this subject. .......

115: Planar Speaker Asylum, I use them too... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-01-28, 12:30:24 (167.202.201.5)
I use a pair of Monsoon planars, with subwoofer, every day with my home computer. Though I keep expecting them to break any minute, they continue to work fine and provide great sound that can't be mat .......

116: Digital Drive, Separately... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2011-01-20, 14:27:00 (167.202.201.5)
Aside from the issue you raised, I see that you are a fellow Senn HD800 user (and Benchmark DACl user, though modified.) May I suggest that, if you have not already done so, you upgrade the stock cabl .......

117: Video Asylum, Less detail with 3D? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-12-23, 20:05:38 (162.84.150.158)
I was at a demonstration of 3D at a local retailer (using the glasses) and it sure looked like there was less detail in the Avatar scene versus the same scene in 2D Blu-ray at my home. Yes, the 3D loo .......

118: General Asylum, My hearing is excellent. It's my brain that's shot. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-12-09, 14:43:37 (167.202.201.5)
nt .......

119: Speaker Asylum, Looks like a nice pair (and the speakers ain't bad either) nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-12-03, 10:32:28 (167.202.201.5)
nt .......

120: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Other Nordost (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-12-03, 10:27:20 (167.202.201.5)
You might try some higher level Nordost which are significally better than Red Dawn in all respects, retaining and improving upon the clarity, speed and dynamics of Red Dawn. I've gone that route. The .......

121: Digital Drive, You sound like a broken record (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-12-01, 10:18:49 (167.202.201.5)
Carcass, I and many others, both audiophile and pro, disagree strongly, and your neverending tirades against Benchmark over an extended period are tiresome. What is it, like 20-30 times you've said th .......

122: Digital Drive, You sound like a broken record (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-12-01, 10:13:05 (167.202.201.5)
Ca .......

123: Video Asylum, Not in this case - both cables were the same length (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-10-19, 11:02:02 (167.202.201.4)
The Monoprice $8 cable and the Wireworld were both the same length of 6 feet. Sorry, length is not a factor here. The Wireworld was very much superior using both the cable box and Blu-ray player. It w .......

124: Video Asylum, The picture was significantly better, your comment aside re: sound. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-10-12, 05:49:56 (167.202.201.4)
The picture was significantly better and that's the main point. .......

125: Planar Speaker Asylum, Please please let us know about each of these tests, for those who won't be there!! nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-10-11, 16:48:35 (162.83.245.116)
nt .......

126: Video Asylum, Monoprice HDMI cables - made ok but bested by Wireworld (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-10-11, 16:29:18 (162.83.245.116)
I recently posted a reply someplace on Audioasylum that I also have used the Monoprice HDMI cables and thought they were fine. Until I tried the Wireworld Starlight 5.2 HDMI cable - BIG IMPROVEMENT. C .......

127: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Go Nad!! nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-09-25, 16:50:09 (108.1.112.123)
nt .......

128: Digital Drive, RE: So....................... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-09-20, 06:44:00 (167.202.201.4)
Kal, Thanks for the reply. No, I haven't compared anything with anything. I'm happy to leave all that, including digging out the old review, to the poster of the original message. I was simply makin .......

129: Cable Asylum, For a recessed outlet... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-09-19, 06:36:47 (162.83.157.232)
You mention below that the Pioneer has a recessed outlet and none of the usual power cords with C7 connectors will fit. I faced the same problem with my new Sony LCD/LED tv. After looking around at ev .......

130: Digital Drive, For the original Squeezebox... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-09-18, 20:59:34 (162.83.240.117)
FWIW, the original Squeezebox was tested by Stereophile about 2 years ago or so. A comparison was made between the SB's DAC and a Benchmark DAC1. The Benchmark was described as much better in all resp .......

131: Cable Asylum, Suggest Nordost... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-09-13, 09:02:53 (167.202.201.3)
Perfect for your needs. I've owned Blue Heaven, Red Dawn, Frey and Valkyrja and they make many other interconnects sound broken. The higher level Nordosts have more of everything and are amazing, IMO .......

132: Planar Speaker Asylum, Power (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-27, 06:28:10 (167.202.201.3)
I think the amount of power required depends on the room and how loud you'll be playing. For my 3.6's in a moderate sized room in my apartment building (can't play too loud) the Pass X150.5 (150wpc) h .......

133: Cable Asylum, Here's some info (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-18, 13:17:19 (167.202.201.3)
FWIW, I also have the Veloce. I think the Veloce is approx. equal to the XV-2. Sometimes I think the Veloce is better, sometimes I think the XV-2 is a bit better and sounds a bit crisper, which I like .......

134: Digital Drive, Yeah, right, whatever nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-14, 16:23:07 (70.19.49.168)
nt .......

135: Digital Drive, Relax, I have no problem with Stereophile or Absolute Sound (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-13, 11:04:16 (167.202.201.4)
I hope they don't change. Just making a minor quip about the expensive DAC, so no need to get worked up. Your comment was so useful. NOT .......

136: Digital Drive, You ain't got no culture or sense of humor... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-13, 09:07:13 (167.202.201.4)
Guess you don't pick up on ironic comments or other subtleties. .......

137: Digital Drive, I sure wish S'hile and Absolute Sound would start reviewing higher priced items (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-13, 05:58:37 (167.202.201.4)
What do I read these mags for - to see $300 monitor speakers? I'm getting sick and tired of their not reviewing real high end stuff, equivalent to the Ferraris and Lambos of the audio mags. Plus, the .......

138: Digital Drive, Carcass - you just don't get it... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-09, 18:50:37 (70.19.56.112)
It's you, man, it's you. Comprende? You seem to be back to your old methods. .......

139: Digital Drive, What DACs have you compared Lavry and Benchmark to, to make an assertion like this? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-09, 09:21:33 (167.202.201.4)
I think you've done this before. Please follow your own advice. .......

140: Digital Drive, There's your problem!!! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-08-06, 06:39:51 (167.202.201.4)
It's likely that any 5 disc cd player is not a good transport and will seriously degrade the sound, i.e., it's not the dac's fault. Also, you need an excellent digital cable - I use the Stereovox/Ster .......

141: General Asylum, RE: +1 on the Grados (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-07-29, 08:32:49 (167.202.201.4)
Agreed on the Grados. The tightness can be rectified by simply grasping each earphone and pulling them in a sideways direction a bit (but not too much), stretching the top band outward and loosening i .......

142: Digital Drive, Benchmark DAC1, any model. Excellent and great value used. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-07-12, 11:57:48 (162.83.249.225)
nt .......

143: Cable Asylum, Stereovox/Sterelab XV-Ultra - Great digital cable and better than XV2 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-06-14, 18:08:34 (108.1.113.183)
I recently purchased a Stereolab XV-Ultra digital cable and it is outstanding, IMO, and a significant improvement upon the superb Stereovox XV2. I had delayed buying the Ultra since I was concerned th .......

144: Critic's Corner, Well said, Grant nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-05-25, 10:13:39 (167.202.201.4)
nt .......

145: Radio Road, About the upgrade... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-05-25, 06:50:11 (167.202.201.4)
First, I just emailed you the manual. The Onkyo T9090 is a superb tuner and was called a "super tuner" when it was introduced. But, it really is a "near" super tuner since, while the tuner section is .......

146: Critic's Corner, Sorry, that wasn't clear... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-05-24, 17:26:31 (71.247.69.60)
I interpreted your comment as one of the comments about my comment. My apologies. .......

147: Critic's Corner, You appear to be a fine example of your own comment. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-05-24, 16:55:40 (71.247.69.60)
That is, ignorant and intolerant. My comment still stands. .......

148: Critic's Corner, Don C- Who's the "idiot" here (hint: it's not Valen) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-05-24, 12:04:36 (167.202.201.4)
Doc C, I find your post extremely offensive. You are free to disagree with a writer or anyone else here but you are not free to disparage them by using derogatory and abusive epithets. Using the word .......

149: Radio Road, I've got one (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-05-24, 09:25:46 (167.202.201.4)
I've got one for the Onkyo T9090 II. I'll email it to you in the next day or two. I normally charge a fee of $1million but in your case I'll waive the fee. If you want really world class sound, I sugg .......

150: Speaker Asylum, Cheap garbage is perfect description (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-05-11, 07:28:50 (167.202.201.4)
I had a pair of small ones in my very first stereo system. Bought them in the Lafayette Electronics store on Union Square west in NYC in 1969. Once again: cheap garbage. .......

151: General Asylum, Try these easy non-electrical solutions (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-04-29, 07:38:58 (167.202.201.4)
For those who object to the bright lights, no need to start fiddling around with electricity or modifications to reduce brightness or turn them off. Try the following: (1) Put a bit of magic marker or .......

152: Planar Speaker Asylum, Bypass fuses, bypass tweeter attenuators (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-04-21, 10:25:34 (167.202.201.4)
Made a very significant improvement in my 3.6's, in all areas. .......

153: General Asylum, Congratulations are in order - I love it! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-04-14, 09:12:23 (167.202.201.4)
I wish I could do that. But many things hold me back, both internal and external. .......

154: Cable Asylum, Go Monoprice... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-03-16, 08:26:48 (167.202.201.3)
Try: monoprice.com Excellent premium 24 ga. HDMI cables, $9.13 for 6 ft., $12.5 for $10 ft, also $13 or so for 6 ft of a higher model (IIRC), 1.3a (equal to 1.4 I think), gold connectors etc. etc. Rea .......

155: Cable Asylum, Get glass, do not get plastic!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-03-03, 08:18:36 (167.202.201.3)
The improvement with glass Toslink is very substantial versus plastic. If your Toslink doesn't say glass, it is certainly plastic. As mentioned in various posts on Audiogon, glass is far superior yet .......

156: Cable Asylum, RE: Stereovox digital cables -- XV2 versus newer XV Ultra? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-03-02, 17:18:52 (162.84.142.190)
Some additional info: First, the XV-Ultra was apparently released around July, 2009. With regard to a comparison with the XV2, an owner of an extensive system shown on Audiogon mentioned that he thou .......

157: Cable Asylum, Stereovox digital cables -- XV2 versus newer XV Ultra? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-03-01, 11:29:37 (167.202.201.3)
Does anyone have any information on a comparison of the Stereovox XV2 versus the newer XV Ultra? Surprisingly, since it's been out some 2 years or so, there is little information that I've seen on the .......

158: Digital Drive, Didn't have good luck with them for Proceed digital (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-02-25, 05:38:29 (12.154.167.144)
Took my Proceed CDD transport there. They said it needed a new laser transport mechanism, which maybe it did, but they couldn't locate one. Harmon repair place said the same thing but wanted $1,200 to .......

159: Digital Drive, Stereophile, in its test, used the Benchmark DAC1 and... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-02-01, 05:39:48 (12.154.167.153)
In its test a year or two ago (I forgot who conducted the test), they did a comparison of the Squeezebox and then the Sqeezebox connected to the Benchmark DAC1. They stated that there was a very very .......

160: Cable Asylum, As a follow-up, check Audiogon (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-01-28, 14:05:43 (12.154.167.144)
To respond to your question about actual prices, you can get a good used well-regarded digital cable for a few bucks more than a cheapo, literally for the additional cost of a pastrami sandwich. For e .......

161: Cable Asylum, Get a good cable, not a cheapo video cable (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-01-27, 08:13:09 (12.154.167.153)
The digital cable connecting the two components is extremely important, as much so as other cables used in a system. To say otherwise or that video cables or cheapo coax cables are just as good as hig .......

162: Digital Drive, Thanks, a must read for everyone -- it certain applied in my case (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-01-22, 11:48:09 (12.154.167.144)
Wish I had this info last year. My Proceed CDD had laser / transport problems. Took it to two places, including the authorized repair place, and paid a total of $250 for having it checked. Both plac .......

163: Digital Drive, Benchmark-- Disagree with your comments (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-01-21, 15:51:34 (71.247.61.168)
(1) Your comment: "Benchmark's price is just crazy" (2) Your comment: "The dac itself is not that great" I disagree and so do numerous reviewers, both audiophile and pro, and thousands of Benchmark ow .......

164: Video Asylum, Make sure your using a glass Toslink, not plastic (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2010-01-13, 19:08:11 (70.19.54.215)
You probably have a plastic Toslink. The glass Toslinks are so much better than glass that it's almost amazing. Glass Toslinks rival, or even exceed, coax (yes, it's true). I didn' believe it until I .......

165: General Asylum, Thanks nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-28, 12:13:40 (70.19.46.211)
nt .......

166: General Asylum, Audio from cable tv -- how compressed? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-27, 10:40:26 (162.83.155.160)
I've been listening to the music channels on cable tv. Running the digital signal from the TV out to my dac (Benchmark DAC1 HDR), the sound is good, but not great, and not as good as a cd of the same .......

167: Planar Speaker Asylum, Pass Labs X250.5 or X350.5 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-24, 19:04:22 (162.83.153.167)
Superb amps and well-matched for Maggies .......

168: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Get the Placette (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-24, 19:01:36 (162.83.153.167)
I owned a TLC-1 for many years and thought it was fine. Until I got a Reference Line Preeminence, which totally totally outclassed the TLC-1 in every category, as well as built quality. Now I know why .......

169: Speaker Asylum, Audioengine 5's -- great little active speakers! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-21, 19:31:07 (162.83.235.126)
Just treated myself to a pair of Audioengine 5 active speakers and can't believe their fine sound. I bought them mainly to use with my TV when I don't want to run the TV through the "big" system. The .......

170: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speaker selectors (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-21, 18:34:00 (162.83.235.126)
Never tried them but Niles makes a quality selector with a good reputation, at a somewhat higher price than others I've seen. Niles makes other selectors as well. .......

171: Tweakers' Asylum, Get a Shunyata Hydra 2 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-05, 13:38:12 (70.19.44.123)
Can't be beat, IMO. Same conditioning as in the famous Hydra 8 (without the mystery compound) and an even more direct circuit since no circuit breaker. World class and used in top studios and systems. .......

172: General Asylum, RE: What are some of the worst company/product names you can think of? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-05, 13:33:33 (70.19.44.123)
Bidat... or is it Bidet .......

173: General Asylum, Eichmann..., as in Adolf (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-02, 14:39:56 (12.154.167.143)
German Holocaust mass murderer .......

174: General Asylum, Equal to a major component upgrade (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-12-02, 14:35:47 (12.154.167.143)
The Monster HTS2000 mentioned below made a very nice improvement. But, when I went to the Shunyata Hydra, the improvement was REALLY SUBSTANTIAL, the equivalent of dumping a cheapo low end amp for a P .......

175: Planar Speaker Asylum, Correction... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-11-22, 11:55:52 (71.247.61.161)
Midrange -- Of course the 1.5 and 1.6 are 2 way. I guess I mixed in the 3.6 in speaking about the midrange. However, in the 1.6 and 3.6, the midrange was "beefed up", to quote one reviewer. Cross ove .......

176: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Interesting dilemma. :-)) ... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-11-20, 14:01:11 (12.154.167.138)
As I recall, when the 1.6 came out, and later the 3.6, they were stated as having "newer technology" consising of improvements in the crossovers and a beefed up bass and midrange. Maybe this meant tha .......

177: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Interesting dilemma. :-)) ... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-11-18, 14:46:29 (12.154.167.144)
Discussing only the 1.5 versus 1.6, I've had both. The 1.6 is a fairly significant improvement over the 1.5. There were a number of major improvements in the 1.6. .......

178: Digital Drive, RE: That wasn't the question.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-10-14, 19:16:47 (70.19.56.254)
First, ScreamingAcrosstheSky, it's suggested that you become a member before joining in. What's your issue with that. Let me say that I appreciate Todd's participation and find his posts often interes .......

179: Digital Drive, Thanks, good description. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-10-14, 05:40:58 (12.154.167.143)
nt .......

180: Digital Drive, That wasn't the question.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-10-13, 09:21:32 (12.154.167.139)
Todd, Since you are a frequent poster to the digital forum, perhaps you inadvertently don't realize the number of negative Benchmark posts you have made, and continue to make. It seems you never waste .......

181: Cable Asylum, RE: Nordost Heimdall Speaker Cable. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-10-06, 06:39:04 (12.154.167.139)
I've had most of the Nordost line up and I see that you have also. I've had Red Dawn interconnects and Heimdall speaker cables, which is close enough to give a good assessment. IMO, Heimdall is a vast .......

182: Cable Asylum, RE: two sources in one input without switch (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-09-29, 12:14:13 (12.154.167.144)
I had posted the same question a few years ago and received replies indicating that the electrical characteristics of the interconnects, i.e., capacitance, inductance, etc., were changed for the worse .......

183: Digital Drive, It's not the dac - consider the rest of your system (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-08-27, 10:53:29 (12.154.167.138)
The Onkyo integrated for one thing. I've never heard anyone describe the DAC1 as not dynamic, i.e., no "fun factor, no musicality, doesn't make me tap my foot, etc. Dynamics and musicality is a strong .......

184: Inmate Central, I was supposed to but.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-08-14, 13:47:48 (12.154.167.138)
I heard the weather forecast and said No Way, man. So, my friend went by himself. And he said good thing I didn't go -- too much wetness, too much mud and tons of people. He ended up parking his fathe .......

185: General Asylum, Paul's link -- NYC Jazz Club Bible - Great !!! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-08-14, 10:30:46 (12.154.167.138)
Great link, I never saw such a comprehensive list. Thanks, Paul .......

186: Cable Asylum, RE: Cardas vs. Other XLR to RCA Adapters (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-07-10, 14:30:44 (12.154.167.143)
I found there is a BIG improvement in using Cardas v. the other no name or el cheapos. I threw the others out or gave them away for free. .......

187: Digital Drive, RE: PS Audio Link III or MSB Link3 Full Nelson PS1000 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-04-25, 18:20:10 (162.84.153.160)
Though not exactly what you asked, I had a MSB Nelson with upgraded power supply and then got a Benchmark DAC1 (which is a contemporary of the PS Audio DAC). No comparison. The Benchmark ate the MSB f .......

188: Cable Asylum, Same here -- Shunyata power cords did it for me (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-04-22, 06:29:30 (155.181.152.7)
Until recently, I had never believed that power cords could make such a difference ...until I tried the Shunyata power cords. The improvement was amazing! The Copperhead, Taipan, Taipan Helix and Pyth .......

189: General Asylum, What I mean on this post is... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-04-13, 18:07:56 (162.83.156.12)
If I understand this correctly, it seems that the best method does, however, entail being underinsured. So, it seems that the catch 22 is that to use the best method you have to be underinsured; while .......

190: General Asylum, But, can extra insurance be purchased above the $100 default limit (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-04-13, 17:43:04 (70.19.51.213)
Thanks. But isn't there a big risk using only a $100 default insurance value. Can extra insurance be purchased,up to the $1,600 value? .......

191: General Asylum, Shipping from Canada to U.S. -- best method?? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-04-13, 17:07:18 (70.19.51.213)
I'd really appreciate some input on this subject. Is there a recommended shipper and procedures to follow? (Confession: I know NOTHING on this subject.) I'm in the U.S. and just bought some cables fr .......

192: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agreed! Big improvement from bypassing the fuses and also the tweeter attenuators (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-03-02, 08:45:46 (155.181.152.8)
Big improvement. And I mean big. .......

193: General Asylum, RE: Shunyata Hydra 8 and Power Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-02-03, 09:15:38 (155.181.152.7)
I have my Pass Labs X150.5 plugged into the Hydra 8 and it is excellent --not constricting in any way on power, with big improvement on sound. In fact, I think dynamics are improved. The Hydras are st .......

194: Planar Speaker Asylum, Ive got Sound Anchors now and I like the vertical bracing you have. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-01-17, 10:27:28 (71.247.64.171)
I know you said you're getting Mye stands but I'm wondering about the vertical bracing you have now on your Sound Anchors. Any suggestions for those of us who want to do the same? I've got 3.6's now w .......

195: General Asylum, RE: Get a Shunyata Hydra -- no current limiting (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-01-05, 19:24:34 (70.19.40.212)
Anywhere from Signal Cables $59 (very nice cabble) to Shunyata's own various cables at much higher (which they recommend for Hydras). .......

196: Digital Drive, RE: Benchmark DAC1 Pre as preamp (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-01-04, 18:42:34 (162.83.247.18)
I've used my Dac1 (not the Pre) for several years direct into my amp, i.e., used as preamp, just as the "Pre" would be. Most likely, the analog output section is essentially the same. Sounds superb, I .......

197: General Asylum, RE: "...a powercord with a 20amp connector (different configuration than a standard one). " (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-01-04, 13:50:02 (162.83.216.99)
The 20 amp IEC plug is "non-standard" since it (i.e., the connector, or plug, at the end of the cable that goes into the Hydra) differs from most plugs, which are known as 15 amp plugs. The 20 amp plu .......

198: General Asylum, RE: Get a Shunyata Hydra -- no current limiting (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-01-03, 20:49:51 (162.83.152.35)
Was on sale until a few days ago for $320. List is, I think, $450, but I think it's available for less. However, you'll also need a powercord with a 20amp connector (different configuration than a sta .......

199: General Asylum, Get a Shunyata Hydra -- no current limiting (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2009-01-03, 17:22:54 (162.84.142.98)
I just got one and it's terrific. The amp plugged into it actually sounds MORE dynamic, in addition to all the other improvements in sound in the system. The sound is vastly improved. FWIW, the new PS .......

200: Radio Road, RE: Check out my latest Marantz 10B YouTube Video! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-12-30, 18:58:43 (162.84.156.201)
Thanks. Really enjoyed it! Well done. .......

201: Digital Drive, RE: MSB Link III DAC (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-12-11, 07:36:52 (155.181.152.8)
IMO, based on my experience, the MSB is still competitive but others can far exceed it. I started with the standard MSB -- it was ok, but was greatly improved when I had it upgraded to the "half nelso .......

202: General Asylum, RE: Fractals in the design of audio equipment? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-10-29, 09:37:03 (155.181.152.7)
That was a great show. Was thinking about it quite a bit last night and even this morning, the pervasive nature of fractals in nature -- biology, medicine, electronics and so much more. Even for radio .......

203: General Asylum, AKG 702 phones -- any info, different from 701's? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-10-27, 11:17:44 (155.181.152.7)
Aside from the blue color, of course. Just reading the description, it appears that the other difference is the detachable cable. And, possibly a different earpad. Has anyone had a chance to investiga .......

204: Digital Drive, Your question should really have been directed to Sony, not Benchmark nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-10-21, 18:50:29 (70.18.37.43)
nt .......

205: General Asylum, Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into a manhole and die. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-10-05, 18:18:43 (68.161.38.200)
Quote from Mel Brooks. .......

206: Music Lane, Nice story and great person, nicely captured in the NYT obit nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-09-13, 17:54:44 (162.84.241.233)
nt .......

207: Radio Road, Thanks anyway, but... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-08-30, 18:55:36 (70.18.28.57)
Firstly, you already sent me the rhombic plans a few years ago. Thanks again. But, good as it might be, I'm not inclined to install it. Just not doable for a range of reasons. My second antenna is a s .......

208: Radio Road, Here's the reason.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-08-30, 13:20:15 (70.18.23.129)
Granted what you're describing is the best but sometimes it's just not needed. Example: I live in midtown Manhattan on a high floor. Tons of strong signals, though multipath distortion can be a probl .......

209: Amp/Preamp Asylum, 16 watts for the 150.5 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-08-30, 13:11:35 (70.18.23.129)
I was also wondering since I have a 150.5. Just checked the Pass website and there is a summary of all the amps under Articles--see the first one. 150.5 is 16 watts. 150 not on this particular list :: .......

210: General Asylum, Thanks. Best explanation I've seen. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-08-26, 11:40:44 (155.181.152.2)
nt .......

211: Cable Asylum, Cardas is excellent! Do not get the no names -- nice looking, cheap but bad (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-08-12, 06:31:26 (155.181.152.1)
I tried the no names, several versions, mostly made in Taiwan. Then I tried the Cardas adapters and the difference was huge! It is clear that half an inch of cable does make a big difference. It's Car .......

212: Critic's Corner, Actually he is close to saying the new revised Benchmark DAC1 is the best... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-07-17, 11:22:34 (155.181.152.2)
If I had the article in front of me now I'd provide quotes but from memory he says the Benchmark is near perfect in measurements and sound, and mentions the dCS also which, however, cost as much as a .......

213: Digital Drive, RE: Benchmark DAC1 Pre -- Excerpts from Hi-Fi News review (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-07-09, 18:58:17 (70.18.207.64)
Re: transports, I've had several and there are differences, despite the DAC1's low jitter feature. First, a well-functioning contemporary DVD player, even if not expensive, works very well and produce .......

214: Digital Drive, I get the message already that you don't like Kessler... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-07-07, 12:56:25 (155.181.152.2)
and further that you are skeptical of ratings in general, e.g., from Stereophile, unless the reviewer is on your "approved" list. Others may, and do, feel differently. I personally happen to agree wit .......

215: Digital Drive, In reading further, it's an individual named Maarten (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-07-07, 11:39:20 (155.181.152.2)
He says he's an enthusiast. Maarten is a Dutch name, which makes sense sense since Philips is in Holland. Amazing list. .......

216: Digital Drive, Thanks, great list, but do you know who compiled it -- an individual, or is it "official" from the mfgrs? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-07-06, 17:29:29 (70.18.24.177)
nt .......

217: Digital Drive, A few more things... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-07-06, 14:49:31 (70.18.33.170)
Regarding the "ratings" in the article mentioned by Zozo below, my take on it is as follows: There is a "key" on the page before the Benchmark review that discusses how the ratings work: (1)For "Sound .......

218: Digital Drive, Benchmark DAC1 Pre -- Excerpts from Hi-Fi News review (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-07-05, 12:13:44 (70.18.204.48)
For those who've asked about the new Benchmark DAC1 pre (which has USB input), Hi-Fi News, the UK mag, in its July issue, published a rave review by Ken Kessler. The review is not yet available online .......

219: General Asylum, RE: a fuse is a fuse is a fuse? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-05-06, 19:16:09 (70.18.196.200)
As someone said, do a search on Tweaks. But, I will say that I tried one in my dac and there was a definite improvement, and not one that I had to strain or imagine to hear. It was apparent from the f .......

220: Speaker Asylum, Maybe not to you... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-03-31, 12:04:41 (65.173.228.39)
She is well-known in NYC. Not as much as her hubby, though. She was socially well-connected and was mainly responsible for having the tomb built to house her husband. Then her. So I'm told. I was very .......

221: Speaker Asylum, It's not so easy... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-03-30, 18:02:26 (70.18.33.211)
Of course it's Grant. But also his wife. .......

222: Music Lane, Also see yesterday's NY Times for a large obit. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-03-25, 10:57:08 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

223: Digital Drive, Sony DVD 9100ES (used) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-03-19, 05:52:32 (65.173.228.40)
Price used $500-550 or so. Excellent unit. I had one recently and tried it as a transport feeding my Benchmark DAC1. Coincidentally, I also had an Oppo at the same time. As a transport, the Sony 9100 .......

224: Amp/Preamp Asylum, That's what I do and it's excellent (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-02-27, 19:18:26 (68.161.42.53)
I'm very happy to get rid of the preamp. To me, there was a significant improvement in nearly all respects. I'm running my Benchmark DAC1 directly to Pass Labs X150.5 via Nordost Frey. Actually, I als .......

225: General Asylum, Thanks for the article.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-02-21, 11:16:45 (162.84.248.245)
Interesting guys like Morty, and unusual stores like his, will be sorely missed. In Manhattan, there were once many such stores -- you name it and someone someplace had a specialty store for it. But, .......

226: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Are you sure you weren't smokin some... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-02-19, 05:22:12 (65.173.228.39)
stuff you also found with it? .......

227: Radio Road, It does more than just amplify (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-02-10, 18:17:01 (162.84.251.18)
As some of the other posters have indicated, the Signal Sleuth does more than just amplify. The SS adds additional FM gangs to improve reception. It can focus on a specific signal to separate inferfer .......

228: General Asylum, Kips Bay nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-02-01, 17:20:22 (141.155.15.92)
nt .......

229: General Asylum, Me too, but it's back tonight nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-01-29, 17:43:37 (68.161.41.141)
nt .......

230: Tweakers' Asylum, Worth it to upgrade caps in a transport? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-01-19, 11:01:01 (70.18.204.214)
I'm about to send in my cd transport for repair (Proceed CDD -- yes, I bit the bullet to have the thing fixed) and wonder if there are any benefits to upgrading the caps. Maybe also upgrading other pa .......

231: General Asylum, Correction: These are not acronyms but abbreviations nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-01-18, 07:27:01 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

232: General Asylum, Cool, man, cool! nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-01-11, 06:57:20 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

233: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Going from Sound Anchor to Mye stands (Maggies)? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2008-01-01, 05:29:02 (70.18.195.232)
Good question but before that one, did you notice a difference with the Sound Anchors when you had the vertical braces added? I use the SA's with my 3.6's and was also thinking of adding some vertical .......

234: Digital Drive, Proceed CDD transport -- beware if the laser goes!! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-12-30, 17:19:05 (70.18.206.46)
If the laser goes, there is no replacement. A substitute mechanism (a Philips CD Pro2M) installed by Harmon's outside authorized repair place, costs $700 for labor for installation plus the cost of th .......

235: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Pass Labs (IMHO) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-26, 10:34:10 (65.173.228.39)
Great looks, great sound .......

236: Digital Drive, Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-26, 05:21:19 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

237: Digital Drive, RE: UI??? also... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-25, 19:16:34 (68.161.42.110)
Many thanks, but I don't know what UI means. Can you please explain? .......

238: Digital Drive, UI??? also... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-24, 18:28:27 (68.161.33.193)
When you say dvd (and SACD) capable boxes, do you mean carousel units or one disk models? .......

239: Radio Road, Got it. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-20, 11:54:58 (65.173.228.39)
I have it and will send it to you shortly. The "manual" will explain all. The antenna connection is nothing unusual, standard push on coax connection. BTW, its a superb tuner, at least on the "tuner" .......

240: Radio Road, Boston Acoustics Receptor radio -- see below post 11/7 nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-18, 11:44:06 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

241: Radio Road, Too bad on the Boston Acoustics.. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-07, 13:26:06 (65.173.228.40)
No headphone jack is just about the only negative, IMO. I bought one recently, after doing the research, and I think it's a great little radio. So much so that in the morning I listen to it and don't .......

242: Radio Road, Ok, but can you please explain a bit more on adding a headphone out (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-07, 10:16:13 (65.173.228.40)
To those who don't know, it's not easy. Thanks. .......

243: Digital Drive, The thread has direct answers from a Benchmark engineer (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-11-01, 11:05:29 (65.173.228.40)
It really is a testament to the kind of company that Benchmark is to have one of its engineers provide direct informative answers to such questions. This carries on the tradition of the owner's manual .......

244: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: xlr connections (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-10-29, 06:30:39 (65.173.228.40)
Regarding connectors or adapters, you certainly lose something, though it may not be that much (e.g. 5% or so) but it is still noticeable in a revealing system, esp. with the revealing Nordost cables. .......

245: Cable Asylum, OK, maybe that's a bit too high. Call it 20-25%. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-10-23, 07:28:49 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

246: Cable Asylum, Higher price but you won't regret it -- everything u want & more (SPM) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-10-22, 09:59:18 (65.173.228.39)
Several friends and I have found nothing better than Nordost. So, if you like Blue Heaven (as we did), you have no choice but to move up the Nordost line. I found Red Dawn not enough of an improvement .......

247: General Asylum, Sorry, that's not the point -- the point should be about the sound, not physical similarities. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-09-13, 20:14:24 (162.84.244.46)
His concern is that they are the same physically (except for the wood) -- which is, firstly, incorrect since they are not the "same" physically. But, because he thinks this, he won't consider the RS-1 .......

248: General Asylum, Your comment is not true re: Grado RS-1's (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-09-12, 15:02:03 (70.18.193.181)
I don't know where you get your info from. I own both pairs and there is a world of difference in sound between the 325's and RS-1's. Following your reasoning, you could say that the cheapest Grado's .......

249: Cable Asylum, RE: Anybody Know What The Capaitance Of Monster Cable Interlink 250 Is? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-09-05, 18:12:25 (162.84.243.221)
Suggest you call Monster. FWIW, I had once called M. about 6-7 years ago or so to ask about the capacitance of the Interlink 100 Reference ( think that was the cable). I believe the capacitance was 35 .......

250: Amp/Preamp Asylum, No heat issue on Standby -- amp is cool, not even warm nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-09-02, 20:07:17 (70.18.29.173)
nt .......

251: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Only a few watts used in "Standby" (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-09-02, 17:52:21 (70.18.29.173)
As far as turning them on and off, I don't thing it's a heat issue, it's related to current, but even there I don't think it's a big issue, expecially with the Pass. Some have said that the onrush of .......

252: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Only a few watts used in "Standby" (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-09-01, 12:16:27 (70.18.29.219)
Understood. My reasoning is that the sound when fully warmed up, which takes an hour (as confirmed in Abe Collins's graph) in not much different than a few minutes coming off standby, IMO. (FWIW, in a .......

253: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Only a few watts used in "Standby" (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-09-01, 05:36:34 (70.18.42.82)
Good calculation, but let's also consider standby mode. In standby, the amp draws just a few watts, rather than the 200 watts in "idle" and the max 600 watts in usage. Most of the time, my 150.5 is si .......

254: General Asylum, Incredible amp, superb service -- what more could anyone want? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-08-27, 08:06:41 (65.173.228.40)
Forgive me but I'm still gushing since I just purchased the same unit a week ago and I'm amazed everytime I use it. The sound is just incredible, and I'm comparing it with some other fine names. Regar .......

255: Tweakers' Asylum, Quiet Line filters... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-07-10, 08:16:57 (65.173.228.60)
All fridges are noisy. Audioprism (remember them?), for their Quiet Line filters, specifically mentions fridges as noisy polluters of AC with regard to stereos. They recommend, and I did, place a filt .......

256: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Hafler 9505 Transnova... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-07-04, 17:52:46 (70.18.198.184)
The Hafler Transnova models were based on the Acoustat TNT amps and utlilized the Jim Strickland design. There was the Hafler 9300 (150 wpc), and 9500 and 9505 (250 wpc). The 9505 was an updated versi .......

257: General Asylum, No, she's real but I know for a fact that you are NOT The Real Dick Hertz nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-07-02, 08:12:58 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

258: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Careful! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-05-29, 14:10:00 (65.173.228.39)
Many thanks for the explanation and the caution. At least with my Classe, since I've been using it with two sources connected for over a year with no negative developments, I think I'm ok. But with an .......

259: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Amps with RCA / XLR input switch? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-05-25, 08:46:32 (65.173.228.39)
Does anyone know of amps with this feature? Call me crazy, but I don't use a preamp. Instead, I have two sets of cables (one RCA terminated, one XLR terminated) from the 2 input sources (dac and tune .......

260: General Asylum, Yes, expensive and... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-05-13, 13:24:40 (162.84.234.43)
The two mono amps, which had big blue lit circles on the front, cost $42,000 each. I thought the sound overall was excellent .......

261: Cable Asylum, Agreed... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-04-29, 18:37:26 (71.247.126.190)
Excellent and fast service. Plus, a pleasure to speak with, knowledgeable, helpful and pleasant. .......

262: Radio Road, Re: Just curious have you heard the Philips AH673 tuner yet? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-04-26, 05:34:34 (65.173.228.40)
I'm not familiar with that Philips model but I understand Philips has a very good reputation for its tuners. .......

263: Radio Road, One more thing... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-04-24, 05:48:41 (65.173.228.40)
If your going to take unit into the shop for alignment or other repair, I would suggest you do some mods as well. I had my unit modded with upgraded caps and power supply in the audio output stage (on .......

264: Radio Road, Something doesn't seem right (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-04-23, 10:49:01 (65.173.228.40)
I also have the T9090II. The narrow and supernarrow settings work beautifully with no additional noise. Of course, using these settings produces a lower quality sound versus not using them but its not .......

265: Digital Drive, Re: Benchmark USB Dac1: reviews or good source to buy? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-03-29, 15:47:18 (65.173.228.40)
Salty, I haven't followed it but I must say that, after changing my system around quite a bit, I don't, sorry to say, hear the difference that I once did, in using the headphone out v. using the conve .......

266: Digital Drive, Except for Benchmark, uninformed opinions from those who never heard it. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-03-29, 10:52:35 (65.173.228.39)
The question remains, how does the USB version sound versus the regular version. .......

267: Digital Drive, Re: Benchmark USB Dac1: reviews or good source to buy? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-03-28, 08:22:23 (65.173.228.39)
Saltyflies, thanks for the link. There are some very good posts about how excellent the DAC1 is, both with and without USB. .......

268: Radio Road, Yes, the Onkyo T9090II, maybe with some mods... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2007-02-27, 08:33:07 (65.173.228.39)
The Onkyo, in stock form, is acknowledged as one of the best DX'ers, maybe the best, especially for the money (see Tuner Info Center, plus various reviews). I have one and, leaving the excellent tuner .......

269: Radio Road, Fantastic Site!! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-12-28, 06:21:00 (68.237.6.126)
Great info -- I never even knew there were so many stations in my area. And, you can even link to the station directly to listen. Thanks. .......

270: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: best place to use Audioprism quietlines (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-11-22, 18:12:42 (68.237.71.27)
First, it's no problem to use a "splitter" - Audioprism in fact recommended it in their instructions if there were an insufficient number of spaces in an outlet for all the powercables and the Q. With .......

271: Radio Road, 88.3, WBGO, is Newark, New Jersey, not L.I.,--direction is probably the same. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-11-15, 05:44:03 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

272: Radio Road, Re: Your Audioasylum post re: folded dipole antenna (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-11-14, 06:55:14 (65.173.228.40)
Hi, Thanks for your recent post on the folded dipole antenna, which I found very interesting. If you don't mind, just to clarify: Do you mean that the "arms" are folded together vertically. Or spread .......

273: Radio Road, Can you clarify this a bit? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-11-10, 12:41:38 (65.173.228.40)
Do you mean that the "arms" are folded together vertically. Or spread apart a bit, like rabbit ears? Or separate vertically, for double the vertical height? Or... Thanks .......

274: Digital Drive, I don' think so. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-09-19, 08:49:49 (65.173.228.39)
Suspicious? I don't think so--just an isolated non-recurring comment or two many moons ago that went nowhere. .......

275: Digital Drive, "Net wisdom" nonsense... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-09-15, 05:20:14 (65.173.228.40)
You speak of information derived from "net wisdom...", thereby promoting the same kind of unsubstantiated nonsense that you attribute to the writer of the article. My own experience with the DAC1 and .......

276: Digital Drive, Correction (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-09-13, 17:39:50 (70.19.111.238)
Philips dac chip was changed to Texas Instruments, not Burr Brown. Plus, added film SMT caps for coupling, and various other changes. .......

277: General Asylum, Re: Hi Fi News just did one (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-09-13, 12:53:13 (65.173.228.39)
Neithr was Jim Winey, founder of Magnepan .......

278: Digital Drive, Changes... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-09-13, 10:42:56 (65.173.228.40)
I remember seeing a post here maybe 9 months ago, or it might have been on Audiogon, by, I think, Audioengineer, who listed something like 10 changes. Among the changes were a new dac chip by Burr Bro .......

279: Digital Drive, Benchmark DAC1-- Rave "update" review in Positive Feedback online (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-09-12, 08:18:17 (65.173.228.39)
For those interested in the Benchmark DAC1, I suggest you read the latest review update in Positive Feedback online (www.positive-feedback.com) by Robert H. Levi. The update follows a recent review by .......

280: Cable Asylum, Re: Audioquest Ruby (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-09-10, 19:22:30 (162.84.194.24)
I had all Ruby a while back. I think they were considered good interconnects. But, when I changed to Nordost Blue Heaven, there was such a substantial improvement that I thought the Ruby's were defect .......

281: Cable Asylum, Good suggestion-- Nordost SPM would do the trick (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-09-05, 06:29:48 (65.173.228.39)
Nordost SPM is a BIG step up from Blue Heaven and Red Dawn and would solve the brightness issue while providing more of everything that we like about Nordost -- the speed, transparency, detail. And SP .......

282: Digital Drive, Re: Benchmark DAC1-- Improve sound by not using jumpers on XLR outputs (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-08-28, 05:34:44 (65.173.228.40)
Rich, see my comment to the post below. .......

283: Digital Drive, Re: Benchmark DAC1-- Improve sound by not using jumpers on XLR outputs (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-08-28, 05:30:45 (65.173.228.40)
Interesting that both of you did not hear much of an improvement. I certainly heard a big improvement (as did the reviewer). FWIW, I'm using the DAC1 direct into my amp, a Classe CA-201 (200wpc, 400wp .......

284: Digital Drive, Benchmark DAC1-- Improve sound by not using jumpers on XLR outputs (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-08-27, 11:45:30 (68.237.127.147)
Or should I say the jumpers degrade the sound. I was using the jumpers and then saw a recent article in Postive Feedback online by Robert H. Levi posted on the Benchmark website (www.benchmarkmedia.co .......

285: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks Steve, a really clear explanantion (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-08-24, 18:12:58 (70.19.102.57)
As a TLC-1 owner for many years, I enjoyed your clear explanation. I'm also still amazed when I see someone like yourself suddenly appearing on this forum, taking the time to respond. Direct input fr .......

286: Radio Road, Thanks to all. And a follow-up... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-08-08, 18:26:58 (70.19.104.89)
As a follow-up, I contacted the professional who did the mods. He was certain the additional heat results from the new Hexfred diodes running warmer than the stock rectifiers. Also, the Hexfreds are t .......

287: Radio Road, No "tuner" RF mods were done... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-08-07, 06:07:56 (65.173.228.40)
Glad to hear of your good results. I didn't do any mods to the tuner section, filter or otherwise. In fact, one of the tuner experts I spoke to said he had tried some upgrades to the tuner section (I .......

288: Radio Road, Big improvement in sound... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-08-05, 13:58:04 (68.237.118.46)
Yes, there was a big improvement in sound, in all aspects--deeper bass, sweeter and more vibrant highs, clearer mids, more air around notes...etc. Occasionally I am stunned by the sound, e.g., the vib .......

289: Radio Road, Do audio mods make the tuner run warmer? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-08-05, 10:42:57 (162.84.205.186)
I just had the audio output stage of my Onkyo T9090II tuner upgraded and the unit now runs much much warmer. Would anyone know if this is normal? The mods done were upgraded caps (coupling caps and po .......

290: Music Lane, Re: Linda Ronstadt has no voice at all (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-07-26, 11:22:26 (65.173.228.39)
As a follow-up, I remember the review on TV of Linda Rondstadt singing in La Boheme (in New York) by the late Stuart Klein. He said he was going to show Linda (and there was also a pop male star singi .......

291: Cable Asylum, Very Important... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-07-20, 10:00:26 (65.173.228.39)
I second what Serus said, that if you listen to the tuner a lot, it is just as important a component as a cdp or turntable. Upgrades in cables from tuners are readily discernable. For my tuner, I rece .......

292: Radio Road, Re: I've done so, twice. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-07-05, 06:31:28 (65.173.228.39)
Many thanks. .......

293: Radio Road, Worth it to mod a non-vintage tuner? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-07-03, 12:43:01 (65.173.228.40)
There has been much information about the benefits of modding vintage tuners, on the Tuner Info site, this forum and elsewhere, But, how bout modding a non-vintage solidstate tuner? In my case, becaus .......

294: Cable Asylum, Re: Red Dawn (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-06-27, 07:36:57 (65.173.228.39)
Yes, Frey is a huge step up (as would be SPM). I have done it -- replaced RD with SPM and Frey. The improvement was in all areas but particularly in bass, which developed real impact and extension. I .......

295: Planar Speaker Asylum, Question on the Radio Shack fuses (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-05-05, 10:31:14 (65.173.228.39)
Mart, Could you please elaborate a bit on the Radio Shack fuses. I've seen different posts regarding ceramic fuses and RS fuses but it would be helpful to get some updated info about the type, model # .......

296: Cable Asylum, Re: SPM is an excellent cable (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-04-20, 06:04:23 (65.173.228.40)
Sorry, but I have never tried Q.F. I understand that opinion is mixed as to which one is considered a bit better but in any case the differences are reputed to be quite minor, either way. ::: TOPIC:: .......

297: Cable Asylum, SPM is an excellent cable (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-04-19, 08:11:30 (65.173.228.39)
Your question was about SPM v. the new Nordost cables. The other posters didn't answer your question, instead switching to non-Nordost cables. I have several Nordost cables and think they are excellen .......

298: Planar Speaker Asylum, Nordost Frey or Heimdall-- should be great (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-04-14, 15:10:12 (71.249.20.26)
Firstly, I have used Blue Heaven with my Maggie 1.5's 1.6's and 3.6's. To me, the speed, transparency and musicality more than offset a tipped up treble and a good but not super strong bass. The BH's .......

299: Planar Speaker Asylum, I've had both at the same time -- get the 1.6's (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-04-14, 13:55:12 (65.173.228.60)
The 1.6's are better in several significant ways, not to mention newer, higher resale value, less likely to have problems, etc. For the small difference in price you are discussing, it's no contest. : .......

300: Digital Drive, I'm glad yours is working out for you too. You restated and I still disagree with all. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-04-08, 17:34:27 (70.107.106.210)
nt .......

301: Digital Drive, I respectfully disagree. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-04-07, 11:49:19 (65.173.228.39)
I must disagree with most of the points in your post. I certainly would not characterize the DAC1 as having "problems" or being hard on the ears. To the contrary. This has not been my experience at al .......

302: Planar Speaker Asylum, Troll, troll and troll nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-03-31, 10:51:33 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

303: Tweakers' Asylum, Or, reterminate one side to BNC... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-03-28, 10:40:22 (65.173.228.39)
Kimber charged a very reasonable $25 to reterminate one side of my Kimber Illuminations D-60 to BNC from RCA. Only took them one day. Great service. .......

304: Water Cooler, On Magnepan's, women's pantyhose looks good flung over the top and... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-02-22, 14:03:59 (65.173.228.40)
shows up very well, though less so on my black 3.6's than on my earlier light color 1.6's and 1.5's. The visual aspect definitely helps the sex life, IMHO. .......

305: Tape Trail, Re: Anyone using an Aiwa AD-F810? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-02-04, 17:07:38 (71.247.253.98)
If you can't get the manual, let me know and I'll send you a copy. I have an 810 which I bought new and which I'm keeping though I use it for 15 minutes a year. So, the unit is virtually new, having b .......

306: Digital Drive, There is no upgrade... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-01-30, 06:13:28 (65.173.228.40)
There is no upgrade, at least as far as I know and I emailed Benchmark on this subject three or four weeks ago, following mention of a $50 upgrade in a post here. So, if someone knows something differ .......

307: Planar Speaker Asylum, Fake ficus= Facus. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-01-22, 16:42:18 (71.247.125.161)
Use 'em with my 3.6's. Just don't overwater them since they're artificial. .......

308: Music Lane, Thanks. Very interesting nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-01-10, 18:38:52 (71.249.4.18)
nt .......

309: Tweakers' Asylum, A vote for Monster (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2006-01-06, 07:00:59 (65.173.228.39)
My experience, and many others, is in marked contrast to yours. I have found the Monster line conditioners to be excellent performers, especially for the price. Did you have your amp plugged into the .......

310: Radio Road, Re: Comments/experiences on Magnum Dynalab ST-2 antenna indoor placed ? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-12-20, 11:25:29 (71.247.234.47)
I have the Fanfare FM-2G antenna, a whip antenna which MD copied and which is virtually identical to the MD unit. I live in mid-town Manhattan 16 stories up and think the whip antenna is outstanding. .......

311: General Asylum, Re: Monster HTS1000 MkII- Is it working? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-12-10, 13:44:06 (71.249.17.99)
It needs to be plugged into a grounded outlet -- make sure yours is. However,the fact that you still hear pops does not mean it's not working. .......

312: Digital Drive, Re: MSB Gold Link III still any good??? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-11-18, 10:18:19 (65.173.228.39)
Maybe this will help: While I didn't have the Gold, I had the MSB Nelson dac with Channel Islands HC-2 power supply (equivalent to the P1000). I then bought a Benchmark DAC1 ($975) and could compare t .......

313: General Asylum, Re: Headphone Break In? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-11-04, 11:40:34 (65.173.228.39)
Headphones are speakers and the drivers require break-in, just like other speakers. My experience with headphones is that they do sound better after break-in but the amount of improvement will vary. I .......

314: Speaker Asylum, Don't do anything...yet (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-11-01, 06:49:33 (65.173.228.39)
What's the rush? I have seen many large speakers in smaller apartments and you just get used to it. I had Magnepan 3.6's in a studio apartment for long time..no problem. Don't assume the ap't. will be .......

315: Cable Asylum, Re: Nordost SPM vs (2) Red Dawn (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-10-22, 18:56:10 (71.249.19.162)
This should help: I recently began using 2 runs of Blue Heaven speaker wire and the sound is so much better than a single run of BH that it's mindboggling. So, I asked Nordost if the 2 runs of BH woul .......

316: Cable Asylum, Thanks to all (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-10-20, 12:45:53 (65.173.228.40)
I guess it seemed too good to be true, a simplistic notion. .......

317: Cable Asylum, New idea-- double runs of interconnects?? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-10-19, 14:41:10 (65.173.228.40)
Anyone have any thoughts or experience on this "new idea" ? I have several extra pairs of interconnects and the thought just hit me -- why not try doubling up with interconnects, just as one does with .......

318: Digital Drive, Benchmark DAC1... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-10-11, 06:04:19 (65.173.228.39)
The Benchmark DAC1 is a high quality dac with both an excellent built-in headphone amp and a volume control. The volume control works both the headphone output and RCA and XLR outputs for your interco .......

319: Critic's Corner, I am not me . nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-10-04, 10:48:21 (70.107.139.229)
nt .......

320: Digital Drive, BTW, How bout other DAC1 owners trying this and reporting back (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-10-02, 14:29:33 (70.107.120.216)
For me, it was a really substantial improvement. Another Asylum member tried it, in response to a prior post, and reported an incredible improvement in all areas. It could be for you too. How bout try .......

321: Digital Drive, The adapter is Radio Shack #274-893 (Y-adapter with 2 RCA's to 1/4" headphone jack (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-10-02, 11:19:45 (70.107.134.140)
$4.99. If someone know of a better one, please let us know. .......

322: Digital Drive, Yes, sorta... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-10-02, 11:11:24 (70.107.134.140)
A friend of mine has a Classe CDP-10, which came out about 2 years ago and cost $2,000. He bought it new and it was well broken in at the time of the comparison. From the first listen, it was clear th .......

323: Amp/Preamp Asylum, How about other Haflers? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-09-27, 11:35:52 (65.173.228.40)
If you're thinking of Hafler, there are other models you might consider. You had previously mentioned that the 9505 Transnova (which I have and which is a great amp) is priced beyond your limit. But, .......

324: General Asylum, It's only a system problem, apparently (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-09-16, 06:46:53 (65.173.228.39)
It seems that items marked as SOLD (in red) on the ad itself are not being indicated as SOLD on the summary listing. At least my purchase two days ago is that way. .......

325: Digital Drive, Re: And a better connection to use... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-09-14, 14:15:04 (65.173.228.40)
Regarding using a preamp, I have used it into the passive and it works fine, though I seem to recall it sounded a bit better direct into the amp, but it was close. I haven't used it with any other pre .......

326: Digital Drive, And a better connection to use... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-09-13, 18:35:44 (70.107.163.24)
There is a better connector than the ones I previously mentioned in the post. Although a Radio Shack item, it seems to work fine. It's a simple adapter (no cruddy Rat Shack wire), part # 274-893. The .......

327: Digital Drive, Anyone else try this?? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-09-13, 09:29:53 (65.173.228.59)
Thanks for providing my original post. I guess you tried it and really liked it!. But, how bout anyone else. If you've tried it, would you please post it (or send me an email) and let us all know. Per .......

328: Pro Audio Asylum, Hafler ceases operations -- out of business!! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-09-12, 06:03:34 (65.173.228.39)
See the post of 9/11 with the same heading in General Asylum. I am mentioning this in the Pro section since Hafler products were mainly for the pro market. But, I use my Hafler 9505 Transnova amp at h .......

329: General Asylum, Hafler ceases operations -- out of business! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-09-11, 11:32:32 (70.107.186.89)
As reported on the Stereophile website, the following appears on the Hafler website: Hafler Special Annoucement Dear Hafler Enthusiasts, Hafler Professional products are no longer being manufactured .......

330: General Asylum, Alien invaders buzzed me in Borders one time, then... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-08-26, 08:01:22 (65.173.228.39)
Took me up to the mother ship, my ear still buzzing, and did all kinds of strange things to me, and I still hear the voices in my head, please MAKE THEM STOP THE VOICES, and meanwhile my ear still buz .......

331: Planar Speaker Asylum, If it were me.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-08-25, 19:27:58 (70.107.139.50)
And it was me a long time ago. My simpathies, I know what you are going through. Yet, this too shall pass and you may not be in that small room as long as you think. And when you have few more square .......

332: Digital Drive, Agreed, and try this... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-08-05, 06:27:19 (65.173.228.39)
Thanks, I'll check out the head-fi forum. Based on my experience, and others I know who have tried this, the main thing to do when running the amp from the headphone ouputs is to have the toggle switc .......

333: Digital Drive, Relax John, you miss the point entirely (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-19, 16:13:31 (70.107.62.196)
John, relax. I respect you and your opinions and have always valued your contribution to the forum. I do not wish to enter into an argument with you. However, have you read some of the messages below? .......

334: Digital Drive, Hysterical panic! Wild speculation! War of the Worlds! (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-19, 14:04:50 (65.173.228.60)
How bout everyone getting a grip on reality here and calm down. I can't believe the wild speculation: RADIATION, DESTROYING LASERS, RENDERING CDP'S IMPOTENT AND USELESS. Next thing we'll here is that .......

335: Digital Drive, Likewise--No problems with 4 transports or CD players nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-19, 08:31:19 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

336: General Asylum, Thanks to everyone. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-19, 06:20:48 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

337: Digital Drive, Re: Benchmark DAC1 -- Substantial FREE upgrade / improvement (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-18, 05:19:43 (65.173.228.39)
I had previously used Nordost Red Dawn interconnects, which are copper and silver. FWIW, as a transport I'm using a Proceed CDD. .......

338: Digital Drive, Also... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-17, 18:12:33 (70.107.14.38)
I should also mention that I'm using the Benchmark DAC1 model before they reduced the output impedance on the RCA outs a few months ago. However, I also used the XLR outs, which have a low 60 ohm outp .......

339: Digital Drive, Benchmark DAC1 -- Substantial FREE upgrade / improvement (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-17, 17:51:23 (70.107.14.38)
There is a very significant upgrade that can be done for the Benchmark DAC1 -- and it's free! The ugrade is really an adjustment using the various switches which are part of the unit. For me, and seve .......

340: General Asylum, Re: Grado headphones -- differences between models? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-17, 13:03:13 (70.107.88.127)
Thanks for your comments. The Benchmark DAC1 is both a dac and a headphone amp. .......

341: General Asylum, Grado headphones -- differences between models? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-07-17, 11:26:04 (70.107.98.117)
I've got the Grado SR80's, which sound GREAT with my new Benchmark DAC1 / headphone amp. So great, in fact, that the upgrade bug is biting again and I'm wondering if the higher model Grado's would pro .......

342: Cable Asylum, Re: Digital cable with BNC to RCA adapters. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-06-20, 08:44:35 (65.173.228.39)
To avoid the whole issue of adapters, it's generally not a big deal to reterminate and change BNC to RCA, or vice versa. I had an RCA reterminated to BNC by Kimber, which charged a very reasonable $25 .......

343: Speaker Asylum, Your may or may not be right, but... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-06-20, 06:11:45 (65.173.228.39)
Until the facts are in, I don't think it's right to go on the internet to disparage, or spread rumors about, a reputable company, as if your opinion is the absolute truth. I for one can't tell what's .......

344: Digital Drive, You listed the reasons I prefer the Benchmark... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-06-20, 06:00:44 (65.173.228.39)
I personally prefer the Benchmark for the exactly the reasons you list for preferring the Ack Dac. And, I found the Benchmark to be substantially more detailed, transparent and dynamic. I also found t .......

345: Planar Speaker Asylum, With regard to bass... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-06-10, 09:11:56 (70.23.249.238)
It seems clear that planars put less bass energy into the floor. A few years ago, in a post on a similar question, one of the engineer members of the asylum calculated that planars put only 25% as muc .......

346: General Asylum, You think that's bad? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-06-09, 05:53:45 (65.173.228.40)
There have been cases where people have picked up radio signals in the fillings in their teeth. They then hear the sounds in their heads! Now that's hell (and the reception was probably not of audioph .......

347: Planar Speaker Asylum, If you are willing to spend the $$... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-06-08, 07:30:26 (65.173.228.40)
For sound, if you are willing to spend the money, you can block out nearly all the noise coming through the window. Here in Manhattan, it is not uncommon for residents to get an additional window made .......

348: General Asylum, True, many dealers call trade-ins or returns "demos" (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-05-27, 14:32:56 (65.173.228.39)
It's a dealer's way of being confusing as to what the item really is. And it works since many people assume a "demo" is the dealer's own unit. Not necessarily. .......

349: General Asylum, See also below messages on Trojan virus nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-05-13, 05:55:52 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

350: Digital Drive, Disagree (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-05-04, 05:47:33 (65.173.228.60)
I have found the The Benchmark DAC1 to be excellent on all music, as have others. I don't think there are different dacs for "modern" music, or for "classical". Should there be different dacs for diff .......

351: Critic's Corner, Methinks you need the suburbs... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-04-19, 11:35:41 (65.173.228.40)
Because clearly you are not oriented towards a city. And that's a shame, because there is so much to offer here in NYC and in other great cities. But,e.g, to criticize NYC because of a "total absence .......

352: Water Cooler, R. I. P. He died of a broken heart... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-03-30, 11:11:54 (65.173.228.39)
That he and OJ never found the "real killer". And OJ continues his search on the golf courses of the world. .......

353: General Asylum, Lifetime means life of the product (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-03-25, 10:33:56 (65.173.228.59)
If the product dies, the warranty just expired (at the very time you needed it) .......

354: Digital Drive, Let us know how it works out (after sufficient break-in) nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-03-23, 08:15:54 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

355: Digital Drive, Well said and agreed wholeheartedly!! About that blue light... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-03-23, 06:30:47 (65.173.228.39)
You described my experience with the DAC1 exactly and expressed my sentiments. I don't hear any "thinness" anywhere or any "white haze", just glorious sound. Plus, there are dynamics that add a liveli .......

356: Digital Drive, Agreed but... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-03-14, 11:43:05 (65.173.228.39)
I also used the Sony NS500V as a transport for a few months with my Benchmark DAC1. It worked very very well. However, good as it was, when I replaced it with a Proceed CDD transport, the sound on CD' .......

357: Cable Asylum, Thanks!! nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-02-01, 06:14:34 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

358: Cable Asylum, Silver solder for silver wire -- how important? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-31, 08:59:46 (65.173.228.40)
I'm going to have some silver wire reterminated with new RCA's. I don't know about soldering myself but should the repair person use silver solder? Does anyone think it will make a difference? I don' .......

359: General Asylum, General Anthony Cordesman (ret.)? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-30, 11:22:33 (152.163.100.7)
I'm pretty sure I saw a post awhile back that he is a former general. .......

360: Cable Asylum, Cable directionality -- Just how much does it matter (and can it be changed?) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-28, 13:58:09 (65.173.228.60)
I've wondered about that question and now that I have an interconnect that I want to use in "reverse" (because of the different terminations at each end and my latest system change), the issue becomes .......

361: Critic's Corner, I remember it this way (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-22, 18:34:40 (64.12.116.7)
Question: Why? Answer: Why not? Grade: B Question: Why? Answer: Because Grade: A .......

362: Digital Drive, Fair enuf --Delete "rave" with respect to John Marks and... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-06, 11:17:04 (65.173.228.39)
Substitute "strong recommendation" I also think that my prior comment in the post about "uniformly positive opinion" is accurate for those is cited. Including John Atkinson, where even the "rave" migh .......

363: Digital Drive, Opinions are "not all over the place" (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-06, 05:32:56 (65.173.228.40)
"And opinion (both collectively and my own) seems to be all over the place." Not true, at least not collectively. On the contrary, collectively there there has rarely been a component, digital or othe .......

364: Digital Drive, So, if I understand this correctly... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-04, 12:26:25 (65.173.228.40)
It seems as if the "level" means the ability of the unit to overcome errors and still output all the data. But, errors aside, how about the other criteria of a good transport? That is, on an error-fre .......

365: Digital Drive, Interesting but... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-04, 10:39:37 (65.173.228.40)
I seem to recall that you were using the same transport as I, i.e., the Sony NS500V. But in your post what does level 1 etc. mean -- what is the significance of the level and can that help to assess t .......

366: Digital Drive, Many thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-03, 13:47:41 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

367: Digital Drive, Is older Philips cd mechanism repairable? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2005-01-02, 19:05:46 (205.188.116.7)
I'm looking at an older Acoustic Research CD1 cd player that uses the Philips CDM-12.1 mechanism (which is no longer made, like the CDM-9). Given the age of the unit, I'm wondering if the CDM-12.1 wou .......

368: Digital Drive, That renders your comparison useless. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-30, 19:39:31 (152.163.100.7)
nt .......

369: Digital Drive, Suggest you contact Benchmark, via email preferably (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-27, 19:30:28 (64.12.116.7)
Benchmark is very receptive to questions from owners. They were great with some questions I had. .......

370: Critic's Corner, v. Musical Fidelity Tri Vista (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-23, 13:14:56 (64.12.116.7)
In the 5/04 S'phile article on the Benchmark DAC1, John Atkinson did compare it with the MF Tri Vista SACD player ($6,000). While discussing certain plus and minuses, he said the DAC1, using his words .......

371: Digital Drive, Todd, are you on a "diss the Benchmark kick"?? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-20, 19:00:27 (152.163.100.7)
Two negative posts today that I am aware of, several others nearly every day for the past few days... More to come? You may be disappointed with your DAC1 but there are many other members, me included .......

372: Digital Drive, You are the only one to describe a "haze or noise" (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-20, 15:55:28 (152.163.100.7)
"They are obscured by a faint but noticeable (after a period of time) high-frequency haze or noise riding on the music. This haze also kills long-term listenability, in my case. (The haze kind of stic .......

373: Radio Road, Many thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-16, 06:51:44 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

374: Radio Road, Recommendation for Oscilloscope? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-14, 07:37:29 (65.173.228.40)
I was thinking I might want to add an oscilloscope to my tuner to get a better indication of the signal. But, I don't know any brands, availability etc., or much about them in general. Anyone have any .......

375: Digital Drive, Your welcome! Glad to be helpful. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-08, 10:35:17 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

376: Digital Drive, Not true... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-08, 06:59:47 (65.173.228.39)
The Benchmark DAC1 is not lean in the mids. None of the reviewers, e.g., John Atkinson, John Marks, of Stereophile, et al, have ever mentioned this. As a DAC1 owner I can certainly confirm there is no .......

377: Digital Drive, Wrong-- you shafted yourself (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-06, 12:42:00 (65.173.228.40)
Most places give you no price protection. J&R gives 30 days, How far back do you want them to go? Answer: You'd like them to go as far back as when you bought the item, to get a refund you don't deser .......

378: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Try asking Scott Nixon (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-06, 06:48:32 (65.173.228.59)
Scott owns Reference Line now and is very knowledgeable and helpful. Reference Line is listed under the manufacturer index on Audiogon. I have the non-remote RL Preeminence One, Series II and think i .......

379: Cable Asylum, Well said, my feelings exactly (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-02, 06:34:17 (65.173.228.39)
I have Blue Heaven speaker cable (and Red Dawn interconnects) and there is no problem whatsoever. Amazing cable that makes all the other cables I have tried sound defective. .......

380: Digital Drive, Interesting, and do you notice any degradation of the signal? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-02, 06:30:28 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

381: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Other top names... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-12-01, 10:51:19 (65.173.228.59)
In addition to the Placette, top names in passives have to include Reference Line Preeminence and Audio Synthesis Passion .......

382: Music Lane, Agreed. He's finished as far as I'm concerned nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-22, 10:51:28 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

383: General Asylum, My experience exactly nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-18, 13:41:20 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

384: Digital Drive, And Kimber agrees that lenght DOESN'T matter, last I heard (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-18, 11:12:16 (65.173.228.39)
Maybe a year ago, Kimber Kable was asked essentially the same question, in respect to using a .5m digital cable versus a 1 meter. As I recall, they replied that they originally felt the longer cable w .......

385: Cable Asylum, Nordost Blue Heaven (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-17, 10:46:13 (65.173.228.40)
All Nordost have extremely low capitance, maybe the lowest you will find. The Blue Heavens should be ideal for you-- they are known for adding sparkle as well as detail and dynamics, and their charact .......

386: Digital Drive, Forget it already with Jack G.-- HE'S NEVER EVEN HEARD A BENCHMARK DAC1 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-12, 07:52:26 (65.173.228.40)
He's never even heard one yet he is so skeptical! See also my posts below with Mr. Jack G. on 11/10. IMHO, he has an ax to grind from issues unrelated to the DAC1. He seems to be saying that he has be .......

387: Digital Drive, And one more thing... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-10, 13:19:14 (65.173.228.39)
You call it hype -- where does that come from? So many respected reviewers and others who actually own the thing. That's not hype IMO. But, since you are so skeptical about the reviews (the "hype"), .......

388: Digital Drive, You missed the point (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-10, 13:14:17 (65.173.228.39)
Wrong -- I didn't say I was disregarding ANY negative opinions. I said only that of Magnetar (the only negative opinion I saw), whose opinion is suspect because he seemed to disagree with everything-- .......

389: Digital Drive, Judging products from reviews-- it's a question of percentages (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-09, 06:56:31 (65.173.228.40)
In judging a product from reviews only, it's obviously a question of percentages,i.e., how many reviews were positive versus negative-- because there will always be some negative reviews for just abou .......

390: Critic's Corner, Good point -- would be a great help nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-05, 09:14:45 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

391: Digital Drive, Can be used with a passive pre (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-05, 08:53:04 (65.173.228.40)
The Benchmark DAC1 can be used with a passive preamp-- see my posts a few days ago. True, the RCA outs' output impedance is probably too high for a passive preamp, but then you can use the XLR outs, w .......

392: Speaker Asylum, Magnepans -- the entire line, still made in White Bear Lake, Minnesota nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-04, 13:08:45 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

393: Digital Drive, Just to clarify... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-03, 06:33:31 (65.173.228.40)
1. Using the RCA outs with a passive preamp --The XLR outs work superbly with a passive preamp. The reason there is a problem using the Benchmark RCA outs with a passive preamp is because of the Bench .......

394: Digital Drive, Benchmark, but when using with a passive pre-amp..... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-11-02, 17:18:49 (205.188.116.7)
I have the Benchmark Dac1 and it is absolutely superb. BUT : See my posts about 2 months ago about using the Benchmark Dac1 with a passive pre-amp when using the unit's RCA outs, which have too high a .......

395: Tweakers' Asylum, Passive Attenuator -- Pops and clicks?? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-10-08, 07:27:59 (65.173.228.39)
Some posts below on 10/4/04 briefly discussed pops and clicks on stepped passive attenuators. Good topic that I'd like to hear more about!! Reason: My Reference Line Preeminence One, Series II with a .......

396: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Hafler 9505 -- Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-10-07, 09:48:17 (65.173.228.40)
The Hafler 9505 has been superb in my system, with Maggie 3.6's. Superior to, IMHO, a Bryston 4BST (?) that a friend has. .......

397: Digital Drive, Benchmark Dac1 -- Effect of different transports? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-10-06, 06:56:22 (65.173.228.40)
Has anyone had a chance to try different transports with the Dac1? The effect of different powercords and digital cables appears to be reduced, thought still very discernable. But, how about transport .......

398: Digital Drive, Great work! Now, any comments about transports? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-10-06, 06:36:26 (65.173.228.40)
Your comments about powercords, in this post and the one below, are very helpful! But, did you happen to also do any comparisons between transports? This is the big issue facing benchmark Dac1 owners .......

399: Cable Asylum, Have you tried a search here? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-10-05, 13:47:30 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

400: Digital Drive, Benchmark Dac1 $975, Meridian 861 $16,000 to $19,000 depending on options (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-10-04, 15:12:57 (152.163.100.7)
As per the October '04 Stereophile List of Recommended Components. Both units listed as "A" .......

401: Digital Drive, Re: TwinDacPlus vs Benchmark Dac1 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-10-04, 08:06:28 (65.173.228.39)
I can only speak about the DAC1, which is superb. However, see my post of 9/27 about using it with a passive pre-amp, summarized as follows: Using the Dac1's analog XLR outs into a passive preamp is g .......

402: Digital Drive, Doesn't make sense --why no BNC? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-29, 06:16:22 (65.173.228.40)
I'm sure the Stereovox is a fine cable but is it still when using an RCA/BNC adapter? The point is why buy a brand new digitl cable and then have to add an adapter to it. Didn't make sense to me and I .......

403: Digital Drive, Re: DAC ATTACK (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-28, 11:18:34 (65.173.228.40)
Detail, transparency, bass .......

404: Digital Drive, Re: Benchmark Dac1 -- A few more comments (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-27, 20:00:39 (64.12.116.9)
Really hard to say, wish I had listened to the Kimber D-60 more with the adapter before I sent the cable off to Kimber for retermination. My recollection is that the unit sounded real fine with the D- .......

405: Digital Drive, One more thing... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-27, 18:15:04 (205.188.116.9)
One more thing about digital cables, and in response to a poster below, I just had a chance to listen further to my Kimber D-60 digital cable, which I just received back today after retermination on o .......

406: Digital Drive, Re: Comments about the Benchmark Dac1.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-27, 17:57:37 (205.188.116.9)
I'm using a Sony also, the $200 DVP-NS500V, which is SACD/DVD/CD-- see my post above. .......

407: Digital Drive, Benchmark Dac1 -- A few more comments (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-27, 13:18:46 (65.173.228.39)
Since I commented today in the below response about the Benchmark Dac1, I thought I'd add a few more comments in my own post: 1.Transport -- Transport differences do seem to be minimized. I'm using a .......

408: Digital Drive, Comments about the Benchmark Dac1.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-27, 12:34:34 (65.173.228.40)
Two weeks ago I received my Benchmark Dac1, replacing my trusty modified MSB, which was the eqivalent of the MSB Nelson. Mine was an MSB Link III with the Channel Islands Audio mods (same as the Nelso .......

409: Digital Drive, Here's the solution... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-24, 12:05:29 (65.173.228.40)
Much as I love action figures and spend countless hours playing with them, there is an easy solution to the bright lights. Simply cut a piece from a dark photographic negative (or other small piece of .......

410: Digital Drive, Regarding the Nordost IC's... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-22, 11:37:11 (65.173.228.40)
Curious as to your experience. I thought my Nordost Red Dawn's were perfect for the Dac1-- super fast and highly detailed. .......

411: Digital Drive, Re: Benchmark DAC1 arrived today (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-09-22, 11:16:48 (65.173.228.40)
John, I received mine about 2 weeks ago and will be posting my (extremely positive) comments shortly. I have been waiting for my initial enthusiasm to subside a bit so I can write a more dispassionate .......

412: Music Lane, Re: Why does RVG "Something Else" by Cannonball Adderley sound so good? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-08-26, 10:33:42 (65.173.228.40)
FWIW, I think the newer RVG's, e.g., those remastered in 2001 and after, in general sound significantly better than the original ones from 1998 and 1999. While the improvement is across the entire spe .......

413: Digital Drive, Re: Help please (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-08-26, 09:16:03 (65.173.228.39)
I've got the Benchmark fever too and had to buy one yesterday from the company, after missing a few used ones on Audiogon and passing on a few also (where the price was too close to the new price and .......

414: Planar Speaker Asylum, Don't use a vacuum cleaner (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-08-09, 08:18:36 (65.173.228.39)
The instructions on 3.6's specifically state not to vacuum. (Quasi-ribbon models can be vacuumed. I did so for years on 1.5's and 1.6's with no problem, but use a light suction.) Instead, I use a soft .......

415: Digital Drive, Panzer, you just don't seem to get the message (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-08-04, 07:33:06 (65.173.228.39)
The other posts have patiently explained to you the nature of small moddder operations but you just don't get it. Do you think they have to "hire someone" to wait for Herr Panzer Commander's phone cal .......

416: Music Lane, Re: Any inmates see North Mississippi Allstars and Charlie Musslewhite in Central Park NYC on Saturday ? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-07-22, 10:50:14 (65.173.228.40)
Damn! I'm so annoyed that I missed it. I was planning on going but went away on Sat. FWIW, the prior Sat. concert for a Brazilian festival of some kind was Margareth Mendezes (have an old CD from 10 .......

417: Music Lane, Monty Alexander free tonight in Manhattan (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-07-14, 13:07:13 (65.173.228.40)
As a follow-up to all the posts on 7/8 about Monty Alexander, he's playing free tonight at Madison Sq. Park in Manhattan (23rd & Madison)--assuming it doesn't rain. I'm hoping he'll play both straight .......

418: General Asylum, Your post serves no purpose and is the thing that's retarded (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-07-13, 09:05:34 (65.173.228.40)
Why waste our time with nonsense? You display your ignorance. .......

419: General Asylum, Also try the Shure earphones... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-06-22, 06:01:16 (65.173.228.39)
The 3 Shure earphone models all offer excellent sound and all would be significant upgrades to the Ipod units. The consumer models have received excellent reviews-- see the Shure website. They are bas .......

420: Tweakers' Asylum, How bout any in NY (NYC) also?? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-06-18, 08:23:37 (65.173.228.40)
Shops or individuals? .......

421: General Asylum, See the extensive obituary in today's NY Times (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-05-19, 17:39:28 (152.163.252.99)
Today's NY Times has an excellent and extensive obituary by Peter Keepnews. It calls him the first great post-bebop percussionist. Fine large picture of him playing in New York in 1999 and his passing .......

422: General Asylum, Whatever tuner you get, add a Magnum Dynalab Signal Sleuth nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-05-17, 05:51:26 (65.173.228.40)
nt .......

423: Cable Asylum, Extremely large positive effec (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-05-08, 14:58:10 (205.188.116.8)
I've used one for years, also a Monster 2500. The improvement in my system was extremely large. A friend heard it and immediately went out and bought one too. The 1000 is essentially the same as the 2 .......

424: Planar Speaker Asylum, Manufactured till mid '98, when 1.6's were introduced nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-04-23, 09:04:27 (65.173.228.39)
nt .......

425: General Asylum, Use it indoors. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-04-08, 10:37:26 (65.173.228.39)
Works great for me. May work for you and it would be the easiest solution. Just suspend it near a window -- try different locations. .......

426: Planar Speaker Asylum, 3.6's -- Replace connector pins between crossover and speaker? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-03-25, 11:22:42 (65.173.228.39)
Replacing the jumpers with high quality wire has produced fanastic results! Now, the next step would be to replace those 4 connector pins between the crossover and speaker. (Cardas said both the jumpe .......

427: Planar Speaker Asylum, That is a brilliant solution-- the best! nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-03-07, 15:45:55 (205.188.208.9)
nt .......

428: Planar Speaker Asylum, My experience exactly in moving to 3.6 from 1.6 nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-03-03, 06:50:06 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

429: Digital Drive, No transport from Ack (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-02-17, 11:16:00 (65.173.228.49)
I recently contacted Ack to inquire about a possible Ack transport, since there had been mention of a pending inexpensive transport in some posts last year. Apparently not. I received a reply stating .......

430: Digital Drive, Inexpensive with slam: MSB with upgraded power supply (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-02-16, 12:33:59 (152.163.252.5)
The MSB Link is known for its slam, dynamics and powerful bass -- especially with the upgraded power supply, either the MSB P1000 or Monolithic HC-2. The upgraded ps takes the link to a whole other le .......

431: Digital Drive, Alex Peychev -- Re: Pioneer DV-563A -Inexpensive transport found? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-02-02, 13:02:39 (65.173.228.49)
Alex, I saw in a recent post that Kal Rubinson had said that he heard the Pioneer DV-8400 used as a CD transport and thought it was excellent. You have also liked the Pioneer DV-563A as a CD transport .......

432: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Two sets of wires or a Bi-Wire? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-21, 11:20:04 (65.173.228.49)
Suggest you do a search here on bi-wire -- there's lots of info. However, Magnepan itself "takes no position" on bi wires for maggies since they said they cannot discern a difference. And that's my ex .......

433: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Two sets of wires or a Bi-Wire? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-21, 11:20:04 (65.173.228.49)
Suggest you do a search here on bi-wire -- there's lots of info. However, Magnepan itself "takes no position" on bi wires for maggies since they said they cannot discern a difference. And that's my ex .......

434: Hi-Rez Highway, Very interesting -- could you tell us... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-20, 14:47:40 (65.173.228.49)
It seems you are using the unit as a cdp and not as a transport, correct? If so, have you also tried it as a transport with one of your 2 dacs? I, and others, would be interested in your experience in .......

435: Planar Speaker Asylum, Correction: 1.5 and 1.6 nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-20, 12:02:42 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

436: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-20, 12:01:01 (65.173.228.49)
I've owned the 1.5 and 1.5 and driven them with the same amp. No difference. .......

437: Planar Speaker Asylum, A troll is a troll is a troll nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-15, 09:03:07 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

438: General Asylum, Thousands think its really no big deal -- lighten up nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-15, 08:57:47 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

439: General Asylum, Correct, and futher.......... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-14, 07:34:55 (65.173.228.49)
According to the Agon rules for feedback, which I suggest everyone re-read, the only "commitment" results from an auction, and feedback can be left in such instance. If no auction, only a completed tr .......

440: Speaker Asylum, And also.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-08, 14:03:29 (65.173.228.49)
There have been several posts about Theta's nasty, expensive and generally terrible repair service for used units. Amazingly, even Theta's website has a statement which says that people who do not buy .......

441: Hi-Rez Highway, Reference Line Preeminence (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2004-01-05, 08:43:01 (65.173.228.49)
Used $450 to $600 or so. Make sure you get one with the stepped attenuator. Fabulous unit. I'm presently using one with, among other sources, a cheaper Sony SACD/DVD player ("500" model -- I forgot th .......

442: Digital Drive, Can Pioneer stable platter laser mechanisms be repaired or replaced? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-30, 08:33:46 (65.173.228.49)
Several older high quality cd transports use the well-regarded Pioneer stable platter cd mechanism, and I am considering purchasing one of these transports (a Theta). Can these mechanisms be repaired, .......

443: General Asylum, Worst= best (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-18, 13:21:01 (65.173.228.49)
To the extent that the purpose of an ad is to have the public "learn" and remember the advertiser and its product, all these ads are smashing SUCCESSES,i.e., they are all GREAT ads. Here we have numer .......

444: Cable Asylum, An almost standard upgrade on Magnepan's (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-18, 10:46:19 (65.173.228.49)
Quite a common upgrade on magnepan's -- you can do a search on speaker forum, planar section. Why? Cause the improvement is GREAT. The cheapest and maybe the best. And, you don't need expensive cable .......

445: Cable Asylum, I think Nordost..... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-12, 12:52:58 (65.173.228.49)
What you are looking for seems to me to be exactly what Nordost provides (among other things). Nordosts tend to be slighly tipped up a bit in the treble, which will add some treble and give zing and v .......

446: Planar Speaker Asylum, Kal........... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-09, 14:28:54 (65.173.228.49)
I must say hello sometime -- I occasionally see you walking past my building (Kips Bay Towers) on your way to NYU Hospital, as I'm leaving. I recogize you from S'hile and the shows. Maybe you've heard .......

447: Planar Speaker Asylum, Easiest ....... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-07, 12:54:30 (205.188.208.9)
Mike, Glad you're enjoying them. The easiest, and maybe the best, upgrade is to change the jumpers, which doesnt require anything electrical or permanent. Try a search on jumpers. You can use the wire .......

448: General Asylum, And don't forget to use it on speaker jumpers & fuses..nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-04, 12:43:30 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

449: General Asylum, Better than alcohol.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-04, 10:23:35 (65.173.228.49)
They are different than alcohol and far superior for cleaning off residue and oxidation, if any. In addition, both enhance electrical conductivity and are used by major electronics companies, e.g. IBM .......

450: Speaker Asylum, Try a used from Audiogon.com (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-12-03, 08:29:57 (65.173.228.49)
You should be able to pick up a good HSU or other good sub for your price range and have a really fine unit instead of a compromise small new one for $300. .......

451: Planar Speaker Asylum, Augmentation set-up? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-11-26, 06:52:39 (65.173.228.49)
Very nice to hear, since I have been considering a sub for my 3.6s. But, are you running the sub in an augmentation set-up, i.e., running the maggies full range concurrently with the sub, without usin .......

452: General Asylum, I assumed it's a misprint, maybe a digit left off. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-11-18, 14:18:50 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

453: Planar Speaker Asylum, You may want to reconsider... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-11-09, 15:22:42 (152.163.252.5)
Why sell the 111A's to get 12's? I've owned 1.5's, 1.6's, and 3.6, all in a smallish apartment and there is no problem living with the 3 series in a relatively small space. Ideal? no, but it works, yo .......

454: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Moving from MGIII to: 1.6 or 3.6 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-11-05, 14:25:52 (65.173.228.49)
To me, the 3 series, beginning with and including the III up to the 3.6, is in a whole other league. I just went from the 1.6 (which I also loved) to 3.6 and the improvement is very very substantial. .......

455: Planar Speaker Asylum, Hallelujah! nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-10-08, 08:02:49 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

456: Planar Speaker Asylum, It's clear you have a genius -- but he's into LOUD heave metal (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-10-07, 08:38:09 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

457: Planar Speaker Asylum, Maggie 3.6's -- Has anyone changed the grill cloth? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-09-24, 11:39:05 (65.173.228.49)
Has anyone ever changed the grill cloth on the 3.6's? I'd like to find out if it is a task that can be performed by someone with limited experience -- like me. I'm considering buying a pair that has b .......

458: General Asylum, I'll second that and................ (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-09-16, 06:50:24 (65.173.228.49)
Add to your comment the fact that Monster spent an inordinate amount of time with me on the phone during several inquiries on the best arrangements for my 2000 and 2500 power conditioners in my system .......

459: Music Lane, Catch Charlap at the Vanguard right now. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-09-08, 11:41:52 (65.173.228.49)
The VV of course. .......

460: Speaker Asylum, Also post this in Vintage asylum & do a search there nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-09-05, 09:12:21 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

461: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Nordost is the one (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-09-02, 14:12:08 (65.173.228.49)
Nordost's have just about the lowest capitance around, perfect for passives. The sound is outstanding. Try the Blue Heavens ($200 new for 1m, or $120 used or new on Audiogon, or Red Dawns $400/$200 ne .......

462: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Plug the amp in -- big improvement for me and those in NYC nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-08-28, 10:04:37 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

463: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Monster is excellent & plug your amp into it (maybe) (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-08-27, 10:49:47 (65.173.228.49)
The monster units are excellent, especially for the price. There is no noise whatsoever. Mine made a profound improvement in sound, readily discernable by non-audiophiles. You can try plugging the amp .......

464: Music Lane, Definite possiblity that its maybe Norah Jones. Or maybe not (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-08-18, 10:31:34 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

465: General Asylum, Try a later model (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-08-11, 10:31:29 (65.173.228.49)
Rather than the 1000 or 3000, you might try a later model of the Reference Line Preeminence, such as the One or Two. Unlike the 1000 or 3000, the One or Two (and their various versions) have a proprie .......

466: Music Lane, To me, its Sarah Vaughn in........ (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-07-27, 13:49:43 (205.188.208.9)
Sarah V. in After Hours. It's a late night type of CD with only Sarah, and guitar and bass. No drums even. Very heartfelt. .......

467: General Asylum, I got news for yooze............. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-07-09, 16:08:14 (65.173.228.49)
This ain't no farm, this is the big city. .......

468: Planar Speaker Asylum, As a follow-up...... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-06-11, 05:58:30 (65.173.228.49)
I am indeed honored. In addition, I would just add that after my first post another person at Magnepan told me that they "don't take a position on biwire" presumably since, as the first person at Magn .......

469: General Asylum, Even CR rated the Tivoli best for sound (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-06-09, 08:42:02 (65.173.228.49)
Granted it was the larger Tivoli ($160)that bested the $250 and $400 Bose for sound quality. For most of us sound quality is the criteria that matters -- the rest is BS. .......

470: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Need help with Passive Preamp choices? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-06-09, 07:10:27 (65.173.228.49)
I don't think I have seen anyone compare Audio Synthesis Passion with the other two. However, I have seen several comparisons of Placette with Reference Line and the consensus seemed to be they were m .......

471: Digital Drive, Will be reviewed in next month's TAS nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-06-02, 06:15:13 (65.173.228.49)
nt .......

472: Cable Asylum, Re: Nordost and Cable Lengths?? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-05-28, 11:15:43 (65.173.228.49)
I really have to wonder if Nordost's opinion is accurate. I know, for example, that Kimber used to make a similar statement in connection with the Kimber Illuminations D-60, where lengths under 1 mete .......

473: General Asylum, Re: Maggies in a studio............... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-05-20, 10:21:09 (65.173.228.49)
I personally wouldn't give up on the MMG's. If you like the planar sound, nothing else will do. So, I have Maggie 1.6's in a Manhattan studio, used to have 1.5's (all following a divorce). A friend of .......

474: Cable Asylum, Re: A Jumper Question? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-05-12, 14:26:47 (65.173.228.49)
Do a search -- there have been a number of threads recently on this question. Some feel that the speaker cable should go to the woofer first, which requires the most current to produce lows. ::: TOPI .......

475: Planar Speaker Asylum, (1) Allow break-in time, and (2) Replace the jumpers... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-05-06, 12:34:12 (65.173.228.49)
1. Break-in --After refurbishing, you have practically new speakers that need break-in all over again. Will take a month or so, as the Magnepan manual says. Substanial difference once broken-in. 2. Ju .......

476: Cable Asylum, Re: And I've had good results with copper... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-04-29, 06:18:17 (65.173.228.49)
Many thanks for the info. After doing a search on all the forums, it appears that solid cable is the way to go, rather than stranded cable. Makes sense, if one considers the jumper as nothing more tha .......

477: Cable Asylum, One more thing................. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-04-28, 09:13:27 (65.173.228.49)
I guess I'd like regular speaker cable, with insulation or another covering, instead of raw wire. Also, FWIW, I'm presently using Nordost Blue Heaven between amp and speaker. .......

478: Cable Asylum, What cable mfgr. sells loose high end cable, to replace jumpers? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-04-28, 09:01:54 (65.173.228.49)
I'd like to replace those metal jumpers on my Maggie 1.6's with a good quality speaker cable and only need a few loose pieces. I would simply strip the ends and insert. Are there any good manufacturer .......

479: Cable Asylum, Try Nordost (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-03-27, 15:24:03 (205.188.208.104)
I replaced my old Audioquest Ruby with Nordost Blue Heaven, then Red Dawn, with my Reference Line Preeminence. Unbelievable improvement. The Nordost has just about the lowest capitance, so low that an .......

480: Planar Speaker Asylum, Maggie price increase? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-03-13, 08:42:22 (65.173.228.49)
On another forum there was a post about Magnepan price increases announced today. Anyone know if true? How much for the various models? .......

481: Vintage Asylum, Basic steps? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-03-12, 11:26:44 (65.173.228.49)
John, Many thanks. But, bearing in mind that I KNOW NOTHING and have never openend up the back of a speaker, I could really use a few of the basic steps that need to be done for this repair. Really ap .......

482: Vintage Asylum, Dynaco A-25's -- Loose binding post repair? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-03-12, 07:40:01 (65.173.228.49)
I just obtained from a relative a pair of little used Dynaco A-25's in nice shape. Except, one of the speakers has a loose binding post and does not play. I'd love to repair it myself but don't know h .......

483: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Advice: Dump the receiver (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-03-06, 08:35:32 (65.173.228.49)
The improvement when I dumped my receiver (many moons ago) and got separates was unbelievable. A big improvement when I got the power amp, then another big improvement when I got a preamp. Then, furth .......

484: Planar Speaker Asylum, On Maggies -- use spades without adapter? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-02-18, 19:25:21 (152.163.189.173)
Maggies, of course, take banana type terminations on speaker cables. But, is it possible to use spade terminations without an adapter? I would think you could do that just by inserting one of the side .......

485: Digital Drive, Re: MSB Platinum Reference CD Player? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-02-18, 13:38:15 (65.173.228.49)
There is a review coming out in the next issue of either Sphile or TAS (I forgot which). The prelim. comment in the most recent issue, in connection with a review of another dac, was that the MSB was .......

486: Planar Speaker Asylum, Update.... (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-02-13, 11:29:29 (65.173.228.49)
I just spoke to Magnepan about biwires. They said they don't hear any difference. They just offer the biwire setup on the speakers since the public wants it. So, it's regular wires for me. ::: TOPIC:: .......

487: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: MG1.6 cable recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-02-13, 06:23:20 (65.173.228.49)
One of the major NY dealers just recommended Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cables for my maggies. I was glad to hear it since I recently upgraded interconnects to Nordost Red Dawn and Blue Heaven and th .......

488: Cable Asylum, Can these bi-amp cables with 4 bananas on ea. end be used with a single amp? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-02-07, 20:27:01 (152.163.195.189)
I am considering buying a used set of Nordost cables which are set up for bi-amping with 4 Nordost Z-plug bananas on each end That's fine for the speaker end, where they will be biwired. But, what abo .......

489: Planar Speaker Asylum, My experience: vast improvement with the Monster (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-02-06, 12:11:11 (65.173.228.49)
As I've said in other posts awhile back, I found a vast improvement with the monster conditioners -- i have the 1000 and 2500. I plug the amp into the 2500. It seems the most improvement comes in loca .......

490: Cable Asylum, I'm a new cable convert -- big difference with speaker cable? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-02-05, 11:34:21 (65.173.228.58)
After basically ignoring cables for years,I recently replaced an old lower priced interconnect with Nordost Red Dawns and was BLOWN AWAY with the improvement! I have since replaced all my interconnect .......

491: Speaker Asylum, A fine job -- for rock (like your name), the vandys (v. maggies, my speakers) are the best choice.. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-02-03, 14:05:39 (65.173.228.58)
nt .......

492: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Get the NAD. (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-01-25, 20:27:53 (64.12.96.10)
See the rave review in the latest TAS .......

493: Speaker Asylum, Re: Utah 12" woofers circa 1971 (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-01-21, 19:25:03 (152.163.188.5)
Yeah, I had a pair with the 12" woofer I bought in about '70 or so Actually bought a pair for my brother too. I paid, I think, $100 per pair (on sale) at Lafayette Electronics on Union Sq., Manhattan. .......

494: General Asylum, Hafler 9505................ (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-01-17, 14:18:21 (65.173.228.58)
Great info on the Hafler ground that I forgot about. I'm going to try it since I now get a buzz throught my new Nordost Red Dawn interconnect (from pre to amp) that I didn't get with the prior shielde .......

495: Speaker Asylum, Re: Magnepan 1.5 QR (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-01-15, 11:29:43 (65.173.228.58)
Sure, you can use the maggie 1.5's just like any magnepan. I use my 1.5's just as 2 channel stereo, with the tv, dvd, vcr run through the system. Fabulous, since the maggies have such a big soundstage .......

496: Planar Speaker Asylum, Maggie 3.6 -- "New" crossover? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-01-11, 15:59:45 (64.12.96.74)
Is there one? A post below talked about an old crossover for the 3.6. When did the new one appear? Is there an appreciable difference? I must have missed this whole subject and I'm interested cause I' .......

497: Cable Asylum, Re: 4m unshielded - a bad idea? (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-01-05, 11:35:54 (64.12.96.10)
For your last question first, I think your are mixing 2 separate issues. To go to an active pre is not an interconnect issue -- there are many other issues to consider. As to 4m Nordost, it's generall .......

498: General Asylum, Thanks for the audio equipment metaphor nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2003-01-05, 11:22:24 (64.12.96.10)
nt .......

499: Speaker Asylum, Re: Lafaayette minuette mark Two speakers (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2002-12-30, 09:24:59 (65.173.228.58)
If these are what I think they are, try posting in the Vintage category. Lafayette was an electronics chain that went under about 25 years ago. They had their own brand names, made by others. I had a .......

500: Digital Drive, Yeah, I really really liked it too. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ned on 2002-12-25, 18:58:17 (205.188.208.104)
nt .......

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