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| Preamp Deal of the Century Smokeyclr, I am sure the Cortese will open up over the next few weeks. I don't know what to expect with it. The Chardonnay seemed to sound great out of the Box and then all the sudden one day, it sounded better. I do not recall a long drawn out br... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Georgia, Of all the tubes I've tried (all on your list and then some) I find the Ken Rad Black Glass VT-231 to be my favorite. The Ken Rad Black Glass without the VT-231 marking is too dark for my system with Chardonnay and the Navy's were too bri... | |
| Opinions on why this system is uninvolving Hi Tom, I've listened to numerous tables at local dealers and have always been disappointed -- mostly because of the dealers poor room/system, etc. So I never comment on those experiences publicly. I have only had the SME20, Linn, Oracle at my per... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century My Cortese finally arrived this weekend. I have only had a few hours with it but I am feeling a little let down by this preamp - of course I had big expectations. It is twice the price of the Syrah and on first impression, sounds almost identical.... | |
| Opinions on why this system is uninvolving Tom, Not sure if I agree wholeheartedly with the SME reputation you speak of. I usually associate the term analytical to mean excessive detail and I don't think that's the case with the SME20. I wouldn't call the SME "overly dry" either. So, what ... | |
| Opinions on why this system is uninvolving Twl, The interesting thing is that I have been listening to an SME20 lately which is needless to say, "higher up the scale". The SME is very precise & solid sounding and makes the Linn sound unrefined and almost as if its bouncing out of contr... | |
| Opinions on why this system is uninvolving Hi Rx6man - thank you very much I appreciate the kind words. Digital IS a big issue and right now I am personally going through sort of a revelation. I'll tell you about it but first I have to explain where I am coming from - as well as where I've... | |
| EMM Labs DAC6 vs. latest version dCS Rdg & Tireguy, The BiDat does take a while to settle down after the modifications. At one point with my BiDat, after 30 hours (I think), I told John Wright I was VERY unhappy with it...and inquired whether or not I could return it. IT sounded ... | |
| EMM Labs DAC6 vs. latest version dCS IMHO, Romy *IS* right about the Bidat. For those of you who have not listened to a BiDat with the complete, latest modifications by John Wright, you are truly missing out on a product which is - on most types of music, significantly better than an... | |
| get vinyl rig or audio aero capital Hi John... Glad you're having fun with the Io!! Its awesome! I don't want to spend too much time defending the Linn however, my comments as they pertain to the Linn are specific to the combo of the Shelter 901 and the Linn together. I've heard the... | |
| get vinyl rig or audio aero capital Of course everyone on the Analog forum will suggest you get a turntable vs. an Audio Aero --> What else would you expect? I've owned all or most of the high end CD players out there and after introducing analog into my system, I find the notion... | |
| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase I've been there myself. Sometimes the truth hurts but if you can imagine for a moment the pain of witnessing your wife doing you a favor by polishing the acrylic faceplate of the Electrocompaniet CD player (that a long lost Norwegian friend sent y... | |
| Digital cable recommendation Okay... It seems there is a high regard for the AZ MC2 cables on this thread... as well as the X-60. Given that this thread was focused on cables < $250, let me steer away from all that and ask what's the BEST digital cable bar none? At any price! | |
| Supratek Grange/Cabernet preamp From what I know, there are only a few people who have listened to the Grange...and those few have been very pleased (to say the least). From Mick, I've received mixed statements - on one hand he told me the Grange wasn't necessarily better than t... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Outlier, Personal preference and system synergy are mostly what dictate which tubes are best for YOU (and YOUR system). As for the wind noise... Preamps usually require the highest quality tubes. I have found that mabye 1 in 10 Ken Rads work we... |