bar81
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| Wadia 581 versus Sony XA9000ES for redbook CD? Not that one either I'm afraid; however, if it sounds anything like Levinson's last digital player I'd stick with the Wadia. | |
| Looking for a CD player with more life I think the Ayre CX-7e will be just what you're looking for; it's got a great sense of PRaT. | |
| Ayre KX-R pre? I should have one to demo in the next couple of weeks; I'll post when I finish the evaluation. | |
| Most Reliable CDPs? Take a look at a used Wadia 850 with a mod from Great Northern Sound Co. Reliable and probably the best performance in that price range. I've heard the Esoterics and while they're good they're not in the same class. | |
| Ayre KX-R pre? It's been backordered for months from day one. It's been out for about a month or so but good luck getting your hands on one anytime soon if you didn't preorder. The only somewhat detailed info really out there atm is here:http://www.axiss.co.jp/A... | |
| Hifi racks with isolation If you want to go all the way with HRS, meaning you get the *full* four shelf MXR rack *with* gloss black finish *plus* four 1921 M3 bases you can touch about 20K retail (but who pays retail anyway). But that's like complaining that MIT speaker ca... | |
| Shootout: AMR CD-77 vs. AR CD7 vs. Wadia 581se Another pointless "comparison". Unless you have the gear in the same system (ideally in your home system) and that system doesn't have components with questionable "performance", there's no use wasting your time. | |
| Revel Ultima Studio 2 vs B&W N802D It's not even close, the Studio 2 is the better speaker in terms of cohesiveness, midrange resolution and bass (the 802D is too heavy in that regard). The only category in which the 802D is superior is aesthetics imo as the Revels remain tough to ... | |
| Wadia CD players direct to power amps opinions Bombaywalla, thanks for the confirmation that I'm not losing my mind :) I continue to be amazed at how much better my system is going direct; the GNSC Statement Wadia 861se is just amazing; I can't even imagine what the 9 stack can do. | |
| 803D or 802D I used to have 803Ds and liked them very much but they're simply no match for the 802D in terms of midrange transparency and resolution however, the trade-off is much more bass bloat in most normal sized rooms. | |
| Wadia CD players direct to power amps opinions Who knows? If I could logically figure it out I wouldn't have waited so long to go direct. In my case, I have variable impedance interconnects and I originally preferred the preamp. The only thing I changed was the PCs to the amps so it seems to m... | |
| Wadia CD players direct to power amps opinions I'm officially changing my vote. The Shunyatas I just bought make the MX-Rs sing in a way I didn't know was possible and as a result going direct is now clearly superior to having a preamp in the path. So I guess at the end of the day it depends o... | |
| Vandersteen Quatros or B&W 803D's I've had B&W 803Ds recently and can tell you they do not like being placed close to any walls; the three bass drivers need a lot of space. | |
| Best Speakers to match Ayre V-1xe and K-1xe I don't know that there's a best speaker for that gear but Ayre typically demos with Vandersteen and recently with the new TAD speakers but those were all with the MX-R. I've particularly enjoyed the Focal Alto Utopia Be speakers. | |
| Wadia 581se vs. Meridian 808?? A little more here:http://www.wadia.com/library/reviews/wadia_581_review.pdf |