carl_eber
Responses from carl_eber
| CD with volume control/ no preamp. That's partially the Maggies, IMHO. They don't "come alive" at lower playback like an esl. Those have other problems, though. My CD50 has no trouble with dynamics at any volume (has beefy output devices). Using it balanced has increased the output... | |
| 24/96 Upsampling I was just looking at the Soundstage photos of CES. Looks like the Boulder 1012 DAC/Preamp will be something to watch out for (claims to achieve 144 dB noise rejection, true 24 bit performance). It costs $15,000, though. Ok, the Muse does not upsa... | |
| phono amp for high output MC carts The Musical Surroundings Phonomena ($600) is nearly equal to the performance of the Audio Research PH-3 ($1500). I have the same as you, except for the PT-8 and the Benz Lo4. It can be set for 50k or even 100k ohms, and even has capacitance loadin... | |
| Best power cord for amp?? And I agree with "Bozo". The ESP Pro Flo is such a good value, it's spooky. A used one for around $150 would be impossible to pass up for the budget conscious. It beat the hell out of the Harmonic Technology cord when I compared them on my Krell a... | |
| 24/96 Upsampling Upsampling is the only way to get the absolute most from the CD format, provided the rest of your system is up to the challenge. There are several others, like dCS, Bel Canto, Perpetual Technologies, Muse, and MSB. But I feel that it would take a ... | |
| Krell or Mark Levinson amp.? I feel that it's the ML stuff that has the rep for erring on the side of bright at times. And Krell has the rep for having the most tubelike (i.e. "correct") midrange (except for the new "c" series). Levinson amps have been measured to have a high... | |
| CD with volume control/ no preamp. I feel that the Resolution Audio CD50 would give the 777 a very tough time, when playing CD's. It only has op amps for the output stage, where the CD50 has bipolar output transistors, similar to what the best linestages have, and is designed to ta... | |
| Best power cord for amp?? ...with others on a Krell amplifier? I've tried a ton of different ones, and still haven't found what I want. I hope to try the Shunyatas soon, but it's tough waiting for them (kinda like buying gasoline last Thursday...what a bunch of bullcrap!).... | |
| Speaker Cable Personally, I'm just dying to try the brand new MIT Oracle T4. I bet it's just awesome! Why not audition it from Joe at Overture (Delaware), or whichever dealer you prefer, and let us know what you think? I've had varying results with MIT speaker ... | |
| CD with volume control/ no preamp. Joe, I honestly wish you could hear my CD50 in my system, without a linestage, with the balanced interconnects. Ultimately, it is much better and more cost effective than separates (except for the dCS rig, coupled with a linestage like an ARC R2, ... | |
| harmonic technoliges interconnects/cable Search for my many other detailed comments about these elsewhere in this discussion. | |
| Help, Need Info, Please Read GR8, PLEASE READ THIS...MIT Terminator 2 interconnect (Terminator 4 for the sub), Terminator 3 speaker cable, and Z-Cord II power cord (with 15A IEC connector...I don't know if you can get one with a DVD two prong connector. I guess you could have... | |
| Vote for best US made solid state amp Sounds interesting. I couldn't buy one of those speakers right now (if he sells them), but it'd be interesting to converse with him alright. | |
| Best Sounding Power Cord Now that your wife has left you for me, Kacz, you have more to worry about than power cords for your audio system. And it was her idea, not mine...I may have to turn her out, just to make ends meet, since I just purchased a solid silver transforme... | |
| Vote for best US made solid state amp Incidentally, red-fruit-guy, do you know the guy that built the cylindrical arrayed "full range" ribbon speaker that was footnoted in an issue of HFN&RR about 2 years ago? (That's where I saw it, anyway.) It was a prototype, and he used like f... |