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| conrad-johnson system questions Swaf, before you rule out speakers with only two drivers you should consider a couple of things.For the same amount of money you were forced to build two rooms with the best windows you could (because the windows allow you to see what is important... | |
| good pre amp w/digital inputs Jmelet, why do you want a preamp with digital inputs? Do you think in the price range of $1,000 that the DAC in the preamp is going to be better than the DAC in your CDPs? Considering all else the preamp is responsible for?Skip the digital inputs ... | |
| Unimpressive sound from Tannoy B475 subwoofer? What model crown 800 amp are you using? I am guessing it is an older model by your description of the input scenario. Doesn't the crown amp have a 1/4" jack input? This is what I typically see, or possibly an XLR input.If it has the more standard ... | |
| Amps that can Rival A Levinson No. 332 around 3K? I have owned several ML amps and also the commonly recommended Pass amps (by others on this thread). Personally, I much prefer the Levinson amps! I have owned the 331.5 and now a 334. I have never had any issues with either one and the 334 is powe... | |
| What features should a good CD player have? Ahh, that is a nice preamp. I would wait and get the preamp first before making any decisions.I would be tempted to take any other source, DVD player, Ipod, whatever and listen to both that and the Jolida via the Herron to get a better feel for th... | |
| What features should a good CD player have? If you are going to consider the Benchmark DAC I would insist on an inhome trial/audition and while doing that see if you can even find any improvement with this DAC vs. your existing CDP running direct in a double blind test. Not a different soun... | |
| Extremely High-End "Pre-Pro" Surround Pre-Amp Answer: NOBeen there, tried that. Maybe something in the $15K+ range has come about recently that is truly properly designed, but nothing I have ever heard up to about $10K can do what you want as a pre/pro. Not only is there no HT pre/pro that I ... | |
| 1K dac Having owned some pretty good digital equipment and DACs (Esoteric, Wadia, DCS stack, Levinson, EMM Labs), I have a few DACs in this price range and below that I can recommend:Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista = about $850 I thinkKora Hermes = about $750... | |
| BAT Pre Amps You should be able to get a used 51SE for about $2,600-$2,700 today with moderately new tubes (less than 500 hours max and 90%+ life remaining).The 51SE is definately going to provide an upgrade over the 3xi you are currently running and the diffe... | |
| What features should a good CD player have? Power supply Disc drive assembly/Transport mechanismAnalog circuitryHaving owned a lot of CDP with digital inputs and volume control, I can tell you with a high degree of confidence that at $1,500 (even used) you will not find one that is going to... | |
| Squeezebox touch sounds better than benchmark dac1 Not a significant surprise to me that the squeezebox's DAC is as good as or even preferred over the Benchmark. I've never been impressed with the Benchmark Dac. I have not heard the Antelope, but have read good things - but then again I also read ... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 3 Mod by Parts Connection? Like with other components, it is not uncommon when a product has a portion that requires repair to just upgrade it. Since often upgraded parts take the place of the parts most likely to fail, this in essence lowers the cost of the repair or lower... | |
| Give up on Thiel 3.6 or try another amp again ? Steve, I love the FPB Series amps. I owned a 300C for a few years and mistakenly sold it when I decided to try a SET based system. Well after listening to a fraction of the musical production via a SET system, I quickly and happily moved away from... | |
| unrelated to audio- digital camera buffs please Knowing the OP has made his decision, I thought I would share a great comment on this for a recommendation. Olympus makes a great digital point and shoot rugged compact camera which happens to also be able to shoot underwater.The pictures are good... | |
| Give up on Thiel 3.6 or try another amp again ? Knowing this thread is old and I had moved on from my 2.2s a long while back (referencing the dates herein). Low and behold, I am back again with Thiels and levinson.I got the CS6 (which may actually be moderately easier to drive than the 3.6s???)... |