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| Quad 989 vs Martin Logan CLS IIz? Larryh - I used to own Quad 63's, then 57's, and listened extensively to many Martin Logans (of which the CLS was my favorite). I ended up with Sound Lab electrostats - and I loved them so much I became a dealer. Check out Sound Labs at www.soundl... | |
| Best cables for electrostats? There are three things you want to look at in cabling for electrostats. First, you want a very coherent cable - one that takes into account the "skin effect". An electrostat can resolve extreme nuance, so you want to preserve the timing of the sig... | |
| Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak? Turn your equipment on a couple of hours in advance; start your listening session after midnight; listen in total darkness (except for the glow of the tubes, if any) - which may mean putting electrician's tape over annoying indicator lights; and e... | |
| Magic with Magneplanars? My understanding is the Maggie 20's have been discontinued and will be shortly replaced by the 20.1's, which will have a push-pull midrange driver (true ribbon) rather than the single-ended midrange driver of the 20's. I believe retail will be aro... | |
| Best solid-state amp made anywhere Warner Imaging! This amp has the sweetness and nuance of the Pass Alephs but also does the frequency extremes, and with seemingly endless power. This amp is NOT strictly neutral - it is on the warm side. If you are familiar with Atma-Sphere OTL tu... | |
| Amplifier for Martin Logan Requests I sell Sound Labs, which are less efficient and a more difficult load than the ReQuests. The Wolcott Audio Presence amps are superb with the Sound Labs, especially the latest version with the ultra wide bandwidth output transformer. I would bet th... | |
| electrostatic with detail? Emster - You might consider Sound Lab full range electrostats. They use the thinnest diaphrabm in the industry - 1/20th as thick as the Martins, and so they have superb nuance and articulation. See Jonathan Valin's review in the February/March 200... | |
| Tranport and wire for Bel Canto DAC1 I use the Pioneer 525 DVD player with a DAC1. The data is first downloaded into 16 megabytes of RAM before being output, which effectively reclocks it. This is why BEl Canto recommends a DVD player. I tried the Toslink and coax, and the Toslink wa... | |
| Best amplifier for original QUAD ESLs? Well since I own Original Quads and I'm a dealer for Sound Lab electrostats, I've had a chance to try a fair number of amplifiers with the Originals. The only solid state amp I've really liked with them is the Chord from England. Quite musical. Th... | |
| Sound-stage, imaging, focus...... This might be a bit tangential, so apologies in advance. Music can be an emotional or energetic experience at the level of the bare, naked soul. It is actually a sort of gentle transformational experience, not unlike deep meditation. This can happ... | |
| Best system for opera lover at $30,000 I was raised by opera lovers, which means as a child I was an opera hater. Then when I became involved in high-end audio I finally got to hear opera well reproduced, and found myself almost overwhelmed by the emotion conveyed. Now I can keep my pa... | |
| The Best Audio Dealer I nominate Bob Ungemach of AMR in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. I've never see a dealer go the extra mile(s) so much for his customers. | |
| Forgive me. Sometimes component compatibilty is an issue. For instance, some preamplifiers do not like to see a low (20K ohm or less) input impedance in the amplifier they try to drive. A poor match can result in poor sound, and incorrectly be ascribed to the... | |
| will m-l cls' electrostatics ROCK??? Sedond, I may be able to help you. InnerSound makes a very powerful electrostatic-optimized amp that will seriously drive the CLS's, and Inner Sound speakers are among several viable options. I will honestly discuss tradeoffs with you - I have exp... | |
| Best Electrostatic loudspeaker? To Carl_eber: Could you e-mail me which amplifiers you heard the Sound Labs with in your 2-23-00 post? I am a new Sound Lab dealer and am trying to learn which amplifiers work well with Sound Labs and which ones do not, and obviously you heard an ... |