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levinson lexus sound?
amazing that most replies relate to SUVs.In my LS430, the Levinson system kicks ass. Flat out tone controls and it sounds really nice. Everyone who has listened to it is very impressed.I have not heard a system in an SUV that sounded better than t... 
why the PC change the tonal on my gears.
Andrewdoan, I tried that same power cord and it changed the sound in a negative way. System sounded very dull, undefined and with rolled off highs. I gave it a full 30 day break in and returned it. You are right, the stock cords were better!Power ... 
Anyone settled in on Purist Aqueous interconnects?
I'd be curious about these too. I tried the speaker cable recently(thanks for your contrib Boa2 on that thread I opened) and thinking of borrowing a whole set again after new years to try as a system. Really liked the sp cables though...they are v... 
Best movies last two years
I decide to suggest few more as I recently seen some cool flix off of netflix!"Don't Move" with Penelope Cruz and Sergio Castellitto. Definitely this one ranks at the very top of my list."The Star Maker" again with Sergio Castellitto. Excellent!"L... 
Any thoughts on the Audio Research LS 8 mk II
ARC SP line of units are single ended. You may want to check out SP16. Or LS-15....I ran mine single-ended for years and it was awesome. 
Applications for Shunyata Hydra ?
haven't tried the new Guardian. Using Hydra4 right now. Had 2 Hydra2 units before. Your cdp and preamp will benefit from Hydra. Your amp may or may not. My McCormack amps benefitted from Hydra but my Pass amp does not. I preffer this amp run direc... 
2006 BEST Female Vocal CD/SACD/XRCD
forgot one... Cesaria Evora - "The Very Best of Cesaria Evora" brilliant singer by the way 
2006 BEST Female Vocal CD/SACD/XRCD
Jacintha - "Jacintha Is Her Name"Linda Ronstadt - "What's New".Eliane Elias - "Dreamer"Madeleine Peyroux - "Half the Perfect World" this one is a 2006 release  
Louder Hum from amp and Thump, thump sound spkrs
Joe, how brief was the outage? When the power returned, was the amp on? Have you tried switching the amp off? Not by turning it off with a front button, that's the stand-by. There is a switch in the back of the amp. First turn the amp into stand-b... 
Upgrading Sonic Frontiers Line 3SE to ???
I think you'll get more dynamics and slamm by going with solid state amp with more power than your current BAT amp.SF speakers typically are laid back sounding, so if you want more slam, pair them with SS amp. Also, you may want to have your frien... 
DCCA powerchords VS Elrod statement powerchords ?
Rademaker, not sure about DCCA vs Elrod, but a DCCA the "Source" power cord is currently breaking-in in my system hooked up to my cd player. I just got it today. So far like it a lot. 
Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They?
Keithr, if you are going to audition some speakers, try to hear Totem speakers. I was really impressed with their Mani-2 Signature model. Monitor speaker that goes down to 29hz(uses Dynaudio drivers) and sounds really much bigger than it is, but t... 
What tube amp for starting out?
At the very least, it should double it's wattage into 4 ohms from its 8 ohm rating, otherwise you will hear a recess in these regions. Frankly, this might explain what you're presently hearing with the Dynaco amp when you say the sound is "dead in... 
Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They?
Keithr, I kind of doubt the Adagio will be better than Sophia. 
What tube amp for starting out?
one more - Audio Research VT130