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| What does Holographic mean to you? It means that the 2-channel set-up is so good that thereis no need to even think about surround sound. | |
| Legacy Focus 20 20 vs Soliloquy 6.5 I have gone 'nose-to-nose' the Legacy Focus vs. Dunlavy SC-5s and the Legacys were big-time loosers. Accross the board the Legacy products are just not ready for 'prime-time' ultra high-end. | |
| Eggleston Andra or Dunlavy SC-5 Well, I not so sure that the 'Linkster' is on target. It depends a great deal on speaker placement in your room. The Dunlavy SC-5s are capable of loading the room much differently than the other speakers mentioned. More specifically they like a wi... | |
| ARC LS15 owners comment /upgrade? Going with Steve at GNS is a total 'no-brainer'. I have an SP-9 III that got the reference upgrade. It is now truly a reference piece, and I can only imagine what he could do with an LS 15. | |
| Help me to tame brightness Mapleshade.com has some remarkable tweeks that can tamebrightness in many cases. I have found that the more definitive the system becomes the more willing a person has to be in working with the source material. Fortunately, there are some great tw... | |
| Are internet sales taking business or not? Yes, without question. I should also note that few high-endretailers have been able to stay solvent (even before thecrush of the Internet). It's a tough business!! | |
| Telarc recording quality Telarc as well as many other audiophile labels tend to be amixed bag. Yes, the nuances are there with a terrific S/Nratio in most cases. What I often don't like is all theclose microphone effects which can bloat the size of instruments and voice. ... | |
| Any bluegrass fans? One of the longstanding bandmembers of Union Station (which is the Alison Krauss group) is Ron Block. He has recently come out with his own CD which I highly recommend. It features the regular cast with all original material from Ron Block. Inspir... | |
| Queen quandry It is true that a more revealing system will expose thelimitations of the recording more vividly. I've found, however, that using good 'tweeks' can do much to restoreinterest in CDs. You might want to try some of the Mapleshade products. These hav... | |
| Perfect Pitch? Yes, I have it as well and it is a mixed blessing. The amazing thing to me are the number of artists that haveincredible abilities but don't even have their instumentstruly in tune. Or worse yet, singers who get close to thenote their trying to hi... | |
| Perfect Pitch? Yes, I have it as well and it is a mixed blessing. The amazing thing to me are the number of artists that haveincredible abilities but don't even have their instumentstruly in tune. Or worse yet, singers who get close to thenote their trying to hi... | |
| Do tube dampers really work? Most definitely yes, but it does take some experimentationto find the best items for a given system. | |
| Are You Satisfied? Yes, I'm satisfied and I'm also sure that I will continue toevolve the system into the future. This is a great pastimeof beauty and wonder! | |
| 6922 tube question I basically agree that the problem you speak of is probablynot the fault of the Sovteks. Make no mistake that thereare better tubes out there. If you haven't spiked yourspeakers or used some resonance control with your componetsyou may find that d... | |
| power cords for Audio Research gears I have had great success with the Audio Magic Sorcerorcables. I have a couple extra of these if you would want to try them out. |