After some dreary days, time for that morning sun. Yet come afternoon, with my big tree gone that had shaded my south side, it's back to partly closed shutters. The system for this morning is so spectacular. It gets better as it goes on. The Riviera AIC 10 integrated is shining as bright as the sun, now that it has its own power cord. Even with the new Audioquest Dragon Hi Power $7k cord, or the Isotek Ascension $3k cord, the AIC 10 seems to glow with its own Italian cord. Birds of a feather, I always say...okay, lecture. I know some of you get tired of hearing me say it, yet use things as they were meant to be used. Some of my recent visitors seem nonplused when I say that to them after hearing their wild mix of assorted items. I fear they're victims of too many forums or dealers who only wish to sell them something, doesn't matter if it won't shine in their systems.
Some recent visitors and callers/emailers are only interested in buying/trading in what we call in the trade commodity goods, those palleted pieces that you see bought and sold endlessly, raved about by clueless reviewers trying to make their buck, yet leaves the bewildered audiophile restless and confused. I pity those that can't step out of this muck. Find a good dealer, even though so many would rather do the go it alone- forum help- group help- trade show help. Just remember, in school you needed a teacher, a good teacher, to aid you in gathering knowledge and making sure you understood it in the correct way. In music, in art, in cooking, it's no less true. From what I gather with so many audiophiles they're in need of it now more than ever. The list of new products coming out is endless. I can demonstrate even with my sunny morning system above how the insertion of "A" changes the course of listening from great to banal. It may be that "B" is what shows b
Some recent visitors and callers/emailers are only interested in buying/trading in what we call in the trade commodity goods, those palleted pieces that you see bought and sold endlessly, raved about by clueless reviewers trying to make their buck, yet leaves the bewildered audiophile restless and confused. I pity those that can't step out of this muck. Find a good dealer, even though so many would rather do the go it alone- forum help- group help- trade show help. Just remember, in school you needed a teacher, a good teacher, to aid you in gathering knowledge and making sure you understood it in the correct way. In music, in art, in cooking, it's no less true. From what I gather with so many audiophiles they're in need of it now more than ever. The list of new products coming out is endless. I can demonstrate even with my sunny morning system above how the insertion of "A" changes the course of listening from great to banal. It may be that "B" is what shows b
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