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| Redbook for the long haul Jdombrow,From whatever I have assimilated on the subject of DVD players &/or Universal players being used for redbook CD, I seem to conclude that a DVD player for redbook CD is better than a CDP for redbook CDs. This has something to do w/ a m... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Went to a fellow audiophile's house to listen to his all-Gryphon electronics & Dynaudio Confidence 5 speakers system. He was very generous & opened a bottle of Dalmore Single Malt 12 yr old Scotch. Tasted pretty good to me. I don't know if... | |
| Opinions on Dynaudio Confidence 2s Heard the Dynaudio Confidence 5 recently. Superb speaker!! This speaker was being driven by a 150W/ch pure class-A power amp of very high retail value! I have noted that the above speaker & the Confidence 3 are 86dB(@ 1m, 1W). It is very likel... | |
| Best midrange on SS amp ? Audiogabby,Right on!! Symphonic Line amps DO have an awesome, grain-less midrange. I can say that w/ confidence thru my personal experience. Also, the Symphonic Line amp I have has a lot of "soul". From my communications w/ other Symphonic Line am... | |
| Gryphon gets no press, but is great. Our loss here in the USA (& not Gryphon's) & it once again shows Stereophile's myopic view!! Their gear is very musical, true to the recorded music & very refined in its sound. It is also freaking expensive! OTOH, there are people payi... | |
| Gryphon gets no press, but is great. I have read this thread w/ some interest last year but could make no intelligent comments. I finally heard some Gryphon gear! The gear was:Wadia 861 CDPGryphon CDPGryphon Allegro Sonata 2-chassis preampGryphon Antilleon Signature Stereo power amp ... | |
| Finally Heard some Gryphon gear.... Thanks, Drubin! FWIW. | |
| Is there a SS amp that can offer tube bliss? Just a word on the Claytons - I have no personal experience w/ them but I have *read* that these amps favour a low impedance speaker over a high(er) impedance speaker. In particular, the M100s seemed to perform stellar with a 4 Ohms speaker. From ... | |
| cartridge loading ? Jameswei,I stand corrected! I realized this a bit after I hit the "submit" button. Writing too late @ night crosses wires inside the brain! | |
| cartridge loading ? Jameswei,Don't know where you learnt your electronics but a phono cartridge is a PASSIVE device. It has nothing in it but a wound coil of wire & some magnets. It CANNOT put out any current whatsoever even if it tried to! All it can put out is ... | |
| cartridge loading ? Jwblaschke,Since u r using a Koetsu, are you also using a step-up xformer either ext. or built-in? If I had to guess, I'd say you are. If the Koetsu is 0.4mV output, then you need 60dB TOTAL of gain in your phono section i.e. phono pre & step-... | |
| Listening Room I have a "coffered ceiling" listening room (wherein the walls are parallel for a certain height & then slope upwards to the ceiling. It's in my attic area hence the shape of the walls. While it might be more diff. to calc. room modes, I think ... | |
| Sound Lab Millennium 1 spl ability? Sellerwithintegrity,Gotta agree w/ Planar here! There are 2 dealers before you who answered the thread & have written a disclaimer saying clearly that they deal w/ certain products. YOU DID NOT DO THAT! We all know that you own & run Gilmo... | |
| Is impedence so important for a pick/phono combo? Today I'm living up to my moniker Bombaywalla 'cuz I'm writing from Bombay, India! Am visiting the home I grew up in & where my parents still live!As TWL mentioned above, it is important to get the impedance match betwn cart & phono pre co... | |
| Blues /rock: music recommendations? Reubent did mention Robben Ford in his 10-03-03 post. I 2nd him on this one. I recently got hold of a Robben Ford CD "Talk To Your Daughter". Nice blues rock. Best parts are when his guitar speakes rather than his vocals. Vocals are good too (don'... |