bar81
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| Revel Salon2 speakers & MIT v1.2 speaker cables Concur, the MITs go very well with almost everything and I thought they sounded fantastic with the Revel Studio2 when I heard the combo. | |
| Wadia 861 SE or 581 SE. Thanks for the clarification. | |
| Best amp for Vandersteen Quattro? Ayre V-5xe | |
| bi-wire cables on single binding post, sonic loss? There was no confusion, it doesn't matter if you double up spades or otherwise, there's zero difference over a SC run. Bottom line, go ahead and enjoy.btw, above I was talking about the highs and lows for the bi-wire cables I have, the speakers (F... | |
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp Thanks for the confirmation guys; that's the true genius of the KX-R, all the benefits of tubes, without any of the drawbacks. | |
| bi-wire cables on single binding post, sonic loss? That's what I'm doing, highs/bananas and lows/spades. | |
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp Yes, my dealer and I have a call scheduled for later tonight to work out the final details.The KX-R is a statement piece, much more so than the MX-R. | |
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp It's more transparent (I know this may sound counterintuitive at first but think about it). | |
| bi-wire cables on single binding post, sonic loss? You'll be fine; I'm doing the same. | |
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp Looks like I'm all in; the KX-R is something that I still can't comprehend - it's a SS unit that has the best of tubes and of SS. Just a stunning accomplishment by Mr. Hansen. | |
| Meridian 808 vs 808.2 & Analogue outputsOne would hope :) | |
| Meridian 808 vs 808.2 The 808.2i has digital and analog inputs. | |
| Esoteric X-01 limitted or Meridian 808? I can only comment on the X-03 versus the P-03/D-03 but it wasn't in the same league, the combo was significantly better than than the X-03, much less the X-01, in every aspect. At the pricepoint though, if you have to have a new player then the X... | |
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp Tboooe, Overate yesterday so here I am up at 4:30 with some lovely heartburn and decided to listen to another couple of songs and Charles may be right, the KXR may actually be a bigger jump than the MXR.As to preamp, I was using a Levinson 326S an... | |
| Meridian 808 vs 808.2 Generally, a more "flashy" presentation that is initially impressive but potentially more fatiguing over time. I know of at least one person who feels differently and in the end, one man's flashy is another man's perfect (for example, and regardin... |