24phun
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| To all PS Audio BHK preamp owners *** must read *** Tried it, didn't like it at all.Phillips Ecc82 tubes, my favorite out of 8 or so vintage tries.The Aja SACD sounded bloated and slow. Heavy big thick mid-range and very little high end. Ride cymbals were gone, forget the triangle.Very holographic,... | |
| disc player upgrade bug: Esoteric vs EMM vs PS Audio PS Audio gives a 30 day trial, so in your home, in your system.The most meaningful sort of trial.I already know how an Esoteric sounds in my system (or do I?) so a newer model can only sound better (fingers and eyes crossed, hoping). | |
| disc player upgrade bug: Esoteric vs EMM vs PS Audio Oh yeah, Accuphase. I've always liked their products, but they're getting very scarce in the states. And service???So I'm not thinking about Accuphase often anymore. Am I right? | |
| Best female vocal recording on CD? I agree with all of these! So many talented ladies!! But - I'm surprised Tierney Sutton is not mentioned.I'll throw out; Sara Gazarek, Barbara Knight, and I know it's not unanimous - but Paco the Border Collie and I love when Eliane Elias sings!! | |
| New Class A/B under $6K, your recommendation? Magnus audio is out of my price range, but looks like a very nice amp.Tubes- I already have a Rogue Zeus, I'm looking to have a SS amp that I can just fire up and forget about. I love tubes, but they really aren't ACCURATE (measurements- wise)and ... | |
| New Class A/B under $6K, your recommendation? Thanks for the input! A used AHB2 is a rare bird, which I believe says volumes - and it has great - the best specifications. But as we here all know too well, specs don't always translate to great sound to any particular individual's ears. For tu... | |
| dinosaur ISO player... George-The Cary unit really does very well for itself , in my system anyway!Thank you for this tremendous info! I'm reluctant to try this myself, and I haven't been getting anywhere w/Cary. Anyone have any recommendations for a third party that co... | |
| dinosaur ISO player... The ARC while highly regarded, is not an SACD player. If I MUST give up something, it would be the HDCD readability. It's hard for me to grasp that there is not a more contemporary replacement for the Cary - I guess I'm in the denial phase... | |
| dinosaur ISO player... I have heard this about DVD drives before. The Oppos I've experienced were unbelievable values, but still not as good as really quality players - in true A-B testing. Hate to pop any balloons by saying that. My system is good enough to hear this f... | |
| dinosaur ISO player... I've had , let's say - "mixed" experiences with modded units in the past. So I was hoping to find something solidly engineered from the start.The HDCD factor - are there DACs that will decode that? Any recommendations?Thanks for your input, it's t... | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Paul Simon doesn't quite get it for me. Part of it is excellent and new, some not so much; but really - only 38 minutes of music there???? OK, my entry here and it was a big surprise to me:Tedeschi Trucks Band: Revelator.I'm a big DT fan, he's a y... | |
| Whats your current Reference CD at the moment? Manu Katche- neighborhood | |
| Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.? The Best:Cold River Vodka, a potato vodka from Maine. The BEST.Boyd and Blair, a small distiller here in Pittsburgh is pretty good too. I'm a Chopin fan (I prefer potato vodkas) as well. Grain vodkas? Level is excellent, or Belvedere.I wouldn't us... | |
| what happened to Cary 500MB? Aha, discontinued... but they were REALLY well received. I'll keep my eyes open - if you gents feel you need something prettier and want to sell - you know where to find me. | |
| Vandy 2ce Rogue Amp Pairing Mark from Rogue owns Vandys, last I knew. Give them a call - it's hard to imagine nicer or more helpful folks! |