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| Is Kora Cosmos an upgrade from CJ Premier 11a The Koras will definately have more speed and resolution - no doubt. All Koras are just about top notch when it comes to those two parameters. And yet all the models I have heard ally that with beautiful coherence. I still don't know how they do i... | |
| Recommendation for a new cd player?? My recommendation would be a used Audio Aero Prima Mk2. It has a 6021W vacuum tube output stage. A fantastic CD player for the used price. I owned Jolida JD100 and Consonance Ref 2.2 before and the Prima is a much classier sounding player all arou... | |
| Have you heard Melody Equipment from China Hifi+ magazine has give a couple of their integrateds rave reviews too. Check there for more info. Sounds like they make well designed gear.Arthur | |
| Audio Research Cheap as Dirt? The LS3 is inexpensive but I owned one and wouldn't recommend it at all. Its sound is flat, timbre is monochromatic, dynamics are compressed, bass is weak and highs are grainy. It ranks as the worst preamp I have ever tried (and I've had a dozen).... | |
| Review: Jadis Orchestra Reference Integrated Tube amp Sounds like you discovered what tubes can do! It is very hard to give up the natural tone of tubes once you are hooked. Great review. ThanksArthur | |
| Can a direct CD to amp connection degrade sound? I have had the very same experience as you - three times. I think direct connection only works well in certain special cases. Arthur | |
| CDP voltage output...what does it mean to volume? Yes, 6dB is half as loud when you are talking about voltages. If you talk about power, it is 3dB.Arthur | |
| Preamp output voltage...affect on volume??? It does sound like they have different gain. If you can't find the gain, you can also use the input sensitivity voltage to get your answer. I seem to recall you can change the gain in the new Classe Delta preamps. I remember my old CP50 had this f... | |
| Preamp output voltage...affect on volume??? No, it wouldn't be louder. In fact, I am willing to bet you wouldn't even use any of the gain in either one! Many preamps don't need to be set past unity gain for the loudest music level used. Exceptions are preamps with post attenuators or those ... | |
| Is it to much power? If the X600 monos strike your fancy, by all means go for them. There are zillions of amplifier options out there so why not choose the ones you most desire? They won't be too much power for your Artemis unless you try to clip your amps but I doubt... | |
| Best power cord for McIntosh MC 501 monoblocks Oops..sorry about my original post. Have you tried the high end MIT PCs? Seeing what cables you already have, MIT might be logical for the power cord too. | |
| Best power cord for McIntosh MC 501 monoblocks I am not familar with your AZ cable but you might want to try silver interconnects like Kimber's. That may work great for you.Arthur | |
| Review: Conrad Johnson CT5 Tube preamp I can definatley see how with your amp and speakers, the CJ would have the midrange more in line with the rest of the spectrum. Choosing the right component is so system specific, and human centric, that it makes the validity of reviews questionab... | |
| For HT, how important is extension south of 20 Hz? I think it is more for bragging rights than anything. Although I have heard some systems with huge twin subs and it FEELS great to have such super low bass. But I personally wouldn't bother trying to be flat below 20Hz. | |
| Review: Conrad Johnson CT5 Tube preamp Great review. I would like to add the preamps used in your comparisons are not of the same price range. The CT5 is $3000 (67%) more than a C2200. This is not negligible! The CT5 is $2000 more than the LS25 when it last retailed so in this case, it... |