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| Cary 200.2/500mb vs. BAT 500 w/BAT-PAK Bill, Mitch2 and I are pretty much on the same page here. I currently own both the 500.1's and the 500's and intend to keep both. I think these two amps are both very good, but I would agree with Cary's assessment cited above. The 500.1's are a dr... | |
| Favorite Pianists StevechamAgree on Martha Argerich- How could I have forgotten to mention her? She is so very good with so much music, but she really rises to the top as a pianist for chamber music. | |
| Favorite Pianists Richter's SchubertBrendel's BeethovenSchiff, Perhia, Gould for Bach- can't pick just oneOhlssohn - ChopinAlso generally like Kissin (also some very good Schubert, but totally different than Richter), Fellner, Lewis. | |
| Budget of $30K. Help me build a system The room size is a bit of a problem, but you are wise in not wanting to lock into speaker selection based on the room. I do think it is essential that you choose the speakers first and work from there in assembling the rest of the system. There ar... | |
| THE GREAT AC OUTLET SHOOTOUT. Peter, I hate to see you go to all this effort if everyone is going to approach this from a dogmatic rather than an empirical point of view. This experiment should provide a well conceived data point. It won't and can't provide a once for all answ... | |
| AC Outlets Peter, I would leave the cheap outlet in the test. In my case, there was an obvious problem with my new, $3.00 heavy duty Levitons. I am quite sure that most people would have heard the difference immediately. I think the thread has been about "Ca... | |
| AC Outlets I would urge some caution in making broad sweeping generalizations based on the results. If, on the one hand, a group of listeners can detect differences in outlets, that demonstrates that under certain circumstances, the effects of outlets can be... | |
| AC Outlets Wow! I think this is about all anyone who wants a clear answer could ask for. I agree on the burn in time though. My AM went through a nasty sounding phase for a few hours. | |
| Wilson Sophia 1,2, or 3? I too fell in love with the Sophia 3's and choked a bit on the price. I have not heard the 1's or 2's, but was told that each new model is a very significant improvement on its predecessor. Personally, I would not buy an older model without an aud... | |
| AC Outlets "Don't confuse me with the facts, My mind is made up." Herbert Spencer's mother-in-law. | |
| AC Outlets Rok2kid,You are correct about the effects of gravity. It is predictable, even if the bases on which our predictions are made are wrong. When are things ever so clear cut with audio.? I can spend 30K on another amp or preamp and no one can predict ... | |
| AC Outlets Rok2id. Everything has a cause, but I dare say you cannot explain every phenonenon that occurs. Last I checked, there was still a debate about what "causes" gravity. I don't know of anyone who walks around claiming there is no gravity, or says, "I... | |
| AC Outlets Peter,I would shoot Audio magic an email. Jerry has usually been pretty fast in getting back to me. I got my nanoplexes straight from Jerry. He ran an add for them a while back and sold them direct. Another option would be to contact Audiogon user... | |
| AC Outlets Look, I am by nature a skeptic. By education and profession I am a scientist. I'm a pretty good problem solver, as attested by 6 patents and a few publications in scientific journals. I don't easily buy into audio tweeks that invoke metaphysical e... | |
| CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES? Guys, I got an e-mail today from Cary announcing some improvements in their customer service experience. I'm thinking maybe they noticed this thread. Very good move from a very good company. As I suggested, stepping up the customer service experie... |