chelillingworth
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| Virgo II versus J.M. Reynaud's Evolution 3 speaker The Virgo III's need to be much more carefully matched with very high quality electronics. The tweeter is very revealing and can sound unbelievable in the right setting. Also note that they have only been out a couple of months so ther are few pai... | |
| Cables for Audio Physic Libra I've had great luck with the Acoustic zen Cables with my Virgo III's. Also that 333es cannot hang with the rest of your system. I would dump it while you can still get a good price and get a 9000es and have it modded or just go with the new XA777e... | |
| What is the best tube integrated amp with remote The Rogue Tempest Magnum is amazing. The Magnum upgrade makes a huge difference all around and pushes this amp in my opinion to the top of the list | |
| How does the Teac Reference 500 integrated sound I have heard both and would take the Creek over the Teac anyday> | |
| Best speakers in 2k-3k price point Mark O'Brien of Rogue has always used Audio Physic Virgo's with the same setup with great success. | |
| Audioquest or Transparent? I strongly disklike the Transparent Cables and most highly recommend the Acoustic Zen Satori | |
| new player or dac Modwright modified Sony DVP S9000es. They are available new at J&R for $829 and mods will run you between $300 - $800. This is a lot of machine for the money, the stock unit is a little bright but with goo resolution the mods turn it something... | |
| DVP 9000ES Mods? Worth the money? absolutely mod the player it has a lot of potential !! I highly recommend the Modwright mods and the Bybee filters | |
| Speakers for Rega system The Rega Jura are an excellent match for $999Keep an eye out for a used pair of Meadowlark Kestrels one of my all time favourites, easy to drive and great sounding. | |
| What Budget turntable should I buy? I would go with the NAD turntable, which is built by Rega and comes with a cartridge. The Rega tonearm puts it a cut above the Music Hall. The Creek preamp is the way to go by far, much better than the other two. A friend has the NAD 533 and it al... | |
| State-of-the-art DVD Video and SACD player? The Sony DVP S9000es is really an amazing deal for $829 and J&R. If you can swing it I would highly recommend the mods available at www.modwright.com which will turn this great value into a truly top notch player. | |
| Best Used DAC for 1000? Modwright Signature Perpetual Technologies P3A DACCheck out www.modwight.comIt really is an outstanding unit and the best out there for the price. | |
| IC's for Rogue Audio The new Acoustic Zen WOW's are fabulous and outperformed the more expensive pro silways in my system. Very extended and detailed with a more coherent high end than the HT, will mate perfectly with your speaker cables as well. | |
| Rogue Tempest Magnum vs. Audio Research CA-50 The Rogue is Leagues better than the AR. I have A/B'd theem in a shop and lived very happily with the Tempest Magnum. It tromps the AR in every respect. The Tempest is quite a remarkable amp at this price with the Magnum upgrade being highly recom... | |
| Help with CD player The Rotel 971 would be a good choice if you plan on doing some mods, check out the LCAudio stuff at DIYCable.com There is a new player just out from Music Hall for $600 that would be well worth investigating. The stock Rotel is much better than th... |