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| Audio Research Ref 5 preamp Thanks for the link Kurt. Grant did a very good job indeed of describing his impressions of the differences between the Ref 3 and the Ref 5. I agree with you that the Ref 3 is very good. Keep in touch, because if I do decide to upgrade to the Ref ... | |
| Review: Appogg Systems Isolation Platform Tweak Hi Glory,Just to be factually correct, the platforms have a retail price of less than $1k. The smaller sized one used under the preamp retails for $850 and the larger size used under the transport and dac retails for $900. | |
| Review: Appogg Systems Isolation Platform Tweak Hi Krell_man,I can't tell you if they are similiar to the HRS platforms or not. I have seen the HRS platforms and in person they do not look that much alike. How they perform compared to HRS I do not know - they do cost a lot less than HRS platfor... | |
| Appogg isolation platform under preamp I have been auditioning 3 of the Appogg isolation platforms in my system for the past 2 weeks. I have had them under my transport, my dac and my tubed preamp. This afternoon, Scott and Aaron came by so that we could do a comparative listening with... | |
| Rockport's or Magico's Thanks for the kind words Grant. I agree with what you said that the Magico and Rockport speakers both have their charms, strengths and specific presentations that define them. And throughout their respective product lines and price points it will... | |
| Rockport's or Magico's I also have been to Goodwins and spent 2 full days there comparing the Altairs to the M6. AT the time, Goodwins did not have their M5 yet. In case you haven't been there, the room that these speakers is in at Godowins is acoustically very, very go... | |
| Vandersteen 7 Flagship at CES I own 5A's and have been very interested in the Vandy 7 sound as well. I wasn't at CES, but in case you have not seen these, here are a couple of links to the impressions of Robert Harley and Jonathan Valin from TAS. It does appear from the writte... | |
| Any thoughts on Purist's new Limited AC cord? I have also listened to the new Purist LE AC cord and compared it to the Purist Anniversary as well. I think Fuzzball has described it well - from my listening when I switched back from the Purist LE to the Purist Anniversary, I found that the Pur... | |
| Who sells acoustic material for SOFA? Real Traps sells such a product - here is a link:http://www.realtraps.com/products.htm#COVERS | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? HI Tvad,I also own a Ref 3 but have only used the XLR inputs/outputs. I thought I would mention, however, (and you may already realize this) but if you use the RCA inputs, you need to be sure to use the button on the remote control which is marked... | |
| Audioquest Sky/Evrest or Purist Dominus/Anniversar Hi Razen,I have recently gone through what you are thinking about. I upgraded my IC's from AQ Sky to both the Purist Anniversary (from CDP to Pre) and DOminus Ferox from pre to amps. These IC's are a definite improvement over the AQ Sky. The most ... | |
| Power cord for tubed cdp I would agree with the Ridge Street Audio recommendation. I use the Poiema III Signature power cord on my tubed preamp and it is superb. It is neutral, balanced across the frequency spectrum and very authoritative. | |
| A Tale Of Two. . . Anacondas Helix HI Soundoc,The system we used for the power cord comparison is mine, so I will answer your question. I have compared the Helix Alpha on the Ref 3 in my system to the RidgeStreet Audio Poiema 3 Signature and I prefer the RSA power cord. Again, whil... | |
| A Tale Of Two. . . Anacondas Helix HI,The jazz tracks that Guido is referring to above were:1. Eric Marienthal - Got You Covered - track #5 - I've got the world on a string 2. Boney James - Pure - Track #2 - Better with time3. Ramsey Lewis - With One Voice - Track #4 - Thoughts and... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi,I have tried the Esoteric G0s clock with my X-01 in my system. I had in my system for a week and a half, listening for 2-3 hours per day. I then removed the clock and listened again. I could not hear any difference. I am not saying that it didn... |