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| Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners I began with a Puritan 156 and it was good. Then I had the opportunity to do a A:B test with the Shunyata Denali. The Denali was at least 2x better. Then I compared the Denali with the Everest. The latter was another 20% better. Importantly, ... | |
| Sonus Faber owners--string grill cover alternatives I have the il cremonese and never unpacked the string grills... the black leather against the SF "red" finish is aesthetically pleasing. Granted, no children or pets, so protection is not an issue. | |
| The New Amati G5 or Joseph Audio Pearl Graphene I must emphasize agreement with ghdprentice w/r to Macintosh and SF. I have auditioned the SF with McIntosh, Rogue Audio, Audio Research and concur that the McIntosh is the worse combination in that the sound is somewhat "blurred", detail lost, s... | |
| Songs Faber Olympica I vs Dynaudio Contour 20 - My Review You mentioned that you heard the SF with the "supplied jumper." Having owned several levels of SF speakers (starting with OIympia and now Il Cremonese) I would suggest that replacing the factory supplied jumper with a good reference quality jump... | |
| Valve Amp for Sonus Faber Sonetto IIIs Audio research is excellent, but for those speakers and a preference for classical music I would urge you to consider Rogue Audio, either their integrated amps or the RP9 and Apollo monos. From personal experience, the Rogues work well with SF sp... | |
| ETHERNET CABLES If you are using ethernet to connect to a DAC, I recommend that your communicate with the manufacturer. For example, DCS recommends an Unshielded CAT 5 cable rather than a potentially more expensive and in particular shielded cable. In fact, the... | |
| THE NEW DCS APEX DAC VS THE PREVIOUS ROSSINI I have a Valhalla 2 power cord. The DAC is connected to the preamp by Valhalla 1 XLR. I transfer music to the day via Ethernet. Per the recommendations of DcS, the ethernet cable is an unshielded CAT 5 purchased from the Amazon site. (Ironicall... | |
| THE NEW DCS APEX DAC VS THE PREVIOUS ROSSINI The break in is gradual, so I am not sure exactly how many hours are required. I believe at least 50 and maybe 100 to the "final" sound. The differences are certainly there as originally noted and I do prefer the upgrade. I think that the "outp... | |
| Sonus Faber speakers - what's your experience? I have had SF Olympica , Amati Tradition and now the Il Cremonese. The fact that I stay with SF rather than switching to Wilson or Focal (both of which I have auditioned at length), indicates my satisfaction, indeed appreciation, of the SF soun... | |
| Angle of Sonus Faber Olympica I stands? The angle depends on your distance from the speaker, the room's acoustics, etc. There is no "fixed" or preferred angle. First position the speakers to maximize the bass and lower midrange which usually means approximating an equilateral triangle ... | |
| Step up From Rogue RP-5 Before spending the cost of the ARC, do consider the Rogue RP9. It has an outstanding soundstage, superb airy, articulate and not harsh treble, well defined and articulate bass and a full midrange. It, of course, is matched to your MP-180 monoblo... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? I used to notice a difference in times of day until I got a puritan 156 power conditioner. In my case, I plugged everything (amp, preamp, phono, DAC) into the puritan and the sound improved considerably. The Valhalla 2 are outstanding cables and... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 Speaker Cables I have Valhalla 2's throughout my system which consists of Rogue Audio RP9 preamp and Rogue Audio Apollo dark monos and Sonus Faber Il Cremonese (previously I had the Amati Traditions). The speakers are 4ohm. The Nordost Valhalla are outstanding... | |
| Gryphon Diablo vs. McIntosh C2700/MC611 The staff at Overture are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Strongly recommended. | |
| Rogue Audio and Audio Research Comparisons If I recall correctly, Mark said that two major "improvements" in terms of electronic components in the Dark version are VISHAY resistors in key locations and more and better capacitors that are Murdorf's best. He also uses Telefunken small sign... |