charles1dad
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| Stillpoints and reference-level speakers Of course it's a hierarchy of preference. You've obviously have established some form of a hierarchy in choosing the Star Sound over the Stillpoint. How else would you have made a judgement/decision? We rate and place in catagories products that w... | |
| Regenerator, Balanced Power, or Power Cleaner? Ivan, Good comments about balanced AC power. My BPT Signature plus 3.5 is rated at 20 amps and my entire system is plugged in. The sound is clearly improved compared to my 20 amp dedicated wall outlets. I've used 3 different power amplifiers(8 wat... | |
| 300B PSET Edoi, I like both 845 and 300b SET amplifiers, I do understand your attraction to the 300b attributes. A PSET 300b could be an ideal compromise with this speaker.Some 300b SETs with identical watts/power ratings will still vary significantly in ba... | |
| Regenerator, Balanced Power, or Power Cleaner? It seems you have very stable voltage in your home. I can say from personal experience that balanced AC power is a true asset and all of my components benetfit from its use.Charles, | |
| 300B PSET Edoit,I have to suspect this is speaker matching related rather than a case of lack of power availability. I've heard enough SET 'single' tube 300bs to know that these frequency extremes are present(with a properly chosen speaker). Depending on th... | |
| Most overrated audio manufacturers? +1Syntax,Burmester, very disappointing sound quality given their reputation and praise. It was very hifi and not natural at all. | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house The TRL DUDE in my system was very good and I understand its loyal following. The Coincident Statement as Jwm stated was simply better sounding, more natural, pure and open. The DUDE had a recognizable signature and was by direct comparison veiled... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Abruce,I believe that whatever system configuration makes you happiest is the way to go. I could relate entirely to Grannyring's experience, if you don't that's perfectly okay. We're all just doing our individual thing, that's all. If you're pl... | |
| Stillpoints and reference-level speakers The audio press has been very enamored with the Stillpoint products. It will be interesting to see how they find the different engineering approach of Star Sound products. Time will tell. Charles, | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Grannyring,I understand. As I mentioned on my system page I heard the Romulus Signature 2 days ago. Utterly musically impressive in the best sense of that term. With that gorgeous sound why fool around with a computer? Yes I understand. Charles, | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Grannyring,You're expressing much admiration for Steve's Empirical Audio products. Are there any regrets now that you've moved on to your Aesthetix Romulus or am I misreading your comments? Lampy with Off Ramp vs Romulus CD player.Charles, | |
| Soulution amp and tubed preamp Hello Al,Well that makes plenty of sense! The transformer coupled Coincident would avoid the potential wide impedance fluctuations of a capacitor coupled preamplifier. Pap's experience isn't the odd exception after all and his success with the Sou... | |
| Soulution amp and tubed preamp Psag, Al gave you very good information. Here's an exception to the rule. Australian member Pap said he used a Coincident Statement Linestage quite successfully with a Soulution amplifier. The Coincident has an output impedance of 500 ohms. So an ... | |
| What amp Coincident makes an el34 SET amplifier called the turbo and is said to have very good quality output transformers. It would likely drive your efficient speakers very well. Worth a look at least. | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere O_holter,You're absolutely right! As my system has evolved over time, the more immersed in the sheer joy of music I became. The hifi/audiophile concerns withered significantly. That's why I feel that you're doing it right with your recent choices.... |