beemer

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Speaker wire is it science or psychology
In my experience, folks who do not believe there are different sound characteristics in both interconnect and speaker cable, do not have a system of enough quality to resolve the differences. Until they do, and hear for themselves, they won't beli... 
Multi channel much better than stereo?
Hello Urban:You are entitled to your opinion however I would respectfully disagree. When you go to hear an orchestra, are the musicians sitting behind you? I thought not. Ah, you say that 5 speakers recreate the ambience of the hall! Ok, my 2 chan... 
Which would you Buy?
Buy the Levinson. I may be wrong, but the HT (earthquake) amp surely won't have the current capability of the Levinson. Also, if the Lev is priced right you won't lose if you need to move it, while the earthquake as an unproven piece may be harder... 
Krell KCT vs other top preamps ?
IMHO, I've never heard a Krell preamp that I liked, YMMV!Before you buy any of the preamps you list I would suggest you take home a BAT VK50SE. I've yet to hear better in my system and I took home and demo'd quite a few, including the 380S and the... 
Difference between original and remaster
Hello Bowhunter:The original release is quite good however I have purchased the remaster and if you can believe it, there is more air and depth in the remaster. I ended up buying all 6 of the remastered dire straits albums, all with the same impro... 
absolute best component you ever owned
Infinity RS-1's with proper frontend. I just bought another pair this weekend. I had these several years ago and sold them off. MISTAKE! Although 15+ years old now, this will compare to most $25,000-$35,000 speakers of today if you set 'em up with... 
Converting balanced to RCA?
Hello:Balanced Audio Technology make real nice adaptors that will suit your purpose well. Check them out at: www.balanced.comThough the adaptors do not show on the web page, you will be able to contact them for a dealer local to you who stocks 'em... 
Transparent Cables - Worth the money?
Hello!I'm using Transparent Ultra Speaker cable and XLR interconnect between my BAT VK50SE and 33H's.Considerably better than the single-ended lesser line transparent I used before on my single-ended pream and amp.It took patience, but I made good... 
Where is the best place for amp s
Tough decision! I can relate to the high cost of ic's as well, but in my case I have Levinson 33H monos so I placed them near the speakers. Fortunately I found a 35' pair of Transparent Ultra XLR here on Audiogon for the right price.Having no buye... 
ARC LS 25 MK II vs. BAT VK30SE
Having done head to head listening comparison in my system of ARC Ref 1 and BAT VK50SE the 50SE was the clear winner. ARC makes a good product, don't get me wrong, however I find their "house sound" a little much. To me the ARC's have a bump in th... 
Performance opinion of Wadia 850???
Great player, well made. Fine if you like solid-state sound.Now discontinued so should be priced right on the used market. I had one home to demo but I kept my BAT VKD5.Paul 
Help with speakers Martin Logan SL3
Hello Dan:Great speaker needs a great amp. You are fooling yourself with your current CAL Home Theater amp. I have HT using ReQuest mains, SL3 rears and Logos center. I use a Levinson ML3 on the ReQuests, a Perreaux PMF3150 on the SL3's and a B&am... 
Wilson watt puppy 3/2 with Wow sub?
I hate to be the sole dissenter in this thread but go for the Beta's. You'll need a noce old Lev 23 for the woofer panels, and bigger ARC tube amps on the panels. Get your placement down and enjoy the magic. No watt/puppy/ whow setup wil beat beta... 
Classe
Amps that sound good with 3.6's: Big Iron: Plinius 250MK4 or Levinson 336. Short dollar: Hafler 9505. You'd be surprised! Paul 
Aerial Acoustics 10t vs 7b vs 6
I've got 10t's and will echo the other posts, they need current! I had a pair of Classe' M-1000 mono's that were good, but found nirvana with Levinson 33H. Don't let the "150" watt rating of the 33H fool you, there's MUCH more to them than meets t...