cmalak
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| Berkeley direct to Spectral Amp? yep...good luck and hope it works out. | |
| Berkeley direct to Spectral Amp? Richard..you should post a message on AVGuide.com forums the amps section asking for RH's input. He should be helpful on how he set it up. | |
| Berkeley direct to Spectral Amp? Richard...just to be safe, I would check with Spectral anyway. Good luck | |
| Berkeley direct to Spectral Amp? Robert Harley, in his review of the Berkeley Alpha DAC, connected it directly to the Spectral DMA-360 amps, with MIT Oracle MA interconnects, driving Wilson X2 Seies 2 speakers. Here's a link to the online version of the review: http://www.avguide... | |
| what has a Thiel soundstage, but more sensitivity? Your Thiel CS0.5 are 87db sensitivity / 4ohm nominal (3.2ohm min)impedance and are fine with your 60 wpc Pass Aleph 5 but probably challenge the amps on dynamic peaks a tad. If you like Thiel, then you can try the CS1.6 (entry level floor stander)... | |
| Question on DACs........... Fair enough. If you can't audition it for reasons cited (which I agree with) then on the face of it, I agree with Pubul57. It sounds to me like a lateral move. What speakers are you driving in this system? Just curious as to whether you need the a... | |
| Question on DACs........... Any local dealers who carry the Supernait? If yes, you should be able to audition the unit at home. Don't be afraid to ask. Any dealer worth their salt should accomodate such a request. Then you can easily compare. By the way, the other difference... | |
| Time for new used cartridge If you decide to fix the xv1-s and you want a hold over/backup cartridge in the meanwhile, Lyra's new Delos cartridge ($1500 list) may do the trick. Attached are a thread on this on Agon with comments from Jonathan Carr of Lyra on it as well as a ... | |
| Loudness War sorry folks...i forgot to include the link to the discussion i cited above. It's entitled: "Deep Listening: Why Audio Quality Matters"Here it is: http://philoctetes.org/Past_Programs/Deep_Listening_Why_Audio_Quality_Matters | |
| Loudness War Elizabeth...i don't think a few audiophiles not buying newly released music or writing the studios will do much. Music is compressed or mastered hot because the bulk of the music buying public is playing that music on midfi systems or more importa... | |
| Tips on Buying Quiet Quality sounding LP's Another good site to search is Music Angle (Michael Fremer's web site) devoted to reviewing music. You can search a particular title and pull the review and there will be a rating on the music and the quality of the sound. The quality of sound inc... | |
| Tips on Buying Quiet Quality sounding LP's So Mapman...what do you look for to detrmine good physical condition?...clearly any visual scratches are a no, no...but what else do you focus on to determine "good condition?"...thx | |
| What is the best Integrated amp w/phono for $3000 Fishing716...actually it has 4 single ended and one balanced set of inputs for a total of five line level inputs. But as Tpreaves said, if you have specific requirements, you should state them, along with speakers that the integrated will be drivi... | |
| What is the best Integrated amp w/phono for $3000 Tpreaves is right. More info is needed especially the speakers the amp is going to drive as well as how flexible you want the phono to be. Having said that, let me point you towards the Simaudio products for a very resolving neutral sound. Specifi... | |
| power condtioner Agree that power conditioners can lower noise floor and give you balcker backgrounds, enhancing resolution and take away a layer of grunge, but as mentioned they can also contribute to reduced dynamics, robbing the music of it's energy. You will f... |