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"Best" mini-monitor?
SrosenbergThe D1 are very fine speakers but at the $30k price range they are a bit much for many people don't you think and do you really think they are better than an ME 1 and or substatially better for almost 3 times the price?Personally I think... 
What's Next
ricred,  there are few spekers that are going to give you more, it depends on what you want for more if it is resolution and image holography then you can move up to a few other speakers some of the players here will not sound as big though. We wo... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Mike why if you havnen't heard the Davinci MK II compared to the MSB would you make such a statement and at $90k vs a $35k Dac that kind of puts the Dac at a crazy different price range.Almost no one has a MK II as Larry HO the owner of LH Labs ha... 
Amps for KEF Blade 2
No Ghosthouse, I am not. Pokey has not had the opportunity to compare a product at the Hegel level to the T+A on the same speakers like what we did when we were shopping for replacment electronics. We are always amazed at how good some reasonably ... 
"Best" mini-monitor?
There are many good choices in this price range.We sell quite  a number of great monitors, we currently display the KEF Ref 1, the Paradigm Person B, ATC SCM 11, SCM 19 and are looking at the new TAD ME 1.We were Vivid dealers so we know the V1.5 ... 
Amps for KEF Blade 2
Pokey sure they will sound good, but good isn't amazing. When you use uber class electronics the speakers become much more holographic and the sound stage gains huge amounts of width and depth. There are tons of very capable components but you hav... 
Amps for KEF Blade 2
For those guys who say yeah right prove it here you can see all the gear we tried with the Blades:https://www.stereophile.com/content/kef-chord-audio-doctorhttps://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&client=aff-maxthon-maxthon4&affdom=maxtho... 
Amps for KEF Blade 2
Guys as a Blade dealer having both the JC 1, Electrcompaniet, Chord and T+A electronics on the Blades.Here is our take, the JC 1 were okay amplifiers, not magical and not worth the hype, the Electrcompaniet AW 400 were fantastic and dramatically o... 
Using JL Audio Esub with Merlin VSM
mcperhson we just sold a similar setup to a previous Merlin VSM guy the JL Audio E sub will work perfectly you can get a signal from the integrated amplifier by paralleling the speaker level inputs.The JL E112 is very fast and blends well and has ... 
Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to?
Hello Nitrobob, we are a Legacy dealer and love the Legacy's. We are contemplating coming on board with Tekton for the DI SE version to give people in the New York area a place to audition them.I was very impressed by the Tekton's layering in the ... 
How important is the rack you use for your components
Prof there have been many companies who had done accelerometer testing of the components on and off of their racks over the years which have demonstrated that these devices do work.In the case of the resonators, there was a Germany company I think... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Modulum is using a very novel idea of using a moving damper that is designed to flex and absorb energy the Tenor guys are raving over them.Dave LalinAudio Doctor NJ 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
There are a few new racks that are getting some play their is the Modulum from Canada that is cost effective and very pretty. Also the new Rogez from Poland I think is supposed to be a very cool rack. We were also looking at the Artensia the only ... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt as you know I have a very nice Stillpoints demo rack if you want one.I still want to bring over the Baetis to do a comparison to the Memory player. Dave Audio Doctor NJ 
How important is the rack you use for your components
The methodology is playing the same music for two to three mins adding or subtracting what you are testing and listening for differences.The thought I heard a difference is repeatable with other listeners then you have consenus. We have always fou...