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| ARC Ref 2 MK 2 Pre w/ Pass X-600 monos? HI -3 points here:1 - I avoided buying a Calypso because it is recommended in the OWNER'S MANUAL against pairing it to an amp with any less then 50,000ohm impedance. Since the Pass X-series amps have 22kohm impedance - less than half the recommend... | |
| Talon Falcon 'bookshelf' speakers - any comments? .I hope you don't mind a long response....I own a Falcon C center channel & Raven C main speakers. They are both 2-way designs that use the same Common Mode Noise Reduction (CMRC) crossover, the same Accuton ceramic tweeter, and the Falcon has... | |
| Radio Shack Sould Level Meter - Analog Meter I have the old 2050 style myself, and will be ordering the Rives test CD this week. I think it will be a great investment and provide far more accurate and predictable results then the noise generators built-in to my equipment and the other test d... | |
| First Sound compared to Supratek, VAC, or Audio No I agree that the VAC is a bunch-o-money. I caught a rare factory demo at substantial savings, which was the only way I could afford or even justify the purchase.But, now that I have made this 'expensive gamble', I can sincerely say that my system ... | |
| Center or Phantom Center????? Great point Dave-That is why I went the extra step to get the monitor equivalent of my Talon Raven main floorstanders as a center channel. Timbre-matching and power handling are not a problem.Of course, it is also kinda stretching the category of ... | |
| Center or Phantom Center????? HBrandt-How did your Phantom vs. Real Center Channel Test go?I have an EAD TheaterMaster as well, and just had to send my Talon Falcon C center channel speaker back to the factory to get it shielded. I really miss it, as my EAD doesn't seem to lik... | |
| First Sound compared to Supratek, VAC, or Audio No I'm not going to offer any comparisons, as I have not heard the others, and realize that they are all great products.But - since you asked - I will offer you an opinion on the VAC Renaissance preamp. I just took delivery of a factory MK1 demo. I q... | |
| KEF 104/2 vs 105/3 Agree totally with the KiD.A fellow audiophile and I heavily auditioned both of these back in 1990. Surprisingly, the 104/2's always sounded better to both of us even though the 105's were more expensive. My friend finally bought the 104's (with K... | |
| Radio Shack Sould Level Meter - Analog Meter You might want to contact Rives Audio and ask them this question. They sell a system calibration/test CD that is specially-designed to accommodate the non-linearities of the Radio Shack meters ($18 at RivesAudio.com).On the Rives site, they have a... | |
| EAD Bass Management Hello Rangers-Well, let me complicate your last statement about running the DVDMaster direct into an amp. I can't, because my Sim Titan amp doesn't like having BOTH the RCA and balanced inputs occupied for a given input at the same time (preamp an... | |
| EAD Bass Management I'm fairly certain that the Pass-Thru connections are just that - pure pass through of whatever analog signals the source outputs. There is no processing or A-to-D/D-to-A conversion that could give you bass management through this connection.If yo... | |
| Best amp with Dynaudio To paraphrase Forrest Gump :Simaudio and Dynaudio go together like Peas and Carrots!!B^PIn other words, in the world of Hi-end audio, it's all about Synergy, and there is some kind of natural symbiosis between the Dyn and Sim combo that just plain... | |
| Martin Logan Ascents -what rear speakers match? Timinwi-I used to have ML Aerius i mains, Cinema center and (still have) Stylos rears, along with a REL Storm sub. These all worked great together, though I occasionally found the Cinema to be the first speaker in the bunch to show any strain duri... | |
| Shunyata Hydra As I said above, contact Caelin Gabriel himself at Shunyata.If you sweet-talk him and assure him that you will not hold the Hydra responsible for any lightning damage to your equipment, he may send you a Slug via Snail Mail B^D. | |
| How many satisfied AudioMeca Mephisto 2x owners I have owned a Mephi II.X for about 4 months now, and can say that it has performed perfectly. Put simply, it sounds very good IMS, presenting a very neutral and 'complete' sonic picture.The 2.X model is NOT overly-lush, dynamically-limited or rol... |