charles1dad
Responses from charles1dad
| The Big Misconception About Electricity @femoore12 "I knew power cords made a difference before I watched the video. My ears convinced me of that" +1, However given human nature there are those who will tell you with conviction that your ears are ’wrong'. Bottom line, have confidence... | |
| Is the Audio Ref-6SE worth 7K more than the BAT VK-80? @sbank "In your shoes, I'd look for a used Rex. I've seen them goes for <$7500. Cheers," Spencer Excellent suggestion! Charles | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search @fleschler , I will be very surprised if you are not thrilled with the new P.S.Audio CD/SACD transport and do not find it an improvement of your trusty older CD player. Charles | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search If the new P.S.Audio CD/SACD is a sonic improvement of the PWT that's quite an accomplishment. The last generation PWT (I owned over 9 years) is really a good transport. Not sure I understand the Guttenberg Pro-Ject CD BOX RS2T comments. He's ... | |
| Mc 240 vs. Prima Luna Kevin Hayes discussing his VAC 200 IQ amplifiers With Hifi news.com, "With respect to overall power, it's generally been forgotten that very soon after the inception of the KT88, nearly 70 years ago, the GEC/Genalex data sheets showed a 100W/pai... | |
| Mc 240 vs. Prima Luna @russ69 "Although mono-blocks are better than stereo amps, bridging a stereo amp is not the same thing as a pure mono-block amp." I agree, the key point is bridged amplifiers are not the equivalent of a true mono block pair. In addition as t... | |
| Different R2R DACs @ghasley , I appreciate your contribution to this thread and mentioning/introducing the Merason DAC1. I hadn't heard of this Swiss made component. It certainly seems to be a first rate product. This forum can be very useful in bringing awarenes... | |
| ProAc Response 2: CJ CAV45, Cary SEI 300B, or Cary Rocket 88? Terrific! Looking forward to your listening impressions and commentary. Charles | |
| Preamp recommendations for my system please @kcpellethead , That is a nice list of contender preamplifiers you have. With your generous budget I would suggest consideration of a used Atma-sphere MP-1 preamplifier. It is a splendid unit. Charles | |
| ProAc Response 2: CJ CAV45, Cary SEI 300B, or Cary Rocket 88? @leahy , This is going to be an interesting direct comparison you plan to do. 1 Active tube preamplifier paired with a 300b SET circuit (Class A) DHT output tubes vs 2 Integrated amplifier with a passive preamplifier section, push-pull (C... | |
| SET vs Push-Pull (Line Magnetic vs Primaluna) @daveabood "I had to go back to the LM 218iA. The main positive of the AR was that it was slightly quieter in the blank spots on phono records. But otherwise, my music just sounded better with the LM: more nuanced, immediate, intimate, real." ... | |
| ProAc Response 2: CJ CAV45, Cary SEI 300B, or Cary Rocket 88? @leahy, No doubt that the Audible Illusions played a role in what you originally heard. Curious as to how you find it compared to the Freya. The sonic difference between the the two preamplifiers could be greater than the Cary 300b mono block v... | |
| pro-ject cd box rs2 vs jays audio cd2 mk3 @ejlif, congratulations! I believe this transport will pair brilliantly with your Rossini DAC.I will be ordering very soon the Fidelizer Nikola Signature LPS to pair with my CD BOX RS2 transport. If you have the time or desire to do so, I look fo... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? "i am using creek5350 intergrated amp with paradigm studio 100v2 no tubes no problems, just the best " Congratulations and it's good that you are happy with your audio system. High End audio allows very specific and individual taste to be satisfi... | |
| ProAc Response 2: CJ CAV45, Cary SEI 300B, or Cary Rocket 88? From JA Stereophile "The Response Two is one easy speaker for an amplifier to drive, as can be seen from its plot of impedance magnitude and phase (fig.1), which only drops below 8 ohms in the lower midrange. The double hump in the bass is typica... |