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| Vandersteen 2CE sig - How Loud Can You Go??? After living with the 2Ce Sigs. for a while, I would think about 85db on recordings with a lot of deep bass is about it. This is in a smallish to medium room (15x23) If deep bass is not there, then they will play louder. To be honest, these speake... | |
| Has Sony replaced the XA-777 ES SACD player yet? The SCDXA777ES has been discontinued. The replacement is the SCDXA9000ES. The price remains the same at $3000. The new player features 18 Super DAC's for 5.1 instead of 6 in the 777. It also has the i.LINK so you don't need all of the cables(on i.... | |
| Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse.... Amen Sean! Marketing has gotten out of hand. If a company brings a new product update out every 6 months, I've got to question the original design. I've noticed a lot of tested specs are worse than they have been in the past. Look at some of the n... | |
| What seperates "hi-fi" from "mid-fi" in cdp's? Aroc, They keep saying that is the case and Sony and a few other companies are prepared to make it so. Hopefully, it will come to pass soon. Best Buy here in Charleston is carrying a decent selection and Acoustic Sounds really has a lot of stuff. ... | |
| What seperates "hi-fi" from "mid-fi" in cdp's? Richard Hardesty's issue #9 of the Audio Perfectionist Journal has a really, really good article about this very subject(some of it might be surprising)They're some really good low priced players on the market and some of the really expensive ones... | |
| BAT VK 60 w/Vandersteen 3Asigs/2W? I think you would be ok with a pair of VK60's. I would have reservations with a single amp, however, unless you are at moderate volumes in a smallish room. I use a Belles 350A (250/ch) biwired with the 3A Sigs and a pair of 2Wq's. Even with this c... | |
| Best preamp for McCormack amp I will second Gileon's opinion. I used an Audible Illusions M3A preamp with McCormack amps for years. It is a very synergistic combination. If you don't plan on having a turntable at some point, then the L1(M3A without phono) is the ticket (you co... | |
| Legacy Studios? Sean is absolutely correct about the internals of the Studio's. The small switches on the back are connected with what appears to be about 24 gauge wire. I think the drivers are fine but the internal connections and wire could definitely be improv... | |
| CD player for a warm system Look at Meridian's 508 series players (508-20 or 508-24) Very detailed but have non of the digital grunge. I have compared the 508-24 to the Arcam CD92(one over the cd72). The comparison ended with a no comparison. These players have high resoluti... | |
| Speaker cable -no shorter than 8FT? T or F Most "Knowledgable" audiophiles, manufacturers and/or reviewers say the shorter the speaker cable the better. Use longer interconnects if necessary but shorter speaker cables. It has been contended that this will impart less of the wires sound and... | |
| When is Belles going to get the credit he deserves I've actually read about some reliablity(problems)with Thiel on this sight. However, I have not heard any complaints about their service after the sale.I have not been using the Power Modules(Belles)amp for all that long(maybe 8 months.)It has per... | |
| When is Belles going to get the credit he deserves I purchased a Belles 350a to drive my Vandersteen 3A Signatures. It replaced a $6000 Theta Dreadnaught 4-ch. I have to say it is a finer all around amp. Certainly better in the bass but I found the mids to be more neutral. It's the best amp I've u... | |
| Acoustic Zen Speaker Cables Zen offers a 30 day trial. I suggest you take advantage of this and give them a go. You need to decide for yourself. Nobody can tell you how they work because your idea of sound may be entirely different than someone with the exact same equipment. | |
| "Parts upgrade" on crossovers -Any experiences? The TRT Dynamicaps are very, very sensitive to heat. Too much and you change the sound(actually not all that much heat) Also, it is very easy to break the soldered leads of the caps. I have resorted to heat sinking the caps leads so as not to dama... | |
| And we strive for..... what ? Since this is an audio sight, I will repeat something I said a while back. Are we really looking for accurate sound or sound that sounds good? So many people listen to proven inaccurate speakers and enjoy it. All the equipment on the market that s... |