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| Wadia Owner - with or without preamp I suspect that a lot of people who prefer to use a preamp with a Wadia are not operating the CD player at the upper range of its volume control. If you haven't set the internal switches that allow you to do this, you are not hearing the true capab... | |
| Revel Salons - Do they really sound like this? This is typical Stereophile drivel. John Atkinson attempts to explain away mediocre results (slight lumpiness, lack of presence-region energy, etc.), saying, "This could be a measurement artifact."A few years ago, John Dunlavy revealed Stereophile... | |
| Revel Salons - Do they really sound like this? Kr4 (and Cincy_bob):Accuracy in speakers can be measured. It's not some kind of elusive, magical, subjective quality. So there's no opinion involved here. The fact you prefer one type of sound to another is irrelevant to the question of accuracy. ... | |
| Revel Salons - Do they really sound like this? A lot of audiophiles lack the confidence to use their ears, so they buy on the basis of what they read here and in the audio rags.The truth is, if you're looking for accuracy, which is not subjective, the Revel Salons fail. They also cost a lot co... | |
| Pass Labs X-1 Preamp Questions: The people at Pass Labs told me that, from a sonics perspective, it makes no difference whether you stack the units or don't. They designed and built the preamp, have done experiments and they should know.The X1 is one of the best, most neutral pr... | |
| Revel Salons - Do they really sound like this? Chris, Chris, Chris,Trust your ears. Your Dunlavys beat the fool out of the Revel Salons. I've heard the Revels with Levinson monoblocks and they sound like a decent PA system. If they cost about $5,000, they'd be pretty good. At whatever the curr... | |
| balanced is inherently flawed Rowland, Johnson, Pass, Paul McGowan of PS Audio and several others in the balanced camp aren't just men who design amps while they're watching the bait shop. They're among the most respected in the industry and have been doing this for several de... | |
| balanced is inherently flawed True. Your post generated lots of discussion.Besides, anyone who appreciates and quotes Guy Clark can't be all bad. | |
| balanced is inherently flawed I just stumbled upon this thread today. Well, obviously, Bill Johnson at Audio Research, Nelson Pass, Jeff Rowland and many other designers (in addition to Ralph) of some of the best amplifiers have a lot to learn. I'm really glad to see Sean and ... | |
| Break-in Nighthawk: Good answer. That's assuming, of course, that the break-in of all the individual components inside a piece is highly predictable. Otherwise, the equipment designers would be guessing -- at least to some degree.Anyway, I know measurement... | |
| Does GFP-710 sound better that older GFP-565 If you have both Adcom preamps, why don't you just compare them for yourself? Also, for what it's worth, I had an Adcom GFP-565 many years ago (before I really invested in this hobby), and, compared to most of the decent preamps made in the last 1... | |
| Wadia 861 Mejames: How much did the GNSC mod cost? Also, do you know how many mods are available from GNSC and the range in prices? Thanks. | |
| Wadia 861, Levinson 390S, or EMC1MKII I owned the Levinson 37/360S combination for about two years, the EMC1MKII for about two years and have owned the Wadia 861 basic since about August. The Wadia pretty much trounces the Levinson 37/360S, which I'm sure is better than the 390S, and ... | |
| Last Speakers Aerial 20T or Vandersteen 5A Inna: You make a good point. There are indeed lots of other great choices; however, the post specifically asked about the Aerial vs. the Vandy. And I'd hardly classify Vandersteen buyers as caving to "herd instinct" -- or mentality. In fact, many ... | |
| Wadia 861 If the Wadia 861 sounds edgy or bright, it's probably a cable -- or associated component -- issue. |