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| Connecting Vandersteen 2Wq The wire supplied with the Vandersteen is Audioquest I believe. I've tried different wire but to be honest, it didn't make much of a difference (as in I couldn't tell anything). Vandersteen recommends using the same wire that goes to your speakers... | |
| Connecting Vandersteen 2Wq The wire supplied with the Vandersteen is Audioquest I believe. I've tried different wire but to be honest, it didn't make much of a difference (as in I couldn't tell anything). Vandersteen recommends using the same wire that goes to your speakers... | |
| Adcom GFP-750 vs Adcom GFP-565 The GFP-750 is hands down the better sonically. The 750 was compared to some of the best. The 565 really wasn't that great overall. I think it achieved a Stereophile Class C or maybe a B rating back when they were sort of honest ratings. The 750 w... | |
| The new Audible Illusions L-2, an improvement? I would like to add one caveat to my mini review above. When I say the the L-2 is better than the M3A, I am refering to models built before 2002. I am sure Art Ferris has incorporated upgrades into the M3A since my last audition. In no way do I wi... | |
| where can you get good step attenuators ? The TKD stepped attenuator is very good. Percy Audio has them. Steve McCormack uses it in his upgrade of the TLC-1 passive preamp. | |
| Sony 9000ES better CD/SACD than 999ES The 9000es is better built and has better SACD playback. CD playback was good with the 9000 but not great. Same for the 999 although it could actually be not as good(I didn't spend a lot of time listening to cd's.) I prefer a separate cd player.Vi... | |
| About Mosfet Sounds more like the driver circuit than the output devices. Usually a dead mosfet is a dead mosfet. If it is shorted, it would be blowing your rail fuses. I would leave this to a trained tech. | |
| Any One Hear the New Sony XA9000ES? In a comparison with the xa777es, it sounds (maybe) not quite as good in redbook cd (definitely debatable here), it sounds the same in 2ch SACD and maybe a touch better in multichannel SACD.I purchased the xa777es right before the xa9000es came ou... | |
| opinion on electronics for Vandy 2Ce Sig Unsound, Sorry I misread your post. | |
| opinion on electronics for Vandy 2Ce Sig When I was using the McCormack's (.5's) for biamping, I opened the top and soldered a piece of silver Wonder wire across the two inputs (hot center wire) You could then use the amps for this purpose without the degradation of a Y connector. It in ... | |
| opinion on electronics for Vandy 2Ce Sig I will second the McCormack amp (either a DNA.5 or a DNA 1)Mate then with an Audible Illusions L-1 preamp(if you are using line source only) It is a tube preamp but it is fully encased. These components form an unbelievable synergy that will be ha... | |
| Anybody Heard the Vandersteen 5A'S I have to agree with the above posters. The Vandy's are very coherent. I too own the 3A Signature's with a pair of 2wq's. I didn't think it got much better until I heard the 5A's. A wonderful speaker system that gives up nothing to no other speake... | |
| Best SACD for under $1200 I would like to add the Sony DVP9000ES. Excellent SACD sound(not very far at all from the xa777es)even though it plays DVD video. They sell for around $600 used. They are built like a tank. | |
| Belles amp hum ... rf problem? Belles mounts his transformers very well and they are isolated. Unless the transformer is physically defective, I doubt that is where the problem is. It's something coming in on the line. Otherwise, it would hum all the time.Good question about wh... | |
| Belles amp hum ... rf problem? If anyone in your vicinity has a light dimmer or similiar device around(off of the same feed in your building) or in your apartment, this could be the culprit.I looked for a week trying to find why my Belles amp had a humming transformer. Part of ... |