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| Kansas City Did the Kansas City club/group ever happen. Move/new to this location, but was part of a group prior to moving here and it worked well. Was a lot of fun. We would all host a party, bring different CD's and get to listen to them on other systems. I... | |
| Why the lack of interest in Accuphase? HI GlassboyThe main reason is the people selling the gray units do not want $2500.00 for them. They want around 50% to 75% of US prices, for used items. Then most wants to hide the fact that they are gray market unit and sell high.If someone was o... | |
| Why the lack of interest in Accuphase? HelloI was looking to purchase a high end CD player and the Accuphase was one I was considering. Then I found out several thing.There are so many gray market units being sold that you have no way of knowing what you will end up with. They are dire... | |
| Best transport to use with Jadis JS 1 tube dac Hello Doug99I have the Jadis JS-1 MKII DAC. I currently have the Jadis JD-1 Transport. This is a very good match. I have tried several other units as transport but none was as good. I have use the Sony 9000ES DVD, Sony 555ES, Pioneer Elite PD65, T... | |
| calling all audiophiles Has anyone tried the Transparent Powerlink / Powerblock Ultra units. They claim to have some outlets on them that do not limit power.Aknorth | |
| Soudstage Height? For the most part I believe Height is changed by the the amount of information being put out, volume, the dynamics of the recording and room reflections. Change any of these and you may hear a different size sound stage. If you would like to try s... | |
| Wiring two post speakers with biwire cable HelloYou will want to connect the wires at the amp as they shold be. At the speaker end you NEED to connect all 4 wires as they should be + and + to + post and - and - to the - post (unless using phase reversing then keep togother ++ and --and rev... | |
| Plinius amp and Conrad-Johnson 16LS I have not heard the Plinius combo. But I have had the AR LS-25 and the LS16 and now have the CJ 16LS MKII and in my system it out performed what the AR Pre-Amps would do. More bass, fuller mid range, and smooth highs. So you should have a shot at... | |
| Help needed. I have listened to several Different Pr-Amps and when I heard the CJ premier 16MKII, that became my new Pre-Amp. Sound is great. This tube unit has very wide full sound stage with deep controled base. This tells me tubes can do it. Not sure how, b... | |
| Best amps for new B&W Nautilus 800's When I look in my B&W speaker manuals they state BI-AMPING is prefered. I spoke with B&W directly on desired amps and the only real statement I got from them is to BI-AMP if at all possible. So I went with B&W'S recommendations. Simply... | |
| How to couple my monitors to stands??? You also can remove the screw in feet/spikes/whatever they are and drill the plate on the speaker stand top to match the hole pattern already in you speaker. Purchase the correct size machine srew/bolt (stud would be better if you can find) to mat... | |
| Best amps for new B&W Nautilus 800's I currently have the 801 Nautilus and use them in a dual role. I use a seperate 2 Channel pre-amp and surround processor. I selected a Gonrad Johnson pre-amp and had them install a unity gain loop in one of the processor loops. This allows me to c... | |
| What to see at the CES show? Hi CFBThanks for the info. If I ever get to Neptune or Pluto will check and see. Never know they may not have even heard of the CES there. Heck one never knows maybe they have the system of all systems there.Bob | |
| What to see at the CES show? HelloHas anyone heard when the Las Vagas CES is and if much is going to happen there. I heard that it is not expected to be much this year and have not even seen the dates. | |
| Transport time Hi TIMI have the JADIS JD-1 and it has the AT&T glass, the AES/EBU balanced and the RCA single ended connections. The JADIS JS-1 MK2 DAC also has the same inputs, selectable as DIG1 (balanced),DIG2 (RCA) AND OPT (AT&T) so makes a great pair. |