Paging Elk!

Between 12/26/06 and 11/23/08 Elk made 3017 posts, an average of over four per day. Since then, nothing.

I have PM:ed him to no avail. I fear the worst.

Where are you buddy? We miss you!

Seeking advice for $10-15k audio system

Hi guys,
I'm new to HiFi stuff... Classical musics, opera and vocals are all my favourites. I'm moving into a new place soon and would like to buy my first ever HiFi set. My budget is from $10-15k... I came across PSB Synchrony Speakers with Musical Fidelity A5.5... can't tell how good it sounds at that price range as I'm new to it... Any one has any comments on this combination? My other questions are:
1. How much of fraction should I put into speakers and amp

Meridean CD Player

I have to say that I was not shocked at the cover story with the Meridean CD player being the best in the world. I had a chance to hear one at my friends house and it is nothing short of an amazing piece of engineering and sonics. Now if I could just hit the lotto so I could afford one...

Back to ask again! (long! sorry!)

If you recognize the user-ID, then you know the problem I'm about to describe because I've been yapping about it in these forums, on and off, for *years*. I'm only in here to try again because everything I've done so far to try to fix it has resulted in just more credit-card bills.

The sound is perfect for the first twenty or thirty minutes -- always has been, and I always think I've fixed whatever's wrong -- and then, gradually, the sound becomes reedy and increasingly sibilant in the upper midrange and apparently "over-modulated" right around the midrange-tweeter crossover.

One Night Stand!

One Night Stand!

The music begins before he arrives. There are horns and hollers and hand claps. Then comes the MC: "Right now, ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to introduce the star of our show, the young man you've all been waiting for, Mister Soul! So, what d'you say? Let's all get together and welcome him to the stage with a great, big hand! How 'bout it?! How 'bout it?!"

I thought id seen it all.

http://www.boondee.net/ghost-repeller/index.html

Q What about my house has a good spirit of our ancestor protect my family, would this machine kill their spirit ?

AThe machine can distinguist the phenomenon signal input, good spirit and bad spirit has its characteristic, the device will ignor or skip the good spirit.

QWhat happen if we unplug the machine at later time, how can we sure the ghost won't come back again with more angry ?

Black Diamond Racing Cones

I just put a set of 3 small BDR Cones under my Parasound 2100 preamp. The BDRCs replaced a set of 4 Mapleshade IsoBlocks (those sandwich blocks w/ cork in the middle and rubber laminate top & botttom).

The BDRCs improved dynamics and clarity. Also, reduced that "shrill CD sound" (that's what I call it) on my reference recording with said sound ("Skin" by Beth Hart).

I was lucky to get these used on Audiogon for $38 including shipping.

Aurum Cantus V2M loudspeaker Measurements

Aurum Cantus V2M loudspeaker Measurements

In the March 2008 <I>Stereophile</I> (Vol.31 No.3), I <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/integratedamps/308cay">wrote favorably</A> about the A-50T integrated amplifier from the Chinese company Cayin Audio. I was very impressed with its sound, appearance, and construction quality for the price: $1295. This positive experience led me to look into what other products Cayin's importer, VAS Industries, distributes here. More often than not, when a keen ear imports an interesting product into the US, that ear has also heard the good sounds of other products, as attested by the diverse product lines of distributors such as Music Hall and Sumiko. It turns out that VAS distributes Chinese loudspeakers made by Aurum Cantus, including seven two-channel models. I chose the entry-level design, the two-way V2M bookshelf speaker ($1890/pair), which combines a ribbon tweeter with a dynamic mid-woofer cone.

Aurum Cantus V2M loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Aurum Cantus V2M loudspeaker Associated Equipment

In the March 2008 <I>Stereophile</I> (Vol.31 No.3), I <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/integratedamps/308cay">wrote favorably</A> about the A-50T integrated amplifier from the Chinese company Cayin Audio. I was very impressed with its sound, appearance, and construction quality for the price: $1295. This positive experience led me to look into what other products Cayin's importer, VAS Industries, distributes here. More often than not, when a keen ear imports an interesting product into the US, that ear has also heard the good sounds of other products, as attested by the diverse product lines of distributors such as Music Hall and Sumiko. It turns out that VAS distributes Chinese loudspeakers made by Aurum Cantus, including seven two-channel models. I chose the entry-level design, the two-way V2M bookshelf speaker ($1890/pair), which combines a ribbon tweeter with a dynamic mid-woofer cone.

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