aball
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| Int. amp...most dynamic, full and smooth $3,000 I love the Conrad Johnson CAV50 and it fits you criteria very well. | |
| Suddenly, things are sounding awful... I think the system was cold. Reevaluate after a day or two of leaving it on and see. | |
| Best Cd Player under $100,000 I need a CDP too - preferably under $1000000000000. Any ideas, no matter how corny? | |
| Triangle Titus 202 Opinions? Man if I had known you were using an Arcam receiver, I would have warned you about excess brightness with Triangles. I wouldn't care for that pairing either. If you want to keep the Arcam, I would try something like Coincident Triumphs. They are v... | |
| McIntosh MX119/134/135 pre/pro or Krell HTS 7.1 If you only use it in 2-channel mode, get a Mc 2-channel preamp and see what you think. | |
| Triangle Titus 202 Opinions? French speakers tend to be very system dependant. You can't just toss them into the pot and hope the receipe works out like you can with most other speakers. Getting the right ingredients is the key to success and that takes some time and effort. ... | |
| CD player for my system? A Jolida JD100 with NOS tubes. It perfectly fits your criteria. | |
| Advice requested: CDP/DAC or Amp? In answering your question, I would buy a nice amp. The 1070 is still pretty good and F30s are really nice but love to gobble up power so I would suggest a McIntosh MC352. I think you would be impressed by the improvement. However, there may be ev... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremonas or JM lab Diva I feel experimentation is really the only answer and so armed, I just make purchases on a whim to see what they are like and sell what I don't care for. If I wait for a good used deal, it's no different than having money in the savings account sin... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremonas or JM lab Diva Hi again, I have actually sold the Jolida and replaced it with an AA Prima mk2. Disclaimer - All these comments refer to their use in MY system: In a way, I miss the Jolida - the AA is very very detailed almost to the point of being distracting fr... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremonas or JM lab Diva Taking what Chris said one step further, the JM Labs are more resolving and transparent than the Grand Pianos - at least in the systems I heard them in - and so will not be tolerant of electronics and recordings that lack quality. This is a double... | |
| Triangle Titus 202 Opinions? Be patient and give them some time. Reassess your thoughts after about a week with them. | |
| Need advice on a very dynamic, full range speaker? If you want dynamics, you have to check out JM Lab Electra speakers. They have good efficiency which will allow you to get much more dynamics than most power-hogs can muster. There are three sizes available depending on your room. But there are ma... | |
| Mcintosh c46 I auditioned the 501s with the C46 (fed by MCD205 playing B&W 802D) and it was simply stunning. The soundstage depth was like I have only heard it with tubes. I have a C46 in my future. I have not heard the C200 but there are threads in the ar... | |
| Do you protect your hearing? I hear all the way to 18.5kHz so I preserve that with ear protection. I want to be confident in the performance assessment of my stereo. |