cfjohn
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| Which Pre/power combo? The Pass XA series is spectacular, more musical than the X series. No tubes to mess with! My system couples this with the Joule Electra 150 tube preamp for an excellant system "match". The remote handles balance and volume with steps that allow go... | |
| Pass amps with Avantgarde duos? The Aleph 30 was specifically recommended by Avantgarde. I gather it is one of the best solid state amps for these speakers and works extremely well with my Trios. I also have a Pass X150 that can be a little bright unless the preamp tubes are ver... | |
| Does anybody own or have heard the DCS Delius ? I've had the dCS Delius DAC and Purcell up-sampler for about 4 years and the Verdi transport for two. The sound is exceptionally transparent, neither harsh nor lush and includes detail missed by most other systems. It doesn't have digital fatigue.... | |
| Can a subwoofer help a bad recording? Not all CD will have good bass. There seems to be more variation in engineering of popular ones which is why I suggested playing classical to determine what your system is capable of. Since they sound rich on your system, something comes to mind s... | |
| Can a subwoofer help a bad recording? It's possible the Sade and Neko Case recordings have overly accented bass. Probably a better test than listing to thumping would be to play a good recording of a full classical symphony orchestra like Beethoven's Symphony #3 to see if the bass is ... | |
| Any recommendation for a modern FM tuner A friend from the local hi fi store did a tuner test with me on a very high quality sound system. This was only for sound not distant station reception. The Revox B760 ($760) and Marantz 20 ($640) were the best and fairly equal with extremely good... | |
| Help My seismic sink leaks... I have a 2 chamber seismic sink. One holds air, the other doesn't. I tested by switching the valve inserts, the bad chamber now holds air, the original good chamber doesn't. About 8 months ago I emailed Townshend to get a new insert but have never... | |
| Did you know that Audiogon... Hope the "powers that be" will have one HOME PAGE for both even tho things are then kept separate. Then it's simple to select "Audio new today" or "Video new today" etc. Chuck | |
| dCS Verdi: Upsampled PCM vs. Converting PCM to DSD Hi,My Delius and Procell are about 2 years old. The Verdi was added in September as step #1 with no upgrades to the original equipment. Sound quality is extremedly good and well worth the cost of the Verdi. It is also faster than many transports. ... | |
| A challenging question Originally my dCS Delius and Purcell directly fed the amp. An outboard A/ D fed FM and reel to reel to the Purcell so these sources were even up-sampled. Out of curiosity, I moved a Levenson preamp from a second system...eliminated the A/D, fed th... | |
| Why do DIY products have less value ? Most likely the reason is REPUTATION. Companies spend major money to promote their name and products. Many DIYers claim this and that but without an established reputation it really is hard for others to have the same confidence you have. Also rea... | |
| Anyone update your BAT VK60 to SE status? Upgrading brings the VK60 to similar sonics as the 75SE and well worth the $2500 unless you need the additional power of the 75. This is a major sonic improvement that makes the 60 even more liquid. In fact, one of the best sonic values would be t... | |
| BAT VK-60 tubes If it's within your budget, do what I did, send the VK-60 to the factory for the SE upgrade and new tubes. This will make it one of the very best amps around. You can call the factory, they are as good as it gets with helping. Chuck | |
| Is there an SACD that can play cds well? I got one of the early Sony SCD-1 to play SACDs. Also had the Levinson 31.5 which I sold because the Sony, in my system was more musical for regular CDs. So I sold the Levinson. The Sony is a pleasure to use but is quite slow. Hope you can find on... | |
| Avantgarde Uno Loudspeakers: Comments? The Avantgarde speakers are the closest to concert sound I have experienced. They involve you in the music to a degree other don't...for me anyway. This includes the major $38,000 speakers they replaced. These comment come after living with the Un... |