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| Ayre C5xe or APL 3910 ? This past April, I visited Alex Peychev at his home in Fremont, CA and he kindly demoed his Denon 3910 along with the rest of his equipment--custom-built integrated amp, interconnects, and speaker wire. He is an exceedingly gracious man. In my opi... | |
| CDP Upgrade Mjcmt--How muct detail did you feel was lost with the Cary 308T? I'm very interested in your post a few months ago regarding the Cary 308T v. 303/300. I'm considering the 308T, as my system can be harsh and glarey, even glassy in massed trebles wi... | |
| Best CD for Cary SLI-80? Paulg1--What did you end up with and how do you like it? I'm thinking about the Cary 308T myself, a thought suggested by The Kid, in fact, who has so many good suggestions. I bought my own SLI-80 with his guidance. I've auditioned several players ... | |
| Has anyone compared the Cary 308t vs. 303/300??? I'm thinking about the 308T to match with my Cary SLI-80 right now. I've also had good recommendations for the 306/200, which was given good reviews. Does Robm321 have a view regarding this comparison? I appreciate the comments re the JoLida JD-10... | |
| Which KT88s for Cary SLI-80? I've tried Chinese EL34s (stolen from my own PrimaLuna One) and RFT EL34s. I wouldn't say those were warmer, but they did create interesting changes in spaciousness of sound and air--particularly the RFTs. Like I said above, the drop in power also... | |
| Which KT88s for Cary SLI-80? Aloha Artmaltman! Actually, I had the EL34s in the Cary while using three different players--the CAL CL-15, a Modwright Sony 999ES (Tung-sol tubes), and a Lector 0.6T. The edginess/glassiness occurred with each of them (though less so in the CAL t... | |
| Which KT88s for Cary SLI-80? Thanks to all. I have heard of the JJ Tesla KT-77s as an EL34 alternative. When I was trying EL34s (which turned out not to have enough power for my system's needs), a dealer suggested I try the KT77s. I'll go back and look them over, see what the... | |
| Which KT88s for Cary SLI-80? Thanks for your view. Isn't the Electro-Harmonix supposed to be copy of the Genalex too? Or am I mistaken? Do you know the sonic differences? | |
| Cary SLI-80: Thunk in Right Channel, then Dead Danlib1--Thanks for your suggestion. I called and spoke to Gerald Walsh at Cary, who suggested a method of tube-switching that established quickly I had a faulty pre-driver tube (one of an NOS pair I'd just gotten) when the thunk sound traveled to... | |
| Has anyone tried the Van den Hul Orchid? Kamil--Yes, I think that would be a fair comparison--Cardas RCA to Orchid RCA, or else balanced Orchid to balanced Cardas. That would level things. Re the sibilance I heard, I grant that it could indeed dissipate with more burn-in, but I also susp... | |
| Cal Audio Labs CL-15 Going back over this problem, I've made many changes. ICs which may have sounded great in combination with the system I started with, don't perform the same as the system has evolved--a familiar process not news to anyone, I'm sure. But the radian... | |
| Great Copper Cables? I found the Atlas Questor to be a terrific budget, quality, high-purity copper interconnect. I use them in my "power" rock/jazz/world music system--Taylo 7U floorstanding two-way speakers, Aragon 8008ST poweramp, Rotel RC 995 preamp, Audio Refinem... | |
| Has anyone tried the Van den Hul Orchid? I've now listened to orchestral symphonic music and a few opera CDs as well. Last night, I stayed up a couple of extra hours just listening to what the Orchid can do in my main system, as my friends Dale and Chris, owners of Eugene Hi-Fi, needed t... | |
| Has anyone tried the Van den Hul Orchid? I've now listened to orchestral symphonic music and a few opera CDs as well. Last night, I stayed up a couple of extra hours just listening to what the Orchid can do in my main system. The Orchid was especially good with Beethoven's "Eroica" perfo... | |
| Has anyone tried the Van den Hul Orchid? I've not tried XLR or long lengths, but I've just dropped a 1m RCA Orchid into the system and, immediately, the clarity and separation of voices was remarkable in comparison with my reference IC, an Audience Au24, which I like very much. I use Aud... |