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| DCM Time Windows I had a pair of the early 80's time windows before they changed out the drivers. I gave them to my brother when I upgraded to B&W Matrix II's. Very neutral speakers with a nice soundstage but a bit subdued in the high and low freq.The QED was ... | |
| What do you think of Nakamichi in general ? I agree with SugarbrieNak made excellent tape decks in the 70's and 80's.When I was in sales Nak demanded that we carry their full line (amps, recievers). These were obviously subpar and many dealers enamored with their tape decks reluctantly drop... | |
| Best Used tube Preamp 1700-- 2500: advice needed NIce systemI also own Audio Research gearan LS 2 MKII (whihc I am replacing) and a D200 ss power amptwo upgrades1) Audio Research LS 5 preferably MK IIjust an astounding preamp much more musical than an LS 25 but all balanced insThe Hovland, JOule... | |
| Why a line preamp? 1953I have an Audio Research LS2 MkIII've compared it to an LS5 which is much more musical.The LS2 has alot of slam but is a little too bright on the top end. Glaring at times.I just bought an EVS Millenium II dac with a volume attenuator (ultimat... | |
| Is there anyone who came back from tubes to SS? I like a solid state amp tube preamp comboYou get the advantage of the warmth of tubes, tube rolling to paly around and preamp tubes are not as costly as power amp tubes. Also I can leave my Audio Research D200 on for extended periods of time wher... | |
| Anyone try Acoustic Research Pro cables? AR cablesI accidentally bid on a pair on e-bay when I did a search on Audio Research - the guy posts them withthe word audio knowing he will catch a few people on that end. He would not retract the bid and I was stuck with them, they were not expe... | |
| New DAC versus higher end used DAC? I auditioned several nice separatesAUdio Research DAc3, Sonic Frontiersand the new EVS Millenium II completely blew these already great players out of the watervery dynamic, resolving, articulate, warmjust an amazing dac and at $1050 a real steals... | |
| Why do people think I'm nuts involving audio? Interesting threadnot so many years ago when I was mid-fi-ing with NAD Cal etc I always yearned for the hifi end, not because I was consumed with owning it from a status end- but because of the way it would transport my living space to the vibranc... | |
| Best female vocals on CD a few not mentioned yetSusan McKeonSuzanne VegaLucinda WilliamsNatalie MerchantLiz Phair | |
| Best DAC to match CEC drive model TL 1 I'll strongly second Sean's recommendation of the EVS Millenium dacjaw dropping performance, I've been playing older discs I never thought would sound this good and revealing.tom | |
| S.F Line 3 vs. S.F - SFL2 go for a SF LIne 3much beefier power supplyline2 is similiar to line 1 with tube upgrade | |
| Favorite HDCD???? Joni Mitchell - Hejira and COurt and Spark | |
| Better cable substitue's for my system, for silver ic cables Cardas Golden Cross has a little added warmth than can be nice and is very revealing | |
| Suggestions for making SILVER work in system? HI ZexxtoolI use Harmonic Tech Pro Silway II also. It is quite revealing but warm - not edgy. It does take over 300 hours to burn in sufficiently. Cardas Golden Reference is a good cable to tame shrill top ends, I use that between pre and power am... | |
| Classe DAC-1 or MSB GOLD LINK DAC III EVS Millenium II - a jaw dropping experience at $1050Ric Shultz used to do major upgrades on MSB equipment untill he starting building his own dacswebsitewww.tweakaudio.comsee reviews here and at audioasylum and audioreview |