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| Jadis Orchestra Reference SE and DA-50 Integrateds In France, the Cayin 500 received many rave reviews but I don't think it was ever sold in the US. I have never heard one.I auditioned both the JOR and 50S side by side and loved both. It was a classic comparison of EL34 to KT88 and so I would pick... | |
| Dac acts like a microphone I solved microphonic tubes by using Herbie hal-o tube dampeners. Problem never came back so I recommend them. | |
| Speakers to mate with Mac MC402 under $5k Great choice of amp. My suggestion would be to get an active preamp for it - Mc amps don't do well with passive pres in my experience (input sensitivity is a high 2.5V). McIntosh amps are magical when mated to a McIntosh preamp. The C2200 and C46 ... | |
| best sounding small speakers Vulcain Aida, JM Lab Mini Utopia Be and Apertura Kalibrator are the three best I have heard. | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? There is no "getting it" to be gotten. It's all relative. | |
| BAT vs Cary You made the right choice!Arthur | |
| Rotel RCC 1055 I listened to a 1055 a couple times but perferred my C333ES in terms of build as well as sound quality. The 333ES has a better defined soundstage and is more coherent from top to bottom. I used to have a CAL Icon Mk 2 which basically has the same ... | |
| Which Speakers? IMO, you have already picked 4 very good brands. I would suggest you continue with Thiel just for continuity and whatever synergy it may bring. What type of amplifier do you have? | |
| BAT vs Cary IMO, BAT and Cary are on totally different planes. Cary favors the coherent/musical camp whereas the BAT is the detail/definition camp. What are your speakers? What do you think of your current setup/sound? | |
| Jadis Eurythmie - Anyone ever listen to them? Wow. Eurythmies. I would kill to have a pair. I listened to a ton of Jadis gear in the last two weeks while on vacation in France and I was just blown away by their quality. Have you ever heard their new DA88S? It is the single most amazing amp I ... | |
| Preamp to Integrated amp hookup You can only hook up a preamp to your YBA if the YBA has an "amp in" jack. The only integrateds I know with such jacks are the McIntosh MA6500 and MA6900 so I believe you are out of luck there.However, the new Passion has a "pre out" which if your... | |
| Musical Fidelity and Sonus Grand Piano too bright. I agree - the MF 308 is on the bright side. Newer MF is a little darker and doesn't have that bightness anymore. I have never heard a pair of SF speakers sound bright so I don't think they are the problem. I would suggest trying a McIntosh MA6500.... | |
| Arcam FMJ CD36 or Simaudio Moon Nova? After hearing the CD36 and the CD192 back to back, I would suggest you try the 192. It was excellent. Also, the Audio Aero Prima matches your search criteria very well. I have one and haven't regretted ever buying it. | |
| Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? You could always get the Burmester 032 for $15,000.The McIntosh MA6900 is quite similar sounding though and a lot less money. You have to mate it with the right speakers however. | |
| Great sounding close to back wall speakers. With a good EQ, just about any speaker can be close to back wall. |