a_hayman
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| The best amp or improvement for Dahlquist DQ-10's I owned a pair of DQ-10's (mirror imaged) from 1978 (when I bought them new) until 1994, when they were damaged by the Northridge earthquake. I was very happy with them while I had them. Instead of getting them fixed, I replaced them with Thiel CS... | |
| Exact Power EP15A/SP15A vs. PS Audio Power Plants Zaikesman, thanks for the tip; I'll keep it in mind.However, after having spent a fair amount in the last two months on a DAC and upgraded interconnects, I have to sit tight for a while ... at least until after my tax refund arrives! Besides, I ha... | |
| Exact Power EP15A/SP15A vs. PS Audio Power Plants Zaikesman, after I made my last post, I was listening to the Shostakovich 3rd Symphony, part of the 11-CD set on Brilliant Classics of the complete Shostakovich symphonies, conducted by Rudolf Barshai. As I listened, I was thinking to myself, "How... | |
| Exact Power EP15A/SP15A vs. PS Audio Power Plants Zaikesman, some years ago, when I had my system plugged straight into the wall, I had an unfortunate experience where a transient on the AC line locked up my CD player, sending a huge noise pulse through my system. I had to turn the system off and... | |
| Exact Power EP15A/SP15A vs. PS Audio Power Plants FWIW, I have the ExactPower 2000, which preceded the EP15A, and which I assume uses a similar design approach. All of my electronics (Denon DCD-1650AR CD player, Dodson DA-217MkIID DAC, Bryston BP-20 preamp, and Aragon 8008BB power amp) are plugge... | |
| What should I do to improve my digital sound? I took a similar approach to that chosen by 914nut -- I purchased a Dodson DA-217 MkIID processor here on AudiogoN, hooked it up to my Denon DCD-1650AR CD player, and got a big improvement in a hurry. I only listen to classical music (instrumental... | |
| What is the best CDP to be used as a Transport? I am using the Denon DCD-1650AR CD player as a transport. It is solidly built, has a nice user interface, and has been trouble-free, playing every commercial CD that I have loaded into it. Adding a Harmonic Tech Magic Digital One 1.5-meter RCA cab... | |
| I am looking for a smoothest sounding outboard DAC Add my voice to those recommending the Dodson DA-217MkII-D. As I described on another thread, I bought one here on AudiogoN to upgrade the sound of my Denon DCD-1650AR. I was happy with the Denon as a transport, but I wanted to improve the resolut... | |
| Mid to High end CD player vs. universal plus DAC Mike:I agree with the approach you took. I had a Denon DCD-1650AR CD player that I was very happy with -- very well built, nice user interface, trouble-free, and played any CD loaded into it. In order to upgrade the sound, rather than get another ... | |
| Good upgrade amp for my Thiel 3.6s I drive my Thiel 3.6's with an Aragon 8008BB, through Analysis Plus Oval 9 cables. This amp has a robust power supply, so that it doubles the current when the load impedance is halved, i.e., 200 watts into 8 ohms, and 400 watts into 4 ohms. It doe... | |
| Thiel 3.6 owners - what components are you using? I'm using a Denon DCD-1650AR CD player, a Bryston BP-20 preamp, an Aragon 8008BB power amp, an ExactPower 2000 AC correction unit, Harmonic Technology ProSilway II interconnects, and Analysis Plus Oval 9 speaker cables. The system sounds very tran... | |
| Best amp for Thiel 3.6 speakers? I'm driving my 3.6's with an Aragon 8008BB, and it sounds fine. It is also rated at 200 watts/channel, and, like the Krell, doubles its output power into 4 ohms. It's a lot less money than Krell or Levinson amps, though.I have my 3.6's toed in so ... | |
| Help: Something wrong to my amp??? Thanks for this thread -- I had the same problem after installing a new pair of balanced cables between my preamp and my power amp; the image was skewed to the left. A mono recording made the problem more obvious; swapping the two cables moved the... |