This is really an interesting topic to me because as a rookie in the world of audiophiles, I'm like a sponge, trying to learn as much as I can. It does not insult exotic power cord owners that such power cords are indistinguishable. Exotic power cords are indistinguishable in blind testing from ordinary and well engineered power cords. It does not insult Americans that cigarette smoking is bad for you.Ī number of audiophiles have exotic power cords. Look, 40 or 50 million Americans smoke cigarettes. By buying an exotic power cord, you sort of self-select into the group that believes in exotic power cables. You know, people feel strongly attached to the things they own. In every case, they decline to do so, saying they'd rather not know. I have asked these same audiophiles to try doing a blind test. They plug in an exotic power cord, strain to hear a difference, and indeed, there it is. The whole story is that a significant portion of the audiophile community believes that power cords make a difference. Indeed, I could say 'I have tried snake oil and I couldn't tell the difference', but that wouldn't be telling the whole story. These people were called snake oil salesmen. In the early history of the US, there were these people who traveled around selling ointments and potions who promised cures for all manner of ailments. Would this be a wise choice given it's age? or should I be looking at a new NAD, or ?Īny and all help would be greatly appreciated!

Find something that will sound better and resolve the weaknesses of the OnkyoĬurrently I am interested in a 300 to 400 dollar Carver CM 1090 integrated amp.

I believe the bass is over emphasized and the mids and highs are a little lacking in detail.Ģ. Obviously, my speakers don't sound as good with the Onkyo. Currently I use an Onkyo HT-R520 home theatre receiver, set on 'Direct' listening mode.

He helped me confirm that my speakers sound very nice and are a good starting point to build upon.

Rogue, Electrocompaniet, Van Alstine are a few names I remember of his gear. I recently built my own speakers, (the Jim Holtz Mini Statements) and auditioned them at my friends house on two different high end audio systems. Portable Speaker■ Power Amplifier■ PRO Speaker■ Amplifier & Sound Processor■ Stereo Power Amplifier■ Home Theater System■ Stereo Preamplifier■ Microphone■ PA System■ Headphone■ Stereo Integrated Amplifier■ Stereo Receiver■ pro audio speakers and speaker components■ Stereo amplifiers■ Hi-Fi amplifiers■ Tube-transistor Amplifier■ Carver audio■ video products■ AV Receivers■ Component Systems■ DVD Players■ CD Players■ Mini and Micro Systems■ Portables■ Discman■ Portable MP3 Players■ 5.Hello, this is my first post here and I am hoping to gain a little confidence in making a purchase of an integrated amp for a nice two channel music only system.

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