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| Preamp Deal of the Century I use a Mullard 5AR4. It is much better in my system then the Sovtek. They are not cheap - usually around $100 - $150 dollars, but well worth the upgrade IME. I found it too be smoother and cleaner sounding overall presentation. Other then that I ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Maril555Noticed you have your Cortese up for sale here. You mention in your add you bought another preamp, can you share what you found better then the Supratek ? Just curious as I am in an upgrade mode too...but I am thinking of going up the Supr... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I have a question for Supratek owners who have upgraded from a Chard to a Sauv or even up to the Cabernet, how much of a % improvement did you find , and specifically in what Âsonic areas did you find it , ie more air, transparency , sound stag... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I have the RAL umbilical chord. I was curious if it would make my Supratek sound better. I inquired on this thread before I bought it as there were a couple favorable comments. I figured for $250 its not a big deal, but in the end I preferred Mick... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I have not received mine either - ordered about a 4-5 weeks ago. He answers his emails but in an elusive sort of way...can't seem to get a straight answer. Not sure what to make of it. I'll give it a bit more time. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Ooslik - or anyone using the Revelation umbilical, can we get a bit more of a description of what this thing does in lieu of the stock umbilical. All I have read so far is "its worth the cost", someone mentioned "smoother sound" and "transformed m... | |
| Von Schweikerts' vr4 gen III HSE vs vr4 Jrs? I agree the VR4 Gen III HSE are better then the 4Jr and maybe even the 4SR - I would put a little reseveration there because I think the 4SR Mk2 can be made to sound phenominal with the right auxilleries (as is the case with the JR too) but all th... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Can someone more familiar with this thread summarize what after market power chords are preferred with suprateks. I did a cursory check back into this monsterous thread with not much luck Can you guys give some examples of what folks are finding w... | |
| VSA VR4 SR vs Totem Wind I own the VR4jr, but have listened to the VR4 SR extensively as it is on my short list for upgrade. I beleive the VS speakers are very muscial and will draw you into the music like few other speakers and will give you incredible sound. Pairing the... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4jr; Mark I vs. Mark II I own the original and have heard the MkII recently - quite a few times in fact. It does sound a bit cleaner in the bass, but thats hard for me to tell for sure if its a marked improvement because my dealer is using completely different components... | |
| Canadian Musicians Some other notable Canadian musicians/groups (pop-instrumental-rock), some are gone but will never be forgotten includeGino Vannelli - his most recent album beautifully recordedJesse Cook - you love guitar - this is it. Absolutely beautifully reco... | |
| SimAudio or Classe for Power Amplifier I must agree with Audio4ever. I had a 3BST and then a 4BST, I currently have the 5BST for my home theater, killer amp. But For two channel, not even close to my W5, never mind the new W7 or W8 out now. Comparing them is not even fair. The new SST ... | |
| Sim Audio Moon Evolution Series, - I-7 I have heard some of Sims new stuff at my local dealers and most recently at the Montreal audio show last month and it was some of the best gear available at the show, which I might add included some highly regarded tube stuff. It is FAR from one ... | |
| Verity Parsifals to Von schweikert VR4 Gen III ?? I like the Parsifals, Verity is a good solid Canadian speaker company with a great history of making excellent sounding speakers I have heard them on many occasions and know a few people who own their little brother the Fidelios, which are impress... | |
| Von Schweikert VR4Jr how is it w/o biwire? I got two sets of Bob Crump's (TG audio)speaker cables going and it improved the sound dramatically... Tried Tara labs, Cardas GC and Wireworld to name a few. The TG out performed them pretty easily in my system. Resolution goes up very noticeably... |