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| Preamp PC - Elrod Sig II or SR Tesla T2 or ?? Thanks JohnYou and a couple others here are usually possessive of my ear... I mentioned the SR as it's simply getting so much attention recently. however only the Acoustic Ref were even close to my tastes and were found just missing the mark of wh... | |
| Preamp PC - Elrod Sig II or SR Tesla T2 or ?? Thanks Folks. Very much.One thing I am trying to accomplish with this addition is to gain a bit of depth in the sound stage... rear of stage info, etc.Not a mid hall seated position or the like... just some greater realization of the distance behi... | |
| DVD upscaling; motion movement pic quality I've heard the same sorts of things regarding the blurring, hesitatingly scanning of a scene or the same thing with quick motion scenes with a few DVD upsampling players.My understading is the same as BR's here... According to the online press for... | |
| Revel Salon 2 vs. Revel Studio 2 I've heard both the Studio and Salon... but not the II versions. For the $$$, if Revel had to be it, I'd go with Studios... although honestly, I wasn't impressed with either, given their price points at the time. They were running SS throughout, a... | |
| I Need Help Picking a Sub If I had ML speakers, I'd sure look at ML subs first.But I really do like my DD15... but sometimes wish I had gotten the DD18 instead.Subs aren't about loudness so much as they are about depth.... and you can use the volume knob on them, ya know. ... | |
| Tube-aholics Anonymous? My name is Blindjim and I'm a tube-a-holic.I haven't tubed today... by the grace of God… but it’s early.For years I hid my tubing. Resisting by will power alone. Hiding my affliction and sticking vehemently it to SS, yet things were always somehow... | |
| Silverline Sonata III & McIntosh MC275? Tvad I've done nothing but offer my experiences with the Sonata III speakers using PP and OTL tube amps and solid state amps. I've not criticized anyone else's choices. We all hear differently and have different preferences. Why my balls are bei... | |
| Silverline Sonata III & McIntosh MC275? newbie.. understoodI reckon then I'm a lot easier to please than T... or got very very, lucky with the amp choices I made. Six one way, half dozen the other I suppose.Either way, it is the buyer's choice to do with things as he or she sees fit. I'... | |
| Silverline Sonata III & McIntosh MC275? TvadRE what problemsGlad you asked.Marty & my own IIIs were bought new... not preowned. Were your IIIs new, demo's, or used when you got them?Both he and I found better bass response pretty easily and sooner than your experiences indicate. Mar... | |
| Silverline Sonata III & McIntosh MC275? it seems if you buy them right from Alan, you should have no problems.Tvadhave you heard the Ref 3a Vena? if so, think it's worth the $$$?What Newbie said, and waht Alan said, led me to the IIIs... it was really a combination of the reviews & ... | |
| 'In Home Dealers' are the future? Stan and Chad are onto something with their thoughts of entry fees into the wild and wooly world of audio emporiums.For claritys sake, are we talking GROSS PROFIT margins here, or simple percentages?There is a pretty big diff as the number rises.... | |
| A great linestage/preamp "makes" a great system Despite some of what others might call short commings, I like the thor MK II line stage.I also feel the preamp, if one is used, is very very important. congrats on your own achievement.to get off mine, I'd have to find one with as good or better s... | |
| Dussun T2i on a sailboat around the global Hopefully someone will be on watch while the other (s) are listening. ... and at night.Shyng away from major shipping lanes will also help avoid disaster.Some friends of friends of mine set out to do just that, spend five years going round the wor... | |
| I could cry confetti city huh?Wait for a parade then.Just about always, we can either "Lower our expectations, or assume responsibility".it happend to me too in a different scenario, though the same result. Lots of confetti was saved for some special event. t... | |
| Silverline Sonata III & McIntosh MC275? Infinity_audioNeither Tvad nor I are in the employ of any audio makers firm, that Im aware of, so both of us give our subjective responses on the Sonatas and other stuff pretty readily just to give back whats been given to us.Some of the music w... |