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| luxman vs leben for devore nines speakers I don't know about the LM, but the CS600 basically sounds like an excellent EL34 amp. That, it should be noted, is a very, very different sound from that of the Luxman 509, which sounds like an excellent Class A solid-state amp. Your original ques... | |
| what are your favorite movie soundtracks. "Nashville" by assorted cast members"The Third Man" by Anton Karas"North By Northwest" by Bernard Hermann"Sweet Smell of Success" by Elmer Bernstein"Koyaanisqatsi" by Philip Glass"Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid" by Bob Dylan | |
| luxman vs leben for devore nines speakers I've heard both amps through the Nines, and I would definitely go with a CS600 over the Luxman. While the Luxman will probably give you a bit more detail, it was somewhat bright and fatiguing to my ears. I'm not sure I could live with it. Then aga... | |
| February 27th....Happy Birthday Dexter Gordon And I also hate to say it, but "One Flight Up" is my favorite Dexter album hands down, too - I think it has been way under appreciated, especially for that "late night with a drink in your hand" purpose... although I recognize that "Go" is a great... | |
| February 27th....Happy Birthday Dexter Gordon Hate to be the guy who merely agrees, but in this case you took the words right out of my mouth - "Tanya" it is... | |
| Amp recommendations for Tannoy Canterbury SE Wilfred - I'm not sure what your requirements for dynamics and punch are, but in my experience the 845 tubes can deliver plenty of it - I'm guessing this would especially be the case with Jim Smith's Viva mono blocks, which appear to be sporting a... | |
| Amp recommendations for Tannoy Canterbury SE You may already be aware that it looks like Jim Smith has been powering his Canterbury SEs with Viva 845 amps - if not, check out Jeff Day's blog. Sounds like he was a pretty happy camper as of a couple months ago... | |
| $2000-$3000 integrated with DAC ??? Gopher - to date I have only tried Core Audio's power supplies - I've got one on my Mac Mini and one on my DAC, with outstanding results. A friend of mine, however, has auditioned the amp and says it is like nothing he's ever heard - he's going to... | |
| $2000-$3000 integrated with DAC ??? I would strongly advise checking out Core Audio Technology. Your cup will be running over. | |
| Best Sounding CD / SACD player under 15K The Mark Levinson 512 has some fans, as well as the Burmester 001 if you can find one used... | |
| Upgraded Mac Mini Power Cord I wholeheartedly agree that the PI Audio products are excellent - and that Mini power cord is, in particular, a bargain... | |
| "Kisses on the Bottom" by Paul McCartney Notwithstanding my disdain for Paul's latest effort (which, by the way, has a marketing tie-in with Tiffany that is positively pukey), I would agree he and Dylan are difficult to touch, although I would say Jagger/Richards and Brian Wilson also pu... | |
| Tranquility Signature vs. Bryston BDA-1? Paul - the size of the cases are not the same, not at all. There's also a substantial difference in weight. | |
| Tranquility Signature vs. Bryston BDA-1? I've A/B'd the Tranquility SE with the DAC-41 and preferred the SE hands down. A smoother, more liquid, analog sound to my ears that is a cinch to live with. The 41 may be a bit more transparent-sounding, but I also found it to be more vulnerable ... | |
| Tranquility Signature vs. Bryston BDA-1? The Tranquility SE will be very hard to beat. |