brainwater
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| The final Act in a study in preamps the ART 3 Hi Tim , nice little history lesson , thanks! My door is always open should you want to swing down South for a listen!! Raul , incredible system . Im humbled my friend. Excellent review of the preamp you own . I am sure its fabulous. Thanks for ta... | |
| The final Act in a study in preamps the ART 3 Khrys thats great , thanks for the heads up. Im still laughing! Its interesting you say :" I have always thought that splitting the difference between ARC's and CJ's voicing would be sublime."On one hard its the most interesting to compare and the... | |
| The final Act in a study in preamps the ART 3 Cmach ,The difference between the Art 2 and 3 is the use of teflon caps , a new and improved power supply as well as a new circuit board layout. There are also improved rear connectors. Yes , 6922 tubes . Hi Nickt , the preamps I have used have be... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Aolmrd1241, we are talking about Printed Circuit Board versions of the DAC, not “modification versions”. Each of the DAC PCB versions was designed in order to accommodate new technologies available for improved digital signal processing. All APL p... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Every APL DAC board has the version printed on it. The designer can read the revision . Bottom line is that version 14 is the best so far and it does not cost arm and leg to upgrade any Denon version to the latest. This version 14 is the final AK4... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Tvad , you owned version AKM # 5 and we are up to revision #14 . I owned AKM version # 12 . What I was referring to was in non technical mathematical terms my friend . It was basically on a laymans scale. 1. was Crystal 4. was my AKM and although ... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? I have owned the 3910 with Crystal dacs , the 3910 fully loaded with 6 AKM dacs per channel and now own the NWO 2.5. In my opinion if the Crystal was say a one , then the AKM would be a four. The 2.5 would easily be a twelve in performance differe... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? I am afraid multichannel is not available on the NWO 2.5 due to space restrictions. We have however just introduced a new multichannel player based on the Denon 5910 ci. Please check our website for more information Thank you , Brent Rainwater CSM... | |
| Best movies last two years Sin City and Pride and Prejudice. | |
| UPS doesn't just damage and lose Hi-end gear I have been personally involved in 2 issues in the past 3 months where UPS lost packages being delivered. Its Fed Ex 2 day Air for me from now on exclusively . | |
| aerial and salamander Aerial makes a dedicated stand for the CC5. This is a fabulous speaker and if you are spending this kind of money and understand the quality involved .... , I wouldnt shortchange its performance in any way . Just my opinion . | |
| The current SOTA SACD player Hi Boa , I was just touching upon the challenges we faced and the lessons I took from it. I got the jest of Guidos comment. Guido is very well respected in the cpommunity and his words have weight for me. I couldnt agree more Tvad. | |
| The current SOTA SACD player Hi Guidocorona. It was really nice seeing you again. There are numerous challenges to be faced when converging in an unfamiliar room with unfamiliar audio gear . This assortment of equipment had never been tested together. We had a very short peri... | |
| What speakers are you guys driving your BAT's with Aerial 20 ts. I am using 2 6200 multichannel amps, bi amping each speaker. Working quite well. | |
| The current SOTA SACD player Ok , fair enough. I consider all of this constructive criticism and appreciate the efforts to help aleviate any concerns of misdirected intent on the part of Alex Peychev. Audiogon forum ethical guidelines as well as professional business conduct ... |