bar81
Responses from bar81
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp Not much to say as I've been out all day. Based upon my casual (and short) first listen earlier today and brief fifteen minute check in about a half an hour ago the KXR has seemingly already exceeded my expectations; suffice it to say there are no... | |
| Meridian 808 vs 808.2 It was not to my tastes. In its favor it had above average bordering on excellent resolution, articulation, volume control and output stage (direct to amp) and ergonomics. I've never heard the original 808 but from what I've been told by those who... | |
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp Well, took delivery and set it up about 10 minutes ago. Cold out of the box it's obvious this is something. | |
| Wadia 861 SE or 581 SE. You compared the modded player to an unmodded player or were they both GNSC modded and if so, what was the level of the 861se? | |
| Meridian 808 vs 808.2 Small correction, the 808.2 has not been out for six months. Thanks to my fantastic dealer, I got the first 808.2i in the US and it was released about a month and a half ago. | |
| How to explain our obsessions to the uninitiated? As has been stated earlier, this applies to anything that one can term an "obsession". If you don't have such obsession it's going to be very difficult, if not impossible, to have it explained to you such that you "understand". In any case, even i... | |
| Question about Oyaide R1 Yes (and it's killing me not making the obvious joke here) | |
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp Sashav, will do, should be here on Saturday. As to my 861se, I upgraded from a 850 straight to the GNSC model. | |
| Meridian 808.2 Auditions ? Impressions ? Didn't you already purchase the 808.2i? | |
| Help with finding ultra-transparent pre-amp Probably one of the few (only?) units in the price range that would fit the bill is a used Ayre K-1. I'm actually trying to find the same thing for my Wadia 861se GNSC Statement and have a KX-R arriving next week for home demo. | |
| Cables Are Crazy, what do you think? Very nice response Redkiwi. | |
| Cd player or Dac with 'analog' volume control Meridian has, in my experience, a fantastic volume control implementation in its 808.2i player. | |
| Revel Salon 2 versus WP 8 iirc, it's because he's going with the Revel Salon2. | |
| 803D or 802D That has been the opposite of my experience but then again everything is possible in this crazy hobby. | |
| 803D or 802D Just make sure your room can handle the 802D or else the bass is going to be out of control. |