bigshutterbug
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| Von Schweikert VR-4.5 vs. VS VR-4 Gen III HSE I have had both the 4.5 silvers and the HSE's here in my system for quite a few years, and found the HSE's had tighter, faster and deeper bass. The mids on the HSE's were less colored, and the highs on the HSE's were less edgy. Both require an amp... | |
| how good are the non os dacs? I have found that non-OS dacs tend to have a bit better clarity, body and texture to instruments and voices. I have also found that they tend to have great transient attack as well. The downsides I heard were a slight lack of "air" to the soundsta... | |
| Looking to downgrade...possibly I would not use the optical digital out from your cd/dvd player. Coaxial digital cables usually have better sonic qualities. | |
| 2 inputs into single sub - possible? Yes, you can run them into the sub that way at the same time, as long as only one is on. You can also sum the L and R outs of the pre-amp together for more gain if needed to the sub. It will also keep you from loosing any lower bass info that is r... | |
| SMALL, but efficient speaker I second the 3A Reference MM De Cappo for small room applications like this... Mate them with some good quality stands. They are efficient, dynamic, fast and detailed. The bass may surprise you in small rooms, but if you need more, get some tube t... | |
| BPT vs. Hydra 8- Your thoughts? I have owned both the BPT 3.5 Sig and the Hydra 8, and they are great conditioners, but the BPT beat out the Hydra 8 in my system on all counts by a fair margin. Neither gave me any troubles with power limiting with high current amps. | |
| OK,getting close-- VAC 30/30 SIG. is a good..... The VAC 30/30 Signature does not have a separate outboard power supply, bu the new VAC Phi 30/30 does. Either of the amps are more than capable of driving the B & W 802 speakers with plenty of energy and control. Depending on your room size an... | |
| DAC for $1800 or less? I second the Ack DAC 2.0. This battery powered DAC has found a permanent place to reside on my audio rack. I have compared it to my previous $3000 player, and also to some even higher priced combos. It is a real eye opener, and may make you re-thi... | |
| Audion Sterling MKI Integrated tube Hello Warren;I have owned 2 Audion Sterling integrateds, and they are a nice sounding SET for the used price point. The KT 88's are the way to go on the output tubes, it sounds much better with them than any EL34's in this amp. Amperex on the inpu... | |
| Kharma 2.0 I also agree with Thom on the choice of amps...Tubes are the way to go with the 2.0. They image like nothing else. and throw a wonderful soundstage. To take advantage of this, you need to have some good tubes in the chain.The 2.0's had wonderful b... | |
| Kharma 2.0 The 2.0 should be an easy load for the Levinson 23.5 you mentioned. Bass should be well controlled with this amp. | |
| Subwoofer for Magnepan 1.6's If you are looking for a great sounding affordable sub without breaking the bank, try the Onix Rocket by Av123.com/Perpetual Technologies. It comes complete with the room calibration and mic. set-up in a well made, compact, and attractive enclosur... | |
| Review: Onix Audio XCD 88 CD Player Has anyone tried this unit strictly as a transport? I was curious if it make a good one. | |
| Suggestions for a transport for the dAck 2.0 DAC? Thank you both for your suggestions... I have put approx. 300 hours on my dAck 2.0 so far, so it may be that it could use even a bit more time, for I did get the "high resolution" option with mine. It has plenty of extension with the simple Sony d... | |
| Anyone compared Guerrilla PC's to anything...? I have tried his rca's and speaker cables, and found them to equal or surpass any of the dozens of cables I have tried up to 8x the price of the Guerrilla cables. However, I have not yet tried his PC's to this point. |