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| Primaluna or Octave to drive Dynaudio X34s I was an octave MRE 130 with Super Black Box owner for years. I was driving B&W Nautilus 800 with great synergy. The B&Ws were 89db efficient. When I lived in Germany, Octave would host an Octave forum at the factory and we would all meet ... | |
| Speaker cable shootout Townsend Audio Fractal F1, Fidelium, AA Statement e SC Cryo rhodium You are welcome. You cables are fine for what they need to do. I am a firm believer in silver and gold, and silver/gold hybrid cables for their sound qualities. I have used pure copper for a while also from Neotech, but 11 or 12 gauge. They were m... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS @rsf507 I agree wholeheartedly. It seems like the 16 ohm, 101db efficient Classic Audio T1.5 reference are a match made in Heaven when mated with the Novacrons. This journey is so full of variables and listening tastes, it is hard to make an ... | |
| Seeking Feedback Re: Ansuz vs. Shunyata or Synergistic Research Power Conditioning I attended the same show. I listened to the Ansuz Sort in several of their display systems. The technology behind the the Sortz reminds me of the Cardas caps that was the rage years ago. The Sortz costs about 800 and some change each! They said yo... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS I don’t understand the title: Class D amps buy atmasphere…it appears to read as if Class D purchased Atmasphere. If it is supposed to be “by Atmasphere” instead of buy, then I get it. On the current state of sound regarding Atmasphere OTL amp... | |
| New Transrotor TRA9 tonearm coming soon @mijostyn I understand your point, but, I do have a chance to test and compare both side by side and have already made inference that the Hyperion is no slouch. It has brought me plenty of listening pleasure, that’s for sure. However, when comp... | |
| New Transrotor TRA9 tonearm coming soon @pindac, Thank you. Yes I agree, that tonearm is quite impressive. @tomic601 , I was sort of leaning that way.. go full bore and see how it will sound with a top performing cartridge, but, I am also rationalizing that if the TRA 9 is actu... | |
| New Transrotor TRA9 tonearm coming soon Finally, the Transrotor TRA9 tonearm is here. I will install later this weekend, but, I have a hard decision to make. I need to decide which cartridge to use with this new tonearm first. either the new Air Tight Opus 1 or the Soundsmith Hyperion. ... | |
| Speaker cable shootout Townsend Audio Fractal F1, Fidelium, AA Statement e SC Cryo rhodium The modern versions of the Neotech are NES 1001 https://www.thecableco.com/amazon-speaker-cables-pair.html | |
| Speaker cable shootout Townsend Audio Fractal F1, Fidelium, AA Statement e SC Cryo rhodium My Neotechs are pure original Neotech speaker cables. Neotech is also an OEM supplier to other companies…one I believe is Acoustic Zen. Yes, the Neotechs are expensive, but my goal was to benchmark my cables against highly popular cables. I was fo... | |
| Speaker cable shootout Townsend Audio Fractal F1, Fidelium, AA Statement e SC Cryo rhodium Oh man…,what a ride so far. Two cables arrived, Townshend F1 and Audio Art Statements gold. This is a quick update and not detailed. It will be enough to make you salivate for more, LOL. My intent was to compare these against my reference Neot... | |
| Benz SLR Gullwing, not sensitive to loading? That explains it. I now know why I always felt an affinity towards 47k values for my LOMCs. Even though I did start with the recommended loading values set by the manufacturer, I gradually migrated to the higher values as each time I went higher, ... | |
| Benz SLR Gullwing, not sensitive to loading? When I use my Benz LPS with an Aesthetix Io Eclipse dual power supply phono stage I use 47k. This setting sounds best to me. I arrived to this setting after a long period of experimentation. I appreciate the mathematical formulas to generalize on ... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS I wonder how well this new product will work with 16 ohm speakers? Sure, it will work, but, how effectively. This is a surprise for folks who have cherished the OTL designs for use with 16 ohm speakers. | |
| Systems over $100k @ted_denney A little off topic, but, what is the brand of armchair in your pic? It looks nice. Is it your listening chair? I am looking for a set of front row arm chairs that are comfortable for music listening and with enough plushness for w... |