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Oct 18, 2005	Daedalus Audio DA-1 I heard them at the RMAF 2005 and found them to be excellent in every respect. I don't know about an "audiophile checklist" but I can tell you that whenever I wanted to hear a natural sound that was relaxed and fully at ease, I went back to this r...
Nov 30, 2004	Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guru I haven't heard the 3910 yet so I really can't make an informed comment.On the 2900 the areas I heard "better" than the "50 were in the soundstage and throughout the midrange, where the 2900 was more lifelike, especially in it's presentation ...
Nov 30, 2004	Looking to Upgrade Amp & Preamp Hi Jbiii: IMHO, there aren't two better combinations then the 1) Belles Reference 150A amp and Auricap preamp; and 2) the Marsh p2000 balanced preamp running either the 450 mono's or the 400 stereo. The mono's are way better but you've got a huge ...
Nov 30, 2004	The best speaker you ever heard? They are close to the best speaker, but the company's newest model was incredible at the show in London. I can't wait to hear it at T.H.E!! Supposedly the Ovation will be used at one of the rooms over at Alexis Park, so there will be a chance for ...
Nov 30, 2004	Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Hi Guys: AVG...I've A/B'd the DV-50 directly against the Tucker modified 2900 and there is a definite improvement. How significant it is will depend on each listener. I've spoken with Tucker and he tells me that the 3910 he mods is quite a bit bet...
Jun 04, 2004	The best speaker you ever heard? There is no question that the Overkill Audio Ovation is the best in the world at ANY price. Between the well-documented and grounded acoustical theory behind it, the execution is phenomenal!(plus 20+ years of psycho-acoustic research by Dr. Josef ...
Mar 04, 2004	Won't preamps become obsolete? the question posed has many legs: quality of gain control in the CD player; impedence matching between the CD and the amp(s); whether or not you also run analog sources such as tuner, vinyl, tape, etc. There are a growing number of components tryi...
Mar 04, 2004	Won't preamps become obsolete? the question posed has many legs: quality of gain control in the CD player; impedence matching between the CD and the amp(s); whether or not you also run analog sources such as tuner, vinyl, tape, etc. There are a growing number of components tryi...