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| YBA: Passion Integre vs. YA201 I picked up the YA 201 to use in my main rig when I don't feel like warming up the tube stuff. It sounds wonderful. Very musical, sufficiently detailed. I'm pretty amazed. | |
| What compares to the AudioEngine A5 I'm using M=Audio AV40's which are smaller than AudioEngine 5. Using them at my computer desk, on Black Diamond Racing points to avoid bass resonance. Sound great and only $132 shipped on Amazon.com.Art | |
| Need flexible , high quality HDMI cable suggestion On Amazon I found a brand Accell UltraAV that I am very happy with. Well made, VERY flexible, seems to show a nice picture with nice sound. I've not done any A/B comparisons for sound or picture, but I have had trouble using other HDMI cables that... | |
| Recommendation for vacuum tube CD-player I love my Cary 308-T. Used to go for $1250 used, perhaps a bit lower now. | |
| Just got an ipod, now what? Earphone upgrade is imperative.I have tried a lot of earphones and ended up preferring the family sound of Westone. They strike me as having a more relaxed and natural sound than other brands at any given price point while also being unusually com... | |
| Audioengine speakers Strengths: Very clear, very punchy, surprising bass for it's size, reasonably extended highs. The look is FANTASTIC.Weakness: To my ear it sounds congested and not very pleasant. To be fair, I have always been a TUBE guy and I value nuance and rel... | |
| Love my ipod, Hate my ear buds.... My favorites have been Westone UM2's (with the Shure "black foamie" tips). The Westone family sound seems to be head and shoulders more natural and refined than the earphones of other companies, IMHO. Now the Westone 3 has just been released in th... | |
| best in ear monitors My favorites have been Westone UM2's (with the Shure "black foamie" tips, but now the Westone 3 has just been released (in the past couple of weeks). I've got a pair of Westone 3's at home and they are just a bit more neutral top to bottom, more e... | |
| Westone UM2 earphones My favorites have been UM2's but now the Westone 3 has just been released (in the past couple of weeks). I've got a pair at home and they are just a bit more neutral top to bottom, more extended in the treble while still refined, and detailed in t... | |
| Cary SLI-80 Signature and EL34s My experience was similar in terms of sound quality. Ended up preferring KT88 in triode mode. Doesn't hurt to try. | |
| Nuforce Icon vs. KEF Picoforte I loved the look of the KEF Picoforte stuff but found it lean sounding with the "egg" speakers that it it comes with. (even paired with a subwoofer). I'm guessing that amp just needs speakers that are both extremely efficient and perhaps a tad war... | |
| Self-powered mini speakers for iPod Nick, thanks for the comparison, I appreciate that a lot. Some people have said that Audioengine have a "midrange suckout". Have you heard anything about this?How do you think the NHT M-00 compares to the Audioengine?Dan, do you happen to know how... | |
| Best sounding HDCD player?? I've settled on Cary 308-T tubed unit. Has HDCD and also limited upsampling.Around $1150 used, maybe $1250.Beat out my other Carys (303/100, 303/200) and also a modified Marantz and also the most recent Sonic Frontiers cd player. (I forget if it w... | |
| Marantz PM 7001 Integrated Amp I have the PM7200 also and like the sound a lot. Prefer tubes for my main system tho :) | |
| Review: Kef Picoforte 3 iPod minisystem Interesting, thanks for the update. Is One Call still offering deals on this?Art |